Coolbus18: December 2010

Indictments may come from Gibson raid | Nashville Business Journal: "New court documents indicate that indictments are the likely outcome following a federal raid of Gibson Guitar Corp.'s Nashville facility late last year"

Net Neutrality Rules Are Imminent From the F.C.C. - NYTimes.com: "He added, “If corporations are allowed to prioritize content on the Internet, or they are allowed to block applications you access on your iPhone, there is nothing to prevent those same corporations from censoring political speech.”"

Scientists discover fractal pattern in Scotch tape: "PhysOrg.com) -- Clear cellophane tape – which can be found in almost every home in the industrialized world – may seem quite ordinary, but recent research has shown otherwise. In 2008, scientists discovered that, when peeled, Scotch tape produces X-rays that are strong enough to image the bones in a human finger."

If this doesn't outrage you then you're dead!

Make: Online : Make your own vacuum tubes?: "Check out this absolutely mesmerizing (17 minute!) video of a French amateur radio operator who rolls his own vacuum tube triodes! I love the ease with which he performs these rather high-end skills (like glass forming), the gestural flourishes (like it's hand magic), and the Zelig-esque soundtrack."

The Year of Alabama Music: "Join us in 2011 as we honor music legends such as Hank Williams Sr., Dinah Washington, Nat King Cole, The Temptations, Lionel Richie, The Blind Boys of Alabama, the country music group Alabama, Sam Phillips, “Pinetop” Smith, The Happy Goodman Family, Jimmy Buffet and Odetta, all of whom have ties to the state."

BBC News - Nobel Peace Prize faces boycott over Liu Xiaobo: "'We are against anybody making an issue out of Liu Xiaobo and interfering in China's judicial affairs,' she said. 'We will not change because of interference by a few clowns.'

Mr Liu, 54, was a key leader in the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989.

Last year he received an 11-year sentence for 'inciting subversion' after drafting Charter 08 - which called for multi-party democracy and respect for human rights in China."