Hackers To Shut Down City

Today’s Metro asks our fair citizens about the new crime cameras proposed for sites of Philadelphia, and it appears a “connoisseur” from Center City is worried about gangs of hackers — a convenient excuse for every computer-related failure — ruining our city’s new crime camera plan. Well, at least the friendly dealers at 13th and Locust can rest easy.

July 25: Loch Ness Monster Shuts Down Crime Cameras

‘Metro’ Bravely Defends Record Companies

Now that Radiohead has released its new album itself for download, record companies are starting to get a little nervous. (Radiohead is sort of a special case, of course, with talent and passionate fans, etc.)

And Metro, in yesterday’s paper, made sure we knew these companies need all the help we can give them.

Ahh, yes, what can be done to prevent those benevolent record companies from going under? They’ve always been so nice to us, promoting quality artists over commercial talent and not price-gouging or suing 12-year-olds or putting spyware on everyone’s computers. Er.

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