WEDNESDAY DRAFT
Hacking, Always Better Than Bomb Threats
Two girls in Trenton Ohio managed to hack their way into the school district’s website and posted a fake school closing announcement. Some students did not attend thanks to the announcement while others were merely bummed that the two girls didn’t even attempt to write the word “boner” eve once on the school’s site.
So What if it’s Valentine’s Day! Everybody Loves Music!
A lot has been happening at the intersection of music and politics as of late and we here at MyFriendCleveland feel that you deserve to know about the subsequent collisions. First off, Apple head honcho Steve Jobs ain’t too happy with copy-protected music. Stevie has published on Apple’s site detailing some of his beefs with the current music laws and industry. And guess what? Some other big wigs decided to and our pals over at Punknews.org have thankfully paraphrased these tidbits for us. Thought that was good… we’ve got more.
Punknews.org also has info on the recent under-21 club ban in DC. Everyone’s favorite political punk Ian MacKaye was not too happy about the proposed bill and gave a speech at round table discussion hosted by a DC council member. To get more info and a YouTube (what don’t these fuckers have?) video of MacKaye’s speech
Finally, we all know the sneaky games politicians play as they pack laws inside of laws, well looks like they are attempting to strike again. This time a new bill is attempting to make mp3 streaming format illegal. If you’ve been listening to college radio stations in the area at all you’ve probably heard about this by now, but if not
Don’t Leave Your House
I know it’s the easy route to go with another snow story, but this one is just priceless. City officials have pretty much shut down Cleveland today, saying not to leave your house unless it’s absolutely necessary. And no, delivering those chocolates you bought your sweetums isn’t necessary.
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