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Internet Poker Players Bring Speed, Aggression to Table

Published by Harmon on May 17th, 2010 in INTERNET

 A new breed of internet poker players who have honed their gambling chops online are facing off against old-school competitors, bringing speed and aggression to the world’s biggest tournaments, which I found out about in a little investigation I did for Wired.

In the movie version of one of these showdowns, Edward Norton could play the role of Daniel Negreanu, a 35-year-old player who sought out backroom card games while mastering poker as a young rounder in Toronto. Ranked second in all-time career earnings, Negreanu has won four World Series of Poker bracelets, as well as two World Poker Tour championship titles.

Negreanu says he thinks players today are better than ever, thanks to the online poker revolution. When he started, he had to play one table at a time. Now young card sharks can play 12, 15, 20 poker tables at once, as well as take advantage of a slew of online tutorials and forums.

“If you could take a kid who is 22 now and bring them back to the year 2000, he would destroy the game,” says Negreanu, who’s racked up more than $300,000 in winnings so far this year. “If I could take what I know now and go back 10 years, I could kill them.”

Just as the internet has forever changed the media and communications industries, online play is transforming real-world poker tournaments. While technically illegal in the United States, millions of Americans gamble on websites run by offshore operators. Even as federal regulators struggle to enforce a strange tangle of laws, U.S. lawmakers are considering legalizing internet gambling.

Joe Cada, a 22-year-old player from Michigan, is a great example of the new strain of internet poker whiz kid. At 16, he cut his teeth learning the game online — sometimes playing up to 2,000 hands per day. Though he wasn’t old enough to sit at the tables in Vegas, Cada made enough money playing online poker to buy a house. At 21, he made the jump to live tournaments and won the 2009 World Series of Poker, becoming the youngest champ in history. Cada took home $8.5 million.

Read the rest of the story by following the link to Wired

 

Can You Make Women Send You Pictures of Their Feet on Craigslist for Cheap Rent?

Published by Harmon on May 16th, 2010 in INTERNET

 

You can find just about anyone, willing to do just about anything, on Craigslist.

It's a breeding ground for shady people and those who fall for them. To prove the inherent craziness of Craigslist, I decided to post a "Roommate Wanted" ad on Craigslist, to see if I could get strange women to send me pictures of their feet.

 

 

NO DEPOSIT OR CREDIT CHECK

 

Hello ladies. The rent is $200 per month. The only catch is I wish to take pictures of your feet ONLY. I don't care about your body or face, and nothing other than pictures your feet will be modeled. NO SEX is involved.

All I want are 10 pictures of your feet and all you pay for rent is $200 a month for use of a huge apartment.

If you are interested please email me with a photo of your feet. Or call 415-XXX-XXXX and tell me about your feet. Non-smokers please

SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY!

 

Lo and behold, with the enticement of cheap rent, my mailbox was soon stuffed with pictures of strangers' feet:

 

I have no problem re: photos of my feet, I'd just would like to meet and see if we can work something out.

Look forward to hearing from you,
Brenda

Wow, that is a really awesome offer! I'm sure your getting a TON of pictures of feet! And ,I , myself am considering doing the same thing:) I just hope you find my feet suitable. They're pretty small and petite. I'm a size 5.5-6. And may I ask what the foot photos would be for? And also....

I will go ahead and attach my foot photos to the email.

If I'm not suitable for this damn good offer, its cool:) I hope you find the right person with the right feet

Look forward to hearing from you,

Monique

p.s. I attached 5 pictures of my feet and will send 5 more in another email.

i saw your ad on cl and i am interested to learn more! i am a 26 yr old yoga teacher and waitress i don't know how my feet would rate on a scale of above average, but i would say that my feet pleasing to the male eye for the most part. i would be happy to send more feet pics upon reply. thanks for your time and let me know if you would like to know anymore.

Read the rest of the Craigslist Women's Feet story at Zug.com

Birthday of the World’s First Dot Com: Crazy Parties Expected

Published by Harmon on March 15th, 2010 in INTERNET

 25 years ago today a Massachusetts computer systems firm registered the first .com web domain ever.

Yup, it was March 15, 1985 whenSymbolics.com planted the seeds that would later spawn Al Gore’s Internet. At the end of 1985, there were only six web domains registered. In 2010, roughly 668,000 .com sites are registered each month.

Who knew back then that Symbolics.com would be the great granddaddy of all the other great .coms to come — everything from Ebay, Google, and Craiglist to such curiosities as the Aryan Nation websites, People At WalMart, and a sea of porn fetish domains involving inflatable pool toys.

Read more about it by clicking the link.

 

We're Still Here - Really!

Published by flojo on March 1st, 2010 in INTERNET

Hey kids! 

Just wanted to let you know we're still here and hating freedom (ironically, of course).

We've got some big changes planned for 2010, so be sure to keep coming back and hating freedom with us.

We're going to have a brand new look and lots of interactive Web2.0 goodness for you.

We're going to be so socially media connected that it's going to make you sick!

