As promised, Adobe’s online Photoshop-branded pic re-toucher now has full Flickr support and integration. Fix your pics, automatically dump ‘em to Flickr. [Photoshop Express]

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So you know how all those people have been up in arms about the adult content in games like GTA IV? And how they think that the ratings need to be tougher? A few politicians don’t think they go far enough. They want to actually begin using retail cashiers to police who purchases what, IDing […]

So you know how all those people have been up in arms about the adult content in games like GTA IV? And how they think that the ratings need to be tougher? A few politicians don’t think they go far enough. They want to actually begin using retail cashiers to police who buys what, IDing people when they buy to make sure they’re of age.

I’m OK with this for cigarettes and alcohol, but for a game? Games aren’t hazardous, but I guess someone has to think about the children. Or, how about if they go about the real work of congressmen, trying to end the war, feed the homeless, and fixing our gas prices?

Yes, Lee Terry (R-Neb.) and Jim Matheson (D-Utah), I’m speaking to you. STFU & GBTW.

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There are other methods of backing up your cellphone contacts, but integrating that capability into a cellphone charger makes a lot of sense from a convenience standpoint. Plus, throwing in the ability read your SD/MMC cards doesn’t injured either. It can even act as a portable battery backup in a pinch. The cleverly titled “Data-backup mobile phone charger” (also referred to as the VT-100 elsewhere) works with most major phone brands and can be used for PMPs, digital cameras and other gadgets strictly as a portable power supply. The device is available for around $30 US. [Longshow via Gizmag and Alibaba]

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Because getting maced just doesn’t suck enough, there’s now mace pepper spray gel. This shit will coat your face with pure, burning stickiness, turning your misinterpreted flirting into a blind search for water or anything else that’ll provide relief for your painful, painful face. The benefit to the sprayer is that there’s no mist, so all of the painful chemicals will end up in your assailant’s eyes, nose and mouth rather than in the air around you. It “sticks to the face like glue,” according to the marketing materials. Holy shit. Only $15! How can you say no?! [Product Page via Gadget Lab via Book of Joe]

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Other than Time Warner’s single-city foray into monthly data caps, consumption-based billing has mostly been tiny ISPs with tiny monopolies, and given the market, we thought it’d stay that way. Broadband Reports is, uh, reporting that now Comcast is mulling monthly caps (which Comcast’s PR guy confirms, though not the details)—something like 250GB, and then $1.50 for every GB over that. According to their source, the idea has “a lot of momentum” and it’ll begin rolling out in the next two months. The other part is that they’re going to start ramping up DMCA notices to pirate assholes, with a total disconnect if you’ve gotten four letters in a 12-month period.

If this is entering the mix with Comcast’s new “protocol agnostic” network management technique (in something closer to English, very temporarily slowing down your whole connection if you’re hitting the pipe really hard at the same time as a lot of other people in your area), you’re looking at an uncomfortably restricted pipe (to me anyway), even if they’re not targeting torrents specifically anymore, and the overage fees honestly aren’t obscene.

The scary part is that this happening actually does make sense, for a couple of reasons. One, P2P traffic isn’t the biggest bandwidth hog, it’s streaming video, and this’ll get people to (maybe) cut down on their habit, however they’re sucking down bandwidth. Second, it’ll keep them (sorta) clean with the FCC, which is seriously leaning toward transparency rules that would make ISPs be up front about this sort of thing anyway. And after all, there’s no superior motivator to watch your ass than money slipping out of your back pocket—no schmancy traffic management necessary. [Broadband Reports]

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Guess there’s no VibeTonez in certain parts of Pakistan. A recent crackdown by the Taliban in Pakistan’s tribal regions means that, among other things, men must grow traditional Islamic beards and music mustn’t be played in vehicles or on cellphones. While I’m no moral or cultural relativist, at least people living in the affected […]

Guess there’s no VibeTonez in certain parts of Pakistan. A recent crackdown by the Taliban in Pakistan’s tribal regions means that, among other things, men must grow traditional Islamic beards and music mustn’t be played in vehicles or on cellphones. While I’m no moral or cultural relativist, at least people living in the affected areas won’t have to put up with the new Madonna single each time someone gets a call.

via Cellular-news

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According to cellpassion, AT&T’s pulling a similar move as Apple did last year, disallowing any employee vacations for a period from June 15 to July 12. If this is true, there’s only one reason why AT&T would do this: the 3G iPhone. Why did they pick June 15 when the keynote for WWDC is June 9? Beats me. It seems more and more likely that the phone is coming, however, so don’t buy anything until after June unless you want to be a sad sack. [Cellpassion]

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It looks like Microsoft has sorted out the issues that came up with its new Service Pack for Windows XP as well as Vista SP1. XP SP3 has been sent out to Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft has also resumed automatic distribution of Vista SP1. Try to remain calm; I know it’s exciting. [Microsoft]

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