Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
Interesting links for August 21st 2008 through August 22nd 2008:
Monkey Magic - Karen Lury / University of Glasgow [Flow TV, 8.06] - Playful and engaging reading of the BBC Monkey-style BBC Opening for the Olympic Games: "A playful, irreverent choice then: a trailer that reverses a mythic journey (from ...
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Thursday, August 14th, 2008
I must have blinked and missed a Steve Jobs announcement festival somewhere, because the iTunes Australian Stores is now selling and renting films:
That said, $25 for some new releases and $6 for a 'rental' which kills itself (thanks to DRM) after 24 hours (from the time the movie is first ...
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Monday, August 11th, 2008
Interesting links for August 10th 2008 through August 11th 2008:
having “exclusive rights” in a region is a remnant of the twentieth century’s mass media [jill/txt] - "The tyranny of digital distance is most often experienced by people outside of the United States. ... Another aspect of these cultural blockades where ...
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008
Interesting links for August 5th 2008 through August 6th 2008:
Thailand bans Grand Theft Auto IV [BBC] - "Copies of Grand Theft Auto IV have been pulled in Thailand after a teenager confessed to murdering a taxi driver. The 18-year-old high school student is accused of stabbing the cab driver to ...
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Interesting links for May 5th 2008 through May 6th 2008:
Little Brother » Download for Free - Cory Doctorow's new young adult novel "Little Brother" is out and is also available, in its entirety, as a free download. The novel explores issues of privacy and surveillance (among others) as they ...
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