7,500 Online Shoppers Unknowingly Sold Their Souls!

You should really check those terms and conditions on websites:

A computer game retailer revealed that it legally owns the souls of thousands of online shoppers, thanks to a clause in the terms and conditions agreed to by online shoppers.

The retailer, British firm GameStation, added the “immortal soul clause” to the contract signed before making any online purchases earlier this month. It states that customers grant the company the right to claim their soul.

I have to admit, this is one of the best April Fools gags I’ve seen. But thankfully:

The company noted that it would not be enforcing the ownership rights, and planned to e-mail customers nullifying any claim on their soul.

Source: FOXNews.com – 7,500 Online Shoppers Unknowingly Sold Their Souls

“Zeus: King of the Gods” comic book

Saw this via boingboing.net, a comic book treatment of Greek Olympian Gods myths, called “Zeus: King of the Gods“. Looks brilliant. (Check the original links for some more images of inside the comic).

Zeus comic book cover

Treasures of the internet

The internet does throw up some wonderful things:

Are anagrams the key to the Voynich Manuscript? The Voynich Manuscript Decoded?
A lost culture? Culture of Old Europe Is Uncloaked in an Exhibit at N.Y.U. – NYTimes.com
Christmas wasn’t really a pagan feast originally you know: How December 25 Became Christmas
The Ancient Greeks had incredible devices! Advanced Imaging Reveals a Computer 1,500 Years Ahead of Its Time
Was there really a race more intelligent than us? What Happened to the Hominids Who May Have Been Smarter Than Us? (Note: a good friend pointed out to me that the evidence for this “smarter” race is pretty dodge and has long been discredited. Still the idea is quite cool)

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7,500 Online Shoppers Unknowingly Sold Their Souls!

“Zeus: King of the Gods” comic book

Treasures of the internet