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Score one more for the bad guys: RIAA has settled its copyright suit with AudioGalaxy. After the demise of Napster, AudioGalaxy was one of the better peer-to-peer (P2P) music sharing sites. Unfortunately, they succumbed to the demands of RIAA, and after a while blocked more songs than they offered for download. This settlement further cripples their selection, as they can now only feature songs that are explicitly offered by the music publishers, songwriters, or music labels. So basically you’re not going to find anything you want at AudioGalaxy anytime soon.

My current favorite P2P service is Kazaa Lite, a version of the popular Kazaa service that has all of the spyware and advertising removed. I have yet to not find a song there, and you can also download videos and images, although I haven’t really delved into that much yet. Try it; you’ll like it! Their download site is a little slow lately, but it’s worth the wait.

And now for the Feel Good Story Of The Day: Seal saves drowning dog. No, not a Navy SEAL, a seal. OK, everybody at once now: “Awww, how cute…”

Most of you have heard that Italy was upset by South Korea yesterday when an overtime header put the South Koreans ahead by 2-1. It turns out the the game-winner was scored by Ahn Jung-hwan, who happens to play soccer for Perugia, an Italian soccer club. Because of the goal, “That gentleman will never set foot in Perugia again,” according to the chairman of the soccer club.

In addition to this classless act, the Italians are now alleging that there was a conspiracy to oust them from the tournament. I know that soccer is like religion over there, but get a life, people.

In a move sure to piss Bill Gates off :-), Disney is moving to Linux for its film animation. Thanks to slashdot for the nifty penguin icon.

Keep away from the rabbit!

All I can think about when I see this photo is the movie “Real Genius.”

Take this science quiz given to 4th, 8th, and 12th graders and see how you do. Then compare to the percentage of students who got the questions right. I’m happy to say that I got 100% :-P, but it’s sad to see how our children did.

Salon.com has a great article on the history and cultural significance of Pac-Man. I still remember playing it for the first time in Wildwood, NJ, vainly trying to figure out why those things just turned blue…

Popular Mechanics has posted an archive of its covers from 1902 to present. Some of the older ones are especially amusing to look at, as some of their futuristic predictions fell a little short.

The Astronomy Picture of the Day has been around for seven years! Its simple interface hasn’t changed much since it first went up, and the images are almost always dazzling.