Dang....

An agency that may or may not have the authority to do much has said that Lance Armstrong should be stripped of all of his Tour de France titles, and that's probably just the start of it. (I've updated the text of the link.)

So, here's the deal. An agency that apparently can have Lance Armstrong banned for life from competitions has said that since Armstrong is no longer disputing the doping charges against him, that means he's guilty. (Yes, it does sound odd when it's phrased like that.)

This agency (the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, or USADA) says that because Armstrong doesn't want to enter the arbitration process, he's effectively admitting guilt, and is therefore no longer a seven-time Tour de France winner. As they are the U.S. 'branch' that implements the World Anti-Doping Code, they can ban him... which is kind of pointless as he retired already.

Apparently, the USADA thinks they can strip him of his Tour de France titles though. Which.... I really doubt they can. Sure, they probably can point to this decision and recommend that the titles be stripped, but that's not the same thing.

(Edit: I added all the post-link text after realizing that the original version needed something to explain it.)

Yeah, definitely not 'upgrading'

Windows 8 will report to Microsoft on every program you install.

On the surface, this sounds like it might be a good thing, because it's going to be checking to make sure that the application you just installed has a legitimate certificate. But to me, it also sounds like a huge invasion of privacy.

Also from the article.... what the fuck? Windows 8 won't play DVDs or Blue-rays without you ponying up extra for it? FUCK. THAT.