Federal authorities have seized the online names of 150 websites allegedly hawking counterfeit and copyright goods, bringing to 350 the number of domains taken as part of a forfeiture program that began a year ago.

Monday’s announcement of the seizures falls on the biggest online shopping day of the year, known as “Cyber Monday.” The development comes as Congress is debating granting private rights holders the ability to cripple websites by blocking ad traffic and financing to sites they believe are violating their copyright and trademark rights.

“Through this operation we are aggressively t...

From Wired How-To Wiki

There’s a reason why Lego has sold somewhere north of 400 billion of those colorful little plastic blocks. People love assembling the models, taking them apart again and making their own creations. Repeatedly. Even the wildly successful licensed model kits like those in the Star Wars or Harry Potter series will eventually make it into the collective tub of Lego bricks found in many homes (whether kids live there or not).

So if one of the biggest reasons for Lego popularity is the ability to continually...