Month: January 2012
January 21, 2012
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The #megaupload takedown is proof the fight is between business models not rightsholders vs. pirates.
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120120/15060817494/busta-rhymes-backs-megaupload-says-record-labels-are-real-criminals.shtml
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Why Google+ will succeed wildly. At first. – Good Experience
Google+ is going to succeed. At least that’s what I’ve been telling people when they ask my opinion of the service. The cleverly designed interface, and the immediate popularity among influential techies (due in no small part to the lack of a Facebook logo), all point to a hit in the making. The…
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Lie of the Jungle: The Truth About Cheeta the Chimpanzee
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Disgrace: On Marc Hauser | The Nation
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2011: The Year Intellectual Property Trumped Civil Liberties | Threat Level |
http://Wired.com
http://j.mp/svznWL
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interfluidity » Why is finance so complex?
http://j.mp/rBVyUi
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State of the web: of apps, devices, and breakpoints – Jeffrey Zeldman Presents The Daily Report
http://j.mp/vNDQIV
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“The American media industry tries to stifle user freedom. Every time. Every single time.”
http://instapaper.com/zdd7ck04v
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MPAA Directly & Publicly Threatens Politicians Who Aren’t Corrupt Enough To Stay Bought
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120120/14472117492/mpaa-directly-publicly-threatens-politicians-who-arent-corrupt-enough-to-stay-bought.shtml
January 20, 2012
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Sweet! I’ll be checking that out for sure. RT @photojunkie @kenschafer queen and Bathurst
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Ooh, where’s that? RT @photojunkie Preview. @ CB2
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New desk toys from Aperture Science.
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It’s not “Silicon Valley vs. Hollywood”.
It’s “People of the Internet” vs. “Enshrining Outdated Business Models”.
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New desk toys from Aperture Science.
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An Academic Author’s Unintentional Masterpiece – NYTimes.com
Illustration by Stephen Doyle In this column I want to look at a not uncommon way of writing and structuring books. This approach, I will argue, involves the writer announcing at the outset what he or she will be doing in the pages that follow. The default format of academic research papers and…
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That “Retrieving Dr Who from lost radio waves” article was a gag. I thought that was clear but a lot of people seem confused by my tweet.
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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | 47 year old television signals bouncing back to Earth
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Eating alone — a recipe for getting to know ourselves better. –
http://thestar.com
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The Real SOPA Battle: Innovators vs. Goliath – James Allworth and Maxwell Wessel – Harvard Business Review
http://j.mp/zG32pE
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The copyright industry might (might) be getting its head around the fact it’s not business as usual anymore.
http://nyti.ms/yzLx60
January 19, 2012
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Dear Internet: The fight for the Open Internet isn’t over, but you made a REAL difference yesterday.
http://s3.amazonaws.com/propublica/assets/images/sopa-opera-count.png
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I think Santorum’s “Google Problem” has made him angry at us Internet people.
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This debate is way too much fun.
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Daring Fireball: The iPad’s Dominance of the Tablet Market
So this new report from the consulting firm Strategy Analytics , “Global Tablet OS Market Share: Q2 2011”, came out yesterday and made some news today: 1 Peter King, Director at Strategy Analytics, said, “Global tabletshipments reached 15.1 million units in Q2 2011, surging 331percent from 3.5…
January 18, 2012
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If you’re watching #modernfamily you’ll love this video by PuggleMan42!
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Watch this on @chilllive — How To Be Alone
http://chill.com/kenschafer/post/97f13352423a11e1a891123140ff5ed9/how-to-be-alone?utm_campaign=user_post_sharing&utm_content=post_video&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=users&utm_term=ec6eb350dd5e11e0b38512313f062d94
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The fact that no one controls the Internet is not a bug, it’s a feature.
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50 Years of Stupid Grammar Advice – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education
April 16 is the 50th anniversary of the publication of a little book that is loved and admired throughout American academe. Celebrations, readings, and toasts are being held, and a commemorative edition has been released. I won’t be celebrating. The Elements of Style does not deserve the enormous…