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Sweden Formally Recognizes File-Sharing as a Religion

Sweden Formally Recognizes File-Sharing as a Religion
The Church of Kopimism, whose principal tenent is the right to file-share, has been formally recognized as a religious organization in Sweden. The Swedish government agency Kammarkollegiet registered the Church of Kopimism as a religious organization in late December, just before Christmas, the group said in a Wednesday statement. Members of the church applied three times in their more than year-long quest to have the religion formally recognized in Sweden. Sweden is now the first and only country to recognize Kopimism as a religion, the group said. "For the Church of Kopimism, information is holy and copying is a sacrament," it said in a statement. Philosophy student Isak Gerson, spiritual leader and founder of the Church of Kopimism, said being recognized by Sweden is a big step towards removing the stigma around copying. "Hopefully, this is one step towards the day when we can live out our faith without fear of persecution," Gerson said in a statement.

Funnyexam.com - Hilarious exam answers Q. What is meant by the term 'hermaphrodite'? A. Lady Gaga Q. By Nick Enoch Updated: 18:02 GMT, 29 February 2012 For years, the 'Kung Fu' gland somehow escaped the attention of endocrinologists. But one student has clearly found it... according to his hilarious answer to a biology exam question (complete with surreal sketch). And what about the meaning of the term 'hermaphrodite'. Welcome to the wonderful world of Funnyexam.com - a website crammed with astonishingly bad answers given by students in both the UK and US. Discovery of the legendary 'Kung Fu' gland, according to one student on Funnyexam.com See the top right corner, so that you're quite clear they're talking about a 'horse'... Now that's a 'hard' exam question Teachers have so far submitted hundreds of 'epic fail' responses by pupils, covering maths, science and just about every other subject on the curriculum. And it does make you wonder what exactly is being taught in schools. They wrote 'Ice'.

How-To: Easily Remove the Vocals from Most Songs | r3dux.org 2015 Shortcut: When I wrote this article Audacity didn’t have an automatic center-panned vocal canceling effect… but now it does, so rather than do the stereo-separate / invert-one-track / play-both-as-mono trick (and that’s pretty much all there is to it), you should be able to find the Vocal Remover option in the Effects menu – but it’s more fun / interesting and can give better results if you do it yourself! =D I found this trick the other day whilst stumbling the Interwebs and thought I’d do a quick-write up w/ pictures to make it as easy as possible… For this exercise we’re going to be using a piece of free audio software called Audacity, which you can get for Linux, Windows and Mac. Update: If you’re trying this out on a Mac, please make sure you get Audacity 1.3 Beta or newer – the stable 1.2 version appears to have a missing equaliser decibal-range slider which you need towards the end of the process! 1.) Import Some Audio 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) Wrap Up Cheers!

Fun Things to Do With Friends for Free The best things in life are…actually, yes, they are free. At least, creativity is free. It’s only in recent times that recreation and entertainment has been sold to us for a very high price. Guerrilla Gardening Try your hand at guerrilla gardening. The Outdoors Hiking, biking or walking in a local natural area or park. Concerts Keep your eyes peeled for free concert and theater-in-the-park series starting in late spring and summer. Urban Foraging Take up urban foraging. Sex Have a partner? Picnic Take your honey or some friends on a good, old-fashioned picnic. Trade Entertainment Scour your books, CD’s and DVD’s for those items you just no longer need and trade them in for credit at a local used CD or bookstore. Stargazing Spend a night stargazing. Podcasts Explore the vast world of podcasts. Volunteer Try volunteering. Craigslist (and more) Check out your local Craig’s List free section or Freecycle. Clothing Swap Call your friends and organize a clothing swap party. Garage Sale Have a yard sale.

Funny monkey experiment Posted on February 7, 2012 in Humor If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed or follow us on Facebook or Twitter . Thanks for visiting! Rate this Post Loading ... So... Check this out on our Partner Network Cute Overload :D Crazythoughts.com - Funny Questions Heckling Hitler: 15-plus attempts to make the Führer funny | Film | Inventory 1. The Producers (1968)Adolf Hitler was a madman, a bigot, a dictator, and a cautionary example of how one man can induce a genocidal mass hysteria. So what, we can’t laugh at the guy? 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. [pagebreak] 9. 10. 11. “8 Simple Rules For Buying My Teenage Daughter,” Family Guy (2005)When Meg becomes fed up with babysitting, Lois hires a lovely young thing named Liddane to serve as Stewie’s occasional caretaker. 12. 13. 14. 15-plus.

60 Really Cool and Creative Error 404 Pages Are you tired of the boring and unhelpful 404 error pages on most websites? Do you wish that companies would put a little more effort into designing an engaging and creative page to greet you when you stumble upon a broken link? Well, you’re in luck! From cute animals holding signs apologizing for the mistake to interactive games that will keep you entertained while you wait for the page to load, these error pages are not only visually appealing but also serve a purpose. Creative Error 404 Pages, Vol. 2 Creative Error 404 Pages, Vol. 2 The Error 404 page is like a little-hidden world that you often hope no one will see.

What is it? Lots of Jokes - Did You Know? Q. Why do men's clothes have buttons on the right while women's clothes have buttons on the left? A. When buttons were invented, they were very expensive and worn primarily by the rich. Since most people are right-handed, it is easier to push buttons on the right through holes on the left. Q. A. Q. A. Q. A. Q. A. Q. A. Q. A. Q. A. Q. A. Mary liked this a lot and when returned to Scotland (not a very good idea in the long run), she took the practice with her. Q. A. Q. A. Thing in a Jar Thing in a Jar 7 inches by 4 inches, mason jar Pictured above is the Thing in a Jar that's usually sitting in my office at work. The coolest thing about the Thing is that everyone responds to seeing it by asking questions. The Thing in a Jar is made out of Sculpey, acryllic paint and rubber cement. This is the third Thing in a Jar I've made. Here's a conceptual sketch I made of this Thing before I sculpted it. 1.5 by 2.5 inches, ballpoint pen Usually when I make a Thing in a Jar, I try to keep the shape ambiguous enough so that the viewer cannot really pin down exactly what they're looking at. The glass jar acts as a physical barrier, preventing the viewer from directly accessing its contents. I think this is much cooler than, for example, a painting, which basically has this big implicit sign hanging off of it that says, "I am just a painting of an object, not the object itself. Viewers of The Thing in a Jar do not have this preconception. Update OK here's what you do. That's it!

Easy, Do-It-Yourself Ghost Today is a good time as any to scare your friends. And here’s a new trick on how to get a few good screams. You simply need the fence you would normally use around your house. This should be easy to shape and stand up on its own. Now simply follow the pictures, shaping is the easy part. Whenever on a picnic, fishing or hiking, you can place your ghost in the forest and wait for the effect!

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