Don’t Pirate Entertainment, Borrow it!

With the ability to download almost anything (they’re still working on downloading foodstuffs) there is no reason to go to your community library. Or is there?

Certainly there is! Libraries are the oft-forgetten piracy centres of convience. No longer do you have to search BitTorrent sites for movies when you can get them legally.

CNet reminds us that libraries are a haven of free information:

Libraries are offering more free search services, database access, articles, photos, eBooks, audiobooks, music and museum passes than ever. Chances are you are buying, subscribing to, or stealing something you can get for free with a library card.

Australia Looking to Protect Environment

Two pieces of good news from down under! Oddly (but goodly), Prime Minister Howard, who dosen’t like the Kyoto Accord, appears to realize the environment is important:

1. His government has announced that households that use solar power will get $1000 in rebates. This is to encourage less energy consumption.

2. At the same time Howard also announce that schools will be rewarded if they improve water and energy efficiency.