Monday, July 7th, 2008
Interesting links for July 4th 2008 through July 7th 2008:
Iran: death penalty for "corrupt weblogs" [Boing Boing] - "New legislation has been proposed in Iran that could make blogging a crime punishable by death. ... A translated English copy of the proposed legislation is here."
Watching you, watching YouTube [BBC NEWS ...
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
Interesting links for June 12th 2008 through June 17th 2008:
Blogger arrests hit record high [BBC NEWS | Technology] - "Since 2003, 64 people have been arrested for publishing their views on a blog, says the University of Washington annual report. In 2007 three times as many people were arrested for ...
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Interesting links for June 2nd 2008:
It Really Looks Like Ice on Mars [Universe Today] - The Phoenix Lander on Mars may have uncovered ice. As anyone with a passing interesting in Mars science fiction will know, actually finding water/ice on Mars is the single either makes or breaks the ...
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Interesting links for May 21st 2008:
The Long Tail Wags the Dog [Technorati Weblog] - "Nowhere have we seen a bigger impact of blogging and social media on the American political landscape than on the 2008 presidential election. Candidate appearances formerly confined to a small town are uploaded to YouTube and ...
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
While there are many elements of the film Gattaca which are realistically extrapolated from contemporary society, I really thought that scanning someone else's DNA to determine how romantically or sexually compatible they may or may not be with you was one of the more fictional elements. It seems I ...
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Friday, May 16th, 2008
Interesting links for May 15th 2008 through May 16th 2008:
From Atari Joyboard to Wii Fit: 25 years of "exergaming" [Boing Boing Gadgets] - A fascinating look at the ancestors of the Nintendo WIi Fit system, from excercise bike/game hybrids to Dance, Dance Revolution.
US 'cyber-bully' mother indicted [BBC NEWS] - "A ...
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Interesting links for May 5th 2008 through May 6th 2008:
Little Brother ยป 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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Sunday, April 27th, 2008
Interesting links for April 27th 2008 through April 28th 2008:
Nielsen Online: Produsage Trends in Australia and New Zealand [Produsage.org] - Using details from Nielsen Online, Axel gives an outline of how many Australians and Kiwis are using Web 2.0 tools, and how many are "produsing" (lowdown: a lot use, less ...
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
Interesting links for April 14th 2008:
The new digital paparazzi [On Line Opinion - 14/4/2008] - Peter Black discusses "the new digital paparazzi" which are more likely friends, family, or even ourselves, posting photos online with little concern for personal privacy. Black argues that this is evident of a shift ...
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