A fed up movie-watcher explains in pictures how buying is more hostile to consumers than pirating, a school spies on students at home through webcams, and Bill Gates gives a great presentation.(Click the image above for a closer look.)
- Why Piracy Works
See image above. [via Kevin Marks] - When are High Wine Prices Justified?
The not that interesting answer: When it costs a lot to produce. [NYT Freakonomics Blog] - Steve Jobs: Flash Video Would Make the iPad Battery Life 1.5 Hours
Gizmodo dissects the claim, which doesn't necessarily hold a whole lot of water. [Gizmodo] - BitTorrent Visualization
Ever wanted to understand how BitTorrent works but you're more of a visual learner? This very cool BitTorrent visualization can help! [via TorrentFreak - Bill Gates on energy: Innovating to zero!
Bill Gates delivered a much-talked-about presentation (because of his improved presentation skills) at this year's TED conference, which you can see embedded below. Looks like Jobs isn't the only skilled presenter around. Gates just needed a little time to simmer. [TED] - School Spies Students Through Their Laptop Cameras
Keep those eyes on the webcam light, kids. [Gizmodo] - Is Google preparing to challenge iTunes in the cloud?
Google is showing interest in a cloud media company, leading CNET to speculate that Google is looking to create a web-based media service to compete with iTunes. [CNET]
