If you haven’t upgraded to Firefox 3.5 yet, do it now.

The Pirate Bay has sold it’s domain and server software to Global Gaming Factory for 7.8 million dollars. A lot of people are freaking out. The crew is being accused of “selling out” and “jumping ship.” This seems very funny to me for two reasons.

First off, more and more torrent trackers will be available. There are presently plenty to choose from. If you really need one, you can set one up yourself. (I suggest rivet tracker.) It’s not going to go away, and to the average down loader, soon it will be business as usual.

Secondly, The Pirate Bay has giving most of the world a free ride. They’ve innovated with uncensored tools of communication. They’ve maintained a huge free CMS of torrent files, and offered free unlimited access to millions of transactions on their mammoth tracker. They don’t owe you shit and they’ve thanklessly served the public.

The surprising part is not so much that they’ve sold the site, but the unbelievable reaction from the users. Calling them traitors and other harsh names. I am reminded of the ugliness of some of these guys.

As for this site, I will be turning on my private tracker again. Presently I have only one album available, but all the albums will be up after I return from my Vegas trip.

After spending a whole day in Vegas, I’ve decided to tell everyone how the game is played.

1. Find the free parking.
2. Enter the Casino.
3. Get lost in Casino.
4. Find different exit.
5. Walk around parking structure for your car.
6. Realize that you’ve walked entire parking structure.
7. Get in car and start the AC.
8. Drive to new Casino.
9. Repeat.

Now you know how to play Vegas.

This song has come up in conversation at least 10 times this week. So here we go, to get it out of our system (or stuck in our heads.)

This is getting out of hand.

The Linux community has gone bat-shit crazy over the Great Mono Debate. It started as a hypothetical situation involving Microsoft that has turned into nerd-rage and name calling.

For those who are like “What the fuck is Mono” I can explain. For those who are like “What the fuck is Linux?” well I’ll just point you here.

Way back in 90s Microsoft began to develop a set of tools that would improve the way programmers handle code. These tools would ultimately become known as .Net (or Dot Net.) The .Net framework has been a major programing tool since 2002 when it first became stable. Back in the day it was not nearly as smooth for the end user as it is now. I remember cursing it’s name on more than one occasion.

In 2002 in the other side of the map, in the open source development world, Free software rock star and all around groovy chap Miguel de Icaza suggested that Linux development should duplicate what Microsoft had done with C# language (an open standard) with the .Net framework. The project was a binary compatible framework known as Mono.

Fast forward to 2009. The tinfoil hats have decided that Mono is an evil weapon of mass destruction sent from the fiery depths of Microsoft to destroy Linux. The fight has gotten so bad that even respected members of the Linux Community are freaking out and pointing fingers at each other. Even the Linux Action Show claimed that the Fedora community was so busy in their witch hunt that it was ruining Fedora.

What needs to be done now is simple. If you don’t like that your favorite distro is not agreeing with your Mono hate (or Love) then you should step up to the plate and roll your own distro. It’s not that hard. I’ve done it and I’m a total n00b.

All joking aside, Mono is an impressive framework that should not be abandoned just out of fear of some Microsoft’s patent trolls. I’ve used Gnome-Do, Banshee, and a few other Mono built programs and they’re developed at the speed of light. Smooth and polished.

If it ain’t broke, don’t fuck with it. And by the way, IT AIN’T BROKE!