A New Zealand court has ruled that the U.S. Government must hand over the evidence they have against Megaupload so Kim Dotcom and other employees can properly defend themselves against the pending extradition request. The U.S. refused to comply but Judge Harvey concluded that this would be unfair. He further noted that the entire U.S. case stands or falls on the strength of the alleged copyright infringement charges.
» via TorrentFreak
This statute would essentially destroy the ability to speak anonymously online on sites in New York,” said Kevin Bankston, a staff attorney with the Center for Democracy and Technology. He added that the legislation provides a “heckler’s veto to anybody who disagrees with or doesn’t like what an anonymous poster said.
It’s worth contemplating one of the primary factors that drove Facebook’s adoption by (soon) 1 billion people: Loneliness. Americans have less support than ever — 1 in 8 in the Pew survey reported having no “discussion confidants.
A tiny Georgia telecommunications firm has filed the first formal complaint under the Federal Communications Commission’s new network neutrality rules. L2Networks charges that the Albany Water, Gas, and Light Commission (WG&L) has violated network neutrality principles by interfering with L2Networks’s efforts to provide customers with VoIP service over Albany WG&L’s fiber optic network.
» via ars technica
Uptime monitoring service Pingdom analyzed the top 10,000 websites on the web and unsurprisingly found out that 74.6% of them are served on web servers run by open source software. (via 75% of Top 10K Sites on the Web Served by Open Source Software)
Social networks pick up line picture on VisualizeUs on We Heart It. http://weheartit.com/entry/29120298
Politics / CISPA on We Heart It. http://weheartit.com/entry/29120133
STOP CISPA! PROTECT OUR FREEDOM OF SPEECH! NO GOVERNMENT REGULATION OF OUR INTERNET! THIS IS AMERICA, NOT CHINA!!
The Internet has helped the awareness of the ‘small guys,’ as opposed to days when the only brands that would thrive were the ones that could afford to open up a brick-and-mortar in the most prominent locations. Now, brands with a personality that resonates with audiences (e.g., Bonobos) can come to life in an interactive way. The Internet also makes it easier to find reviews about products and learn what your friends have purchased. These two factors combine to allow great products to shine through, whether those products come from established or new brands. Still, brick-and-mortar is here to stay; the attention, care, expertise and relationships delivered by those who do it right can never be replicated digitally. And of course shopping, like eating a meal with friends, is a social activity best enjoyed with others.” – Aaron Schwartz, Founder and CEO of Modify Watches
Sarah Palin Brings Out the Hypocrisy of the Feminist Left.
EXACTLY, TWO FACED BITCHES, THAT THINK THEY DO NOT HAVE TO FOLLOW THE RULES, JUST EVERYONE ELSE! PLAY THE VICTIM, AND BLAME EVERYONE ELSE FOR YOUR FAILURES YOU MARTYR!!
YES, BEING A STAY AT HOME MOM IS A NICE IDEAL, BUT WHO WILL WORK TO PAY THE BILLS? IT SURE AS HELL WON’T BE THE SOCIALIST/DEMOCRATS WITH THEIR ENTITLEMENT THINKING! GOD BLESS ALL AMERICAN PATRIOT, MOTHERS WHO WORK FOR A LIVING, AND DO NOT EXPECT HANDOUTS FROM GOVERNMENT, OR ASK THE AMERICAN TAXPAYERS TO PAY FOR HER BILLS!! GET A JOB! STOP GOVERNMENT HANDOUTS TO THE LAZY, LIBERAL, SOCIALIST, DEMOCRATS!
Oh so freakin true!
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS ALWAYS EQUALS MORE COST OF DOING BUSINESS, AND THEN THE COST IS PASSED DOWN TO THE CONSUMER! BIG GOVERNMENT = BAD BUSINESS = BAD GOVERNMENT = MORE CORRUPTION AND DYSFUNCTION!!
I gave my first ever commencement speech to the graduating class of 2012 at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
I think I told them everything important that I knew about going out into the world and being an artist, so I may never need to give another one.
This made me sob and laugh at the same time.
I am graduating college in a year and I feel absolutely terrified and uncertain and frustrated. I really needed this, Mr. Gaiman, thank you.
