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Oh, the irony of all this…

Amazon, that last week stopped hosting the WikiLeaks cables because the content was against its Terms of Service, is now selling a Kindle book with those same cables. Yes, you read that right! For under €10 you can buy the Kindle book titled “WikiLeaks documents expose US foreign policy conspiracies. All cables with tags from 1- 5000”.

This looks like the work of the same people that are fighting to keep the WikiLeaks content available for all. And if the reviews are any indication, it’s doing its job in turning people against Amazon.

I just think it’s hilarious, and I’m surprised that Amazon doesn’t keep an eye on the content published to its store. It’s not like it’s the first time it ever happened, or did they already forget about “A Pedophile’s Guide”?

(GraphJam)

A little help on the references:

• Talking Heads – Road to Nowhere
• Journey – Don’t Stop Believing
• Gladys Knight – Midnight Train To Georgia
• The Monkees – Last Train To Clarksville
• Led Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven
• AC/DC – Highway to Hell
• Eagle – Hotel California

If you’re in or around Galway for the next few I think the Galway Comedy Festival is definitely worth a look. From today to next Sunday, more than 40 comedians will be appearing in venues all around the city. Rich Hall, Phil Nichol, Brendon Burns, David O’ Doherty, Phill Jupitus, Jason Byrne, Andrew Maxwell, Maeve Higgins, Colin Murphy, Rubberbandits and Dead Cat Bounce are just some of them.

In last year’s edition I had the pleasure of watching Al Pitcher and this year I’ll go for Rich Hall.

If you only have 10 minutes today to procrastinate on the Internet, use them to watch this video.

While I’ve seen other projections on the side of buildings, this is clearly the best I’ve come across. It’s full of astounding visual effects while telling the story of what Prague’s Astronomical Clock saw during its 600 years of existence. Awesome!

The 600 Years from the macula on Vimeo.

(via CrunchGear)

251 years ago today, Arthur Guinness signed the lease on what would become the Guinness brewery. It is, of course, a date to celebrate.

How? By drinking Guinness, of course!

To Arthur!