 

 

 

 

The Least Impressive Tech Items At Macworld 2010

Published by Harmon on February 12th, 2010 in INTERNET

 So yesterday I ventured to Macworld 2010 in order to marvel at the latest in futuristic devices that made me feel like Cro-Magnon man dazzled by fire.

This is the show where latest cutting-edge gadgetry is unveiled for the masses. Attending Macworld 2010 like stepping into Futureland at Disney World.

The place was packed — mostly with awkward men who looked like they invented the Internet (with the help of Al Gore, of course). Conversation topics lean toward hard-drive issues and comparisons of gigabyte motherboards.

What I wanted to find was the least impressive booths at the whole affair. To get a booth at MacWorld, companies have to fork over $5K and up — depending on their strategic position on the showroom floor.

policeI wanted explore the underdogs at this big tech expo — those men and women who are following their mad dreams of being the next Steve Wozniak (like the dude pictured here) Of course, their booths were situated in the showroom hinterlands by the emergency exits and restrooms.

Yes,  I wanted to salute the unsung heroes of the Macworld expo!

Here’s a sample (you can read the entire story atAsylum.com):

police2We’re the world interactive police scanner,” says the dude, clad in a law-enforcement uniform and mirrored shades. “You can listen to some 2,300 police transmissions from all over the world — and post messages.”

“Isn’t that illegal?” I ask.

“It’s illegal to communicate with them.”

[Awkward silence.]

“You’ve heard of reality TV?” he says.

“Yes,” I reply.

“Well, this is a reality app.”

[More awkward silence.]

“Police Scanner 2 — we’re the good guys!”

[Pause.]

“Okay,” I say.

See the rest of the underdogs of Macworld 2010 by going toAsylum.com


 

Goodbye 2009! Happy 2010! Does our ((&(£@£ Twitter Work Yet?!!

Published by flojo on December 30th, 2009 in INTERNET

Thanks for being a part of freedomhaters, everyone!!!

Don't forget we're on Twitter, too.

This blog entry is a cleverly disguised attempt to figure out just what the h*(* is wrong with our twitter posting.

Twitter - it's stupid, but at the same time, free.

Why the hell not? 

Follow freedomhaters on Twitter

 UPDATE: It works!! Hooray!!! 

Pope Attack On America's Funniest Home Videos: Is It In Bad Taste?

Published by Harmon on December 27th, 2009 in INTERNET

In this age of You Tube if the Pope gets attacked by a crazy woman during Midnight Mass, the video immediately becomes a viral web sensation--it garnishes as many web hits as someone getting hit really hard in the nuts.

You Tube video comments on the attack video read as if people are watching America’s Funniest Home Videos. Therefore, would it be in bad taste to have the Pope Benedict XVI being knocked down by a crazy lady video on America’s Funniest Home Videos being it has the same sick sensationalism as watching someone falling off a trampoline?

 

Is This A Sign of Twitter’s Slow Death March?

Published by Harmon on December 15th, 2009 in Twitter, INTERNET

Remember the days of 2008 when Twitter was the tech- rage-of-the-moment? Well, TechCrunch has reported:

Yes, at some point this week, Facebook will roll out the ability to send your status updates to its rival, Twitter, we’ve confirmed. This will be built-in directly to its UI and not through some separate app you have to install, we’re told. It will be similar to the functionality it rolled out for its Pages feature in August, but this will be available on all profiles.

The feature will be built right into the Facebook user’s interface. Yes, Twitter has officially jumped the shark. Let Twitter join hands with My Space and let the death march begin.

 

You Tube Keeps Tabs On Big Brother And The BART Police

Published by Harmon on November 24th, 2009 in You Tube, INTERNET

 

You Tube keeps things honest. Once again the Bay Area BART police are in question over a posted You Tube video where an officer throws a drunk’s head through a window. 

“The officer takes about seven steps while pushing Gibson off the train and across the platform toward a wall, which has a concrete base and glass panels above. There is a collision, and glass shatters onto the platform and the men.”

 

 

This comes on the heels of the New Year’s Eve shooting of an unarmed man by a BART police officer. The incident was captured on a cell phone and immediately posted on You Tube:


BART once again had some explaining to do when on Sunday the You Tube video appeared with the title: “BART cop breaks window w/drunk guy’s face.”

The BART police asked for a news conference after the video was viewed by over 300,000 people. The question is would they have held a press conference if the video wasn’t filmed and posted on You Tube?

What do Freedom Haters think? 

 

The France/Ireland Football Controversy In The Age Of You Tube

Published by Harmon on November 23rd, 2009 in You Tube, INTERNET

 

 

Back of the ol’ onion net went Thierry Henry’s goal to seal France’s place in the World Cup with a victory over Ireland. Only problem is, the World Cup qualifying goal was a double handball. (Touched not once but twice by Henry.)

 

 

Sure not a big deal here in the U.S., but in other parts of the world they really do like the football (Translation: soccer.) After an impassioned plea, and a crazed online reaction from fans, the FIFA ruled that World Cup match between Ireland and France will not be replayed.

While the whole of Ireland after Henry’s head, former Ireland captain, and very bitter man, Roy Keane thinks his countrymen should just get over it:

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