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Microsoft Offering 2.5 million copies of Windows 7 Beta For FreeJanuary 7

Microsoft has announced that it offer 2.5 million downloadable copies of Windows 7 beta for free.

The latest operating system from Microsoft leaked online late last year, and has been a popular download on BitTorrent and other P2P downloading services.

The deal does naturally come with a couple of catches. The biggest is that the beta will expire, although generously you’ll get to use it until August 1, 2009. The other catch is that the Beta version being released is the upgrade version, so it can only be installed on top of Vista.

The Windows 7 Beta will be available in English, German, Japanese, Arabic, and Hindi, and each language will be available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions.

The download is available from January 9 here. Watch out before hitting the link though: if you’ve not got the latest version of Silverlight installed, it can and does cause browsers to crash.

Burger King Facebook App Offers Free Whopper for Dumping 10 FriendsJanuary 7

Taste is something Burger King isn’t famous for, and I’m not just talking about their food. Fresh from the offensive Whopper Virgins campaign, Burger King’s latest crass attempt to sell Hamburgers is a Facebook application that gives users a free Whooper if they dump 10 of their Facebook friends.

Whopper Sacrifice explains it as follows:

What would you do for a free WHOPPER®? Would you insult an elected official? Would you do a naked handstand? Would you go so far as to turn your back on friendship? Install WHOPPER® Sacrifice on your Facebook profile and we’ll reward you with a free flame-broiled WHOPPER® Sandwich when you sacrifice 10 of your friends*.

The limit is one Whopper per person, so you can’t defriend 20 people and get two free Whoppers.

According to Facebook, the application has 15,802 active monthly users, and 212 fans.

Yeah, because snubbing 10 people makes for a great burger promotion. Crass and lame.

Porn Industry Asking For Federal Bailout. Yes, Seriously.January 7

Stop the presses — the American porn industry is now asking for a federal bailout.

Hustler’s Larry Flynt and Girls Gone Wild’s Joe Francis say they’ll ask Congress to hand out $5 billion to help the adult entertainment industry get back on its feet — or, perhaps more appropriately, back on its back.

The two say adult DVD sales and rentals have slipped 22 percent over the last year. While Internet porn traffic is growing steadily, the industry isn’t profiting enough, the two assert. They believe it needs support — “just to see us through hard times,” Francis says. (And yes, he really did use that adjective.)

Flynt said the following in a statement released Wednesday:

“People are too depressed to be sexually active. This is very unhealthy as a nation. Americans can do without cars and such but they cannot do without sex.

With all this economic misery and people losing all that money, sex is the farthest thing from their mind. It’s time for congress to rejuvenate the sexual appetite of America. The only way they can do this is by supporting the adult industry and doing it qu

The Bunny Ranch: Prostitution Booming with Bad Economy [Video]January 7

People may be getting laid off these days — but apparently, they still want to get laid. The Bunny Ranch and other legal brothels say they’re seeing a huge boost in women applying for prostitute positions as a result of the current economic climate.

The Bunny Ranch: Applications Up

The Moonlight Bunny Ranch in Reno, Nevada has spawned its share of celebrities thanks to its HBO show — characters like Air Force Amy, and even a guy dubbed “Eric the Midget” by Howard Stern. (Apparently, “Eric the Midget” lost his virginity at The Bunny Ranch, and Howard Stern devoted some time to discussing it.)

Now, the brothel and others like it say business is booming, and women out of work are looking to join Air Force Amy and her pals for a high-paying romp in the hay. The Bunny Ranch says it received 1,500 applications last month alone. And it’s not just prostitution, either — adult businesses such as strip clubs are also seeing an increase in applications.

Bunny Ranch Video

The following video discusses the trend at The Bunny Ranch and other Nevada brothels. (And yes, you’ll hear from Air Force Amy in it.)

Can a Jedi lightsaber cut through Superman?January 6

Can a Jedi lightsaber cut through Superman? The answer is surprisingly no. Yahoo Answers is the service that continues to give. Full discussion on the question here.