I was a bit tired.. :-/ Image by Veronicaj410 Don’t like my face, but the rest I do! The top two most insightful posts this week were both short and sweet, proving that you don’t have to expend too many words to be insightful. First up, we had John Doe, responding to my point...
Need A Lift 5x8in Image by ms. neaux neaux collage – cut & paste Welcome to John Wilson’s (TtfnJohn) Picks of the Week. It’s been, according to one of our most recognizable Anonymous Coward trolls, an all-SOPA-all-the-time week so, I’ll continue to annoy him with this post. This will probably annoy him even more....
Image by dar… Even if SOPA passes in its current form, largely intact and full of overreach opportunities, there’s no reason to believe this will be the last (or even the most overreaching) legislation crafted at the behest of the content industries. The -AA’s long history of overreaction to various “threats” (read: technological advancements)...
you touch my car, i know where you live Image by Kalense Kid You want proof of the existence of god? Hey, what can I say? Most people instinctively appreciate the dangers of government surveillance. But at least it’s possible to be on your guard when you suspect such surveillance may be present by...
A Failed Mall in Ashdod Image by Yoav Lerman קניון שקרס באשדוד Modern farming isn’t as low-tech as it used to be. There are invasive species of insects to deal with and growing concerns over using various pesticides to control them. But until we figure out the perfect formula for Soylent Green, the economically-viable...
It’s A Beautiful Day . LP . 1969 Image by tonyhall Paul Tassi has an article up at Forbes, where he explains how the blog he runs for a living, Unreality, which covers movies/tv/video games, would be at risk of being shut down under SOPA. Even though his site has nothing to do with...
Apresentação do programa do Bloco (Lisboa) Image by *Bloco www.esquerda.net/ Earlier this year we wrote about a tough case, involving a guy who apparently spent nearly all of his waking hours bombarding a Buddhist leader he had a falling out with, with nasty, offensive and threatening messages on Twitter. He was charged with criminal...
Una rosa a dicembre Image by @lbyper With the (way too late) return of Dajaz1.com after over a year of prior restraint and denied due process, there’s increasing interest in Homeland Security’s efforts to censor websites through its Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) division. Earlier this year, we noted that ICE appeared to be...
A boy in school Image by Mansir Petrie Amazon has faced controversy in the past. They’ve been involved in ongoing state sales tax disputes, mostly brought on by people who can’t figure out what it means to actually have a corporate presence within a state. There have been patent disputes over one-click technology. Even issues of working...
just a sunset Image by photography.andreas Last year, Sony removed the ability for all PS3 owners to install other operating systems onto its PS3 console. This came as a result of console modders attempting to use it as an avenue to jailbreak the console. As a result of the move, Sony received a lot...
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