AMC Theatres to MPAA: “Fuck off”

Suck it, Valenti. “This isn’t just about business. This is about overthrowing dead culture.” – Steve Jobs, from The Pirates of Silicon Valley As the concept of intellectual property fades into obscurity, the people of planet earth have reached a major milestone. I don’t think this has ever happened since the creation of that McCarthyisticContinue reading “AMC Theatres to MPAA: “Fuck off””

California breaks from 50-state probe into mortgage lenders [Updated] – latimes.com

California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris will no longer take part in a national foreclosure probe of some of the nation’s biggest banks, which are accused of pervasive misconduct in dealing with troubled homeowners. Harris removed herself from talks by a coalition of state attorneys general and federal agencies investigating abusive foreclosure practices because the nation’sContinue reading “California breaks from 50-state probe into mortgage lenders [Updated] – latimes.com”

LA city dollars at work? Fix the @*%& roads already!!

    Pisses me off. A woman who commissioned young artists to create the mural on a bare wall beside her house was fined $360 by L.A.’s Department of Building and Safety and faced an additional fine of $1,925 if the mural wasn’t removed. Seriously? This is LA city dollars at work? Fix the @*%&Continue reading “LA city dollars at work? Fix the @*%& roads already!!”