Shared: End Piracy, Not Liberty

End Piracy, Not Liberty

Millions of Americans oppose SOPA and PIPA because these bills would censor the Internet and slow economic growth in the U.S.
Two bills before Congress, known as the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, would censor the Web and impose harmful regulations on American business. Millions of Internet users and entrepreneurs already oppose SOPA and PIPA.

The Senate will begin voting on January 24th. Please let them know how you feel. Sign this petition urging Congress to vote NO on PIPA and SOPA before it is too late.

Shared: Red wine research may have been falsified

Red wine research may have been falsified by Xeni Jardin on Boing Boing:

Remember all that research about resveratrol, the compound in red wine said to help your heart? “Following a three-year investigation, a university review board has concluded that Dipak K. Das, Ph.D., the director of the Cardiovascular Research Center at the university’s school of medicine, in Farmington, manipulated research data in at least 145 instances.”

Shared: Danstar’s “Beer School 2012” Contest

Danstar’s “Beer School 2012” Contest

From now until April 12th 2012, every time you use Danstar Premium yeast, you can use the empty package to enter for a chance to win a professional brewing course! In the “Beer School 2012” contest, Danstar will sponsor one lucky winner in a random draw for fully-paid tuition in the 2012 World Brewing Academy web-based Concise Course in Brewing Technology. A $3,200 value, the Concise Course offers intermediate-level training that will build on your brewing knowledge to give you a complete understanding of the commercial brewing process. Whether you want to build your homebrewing skills or build a career as a professional brewer, this course will change the way you think of beer & brewing.