Just kidding. The money came from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

“By supporting the Global Fund, we can help to change the fortunes of the poorest countries in the world,” Gates said in a statement. “I can’t think of more important work.”

If there was ever a Steve Jobs Foundation, its aim would have been to undermine the efforts of the Gates Foundation. Sort of a counter-philanthropy thing.

“What’s that, Bill? You want to reduce poverty and expand access to information technology? You leave me no choice but to outsource ten thousand jobs to this Chinese company where workers are treated like slaves.”

via edition.cnn.com

In less than 24 hours after popular file-sharing site MegaUpload was shut down by federal prosecutors, artists around the world have found themselves unable to contain the flow of money that’s been POURING into their bank accounts.

To prevent the remaining file-sharing sites from distributing illegal MP3s and to help artists reach new levels of wealth, record label executives have decided to send e-mails filled with disapproving emoticons (ಠ_ಠ) to all known offenders.

After the internet’s major victory against SOPA/PIPA yesterday, the US Government has decided to show everyone that it can already do whatever the [censored] it pleases.

And just like that, they’ve shut down the file-sharing site Megaupload and arrested its owners. They’ve also indicted all of the website’s staff.

This is how I reacted when I heard the news.