Vincenze talks about the environmental impact of the war in Lebanon. Be sure to read the comments, they are of first hand experience.
There's been a whole bunch of talk about Philip Ruddock's proposed changes to Australian copyright laws to make them more digital friendly. Read the paraphernalia here, here and here. The basics of the changes are:
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Tonight my mate informed me that Google Maps now includes Australian streets. So, I did a quick search to have a play and something interesting happened. Check out the sponsored link on the bottom. Interesting eh? -dg
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Catching up on the turkish "missing-link" family:
If digg is for children and tech.memeorandum is for self-referencing elitists then Newsvine is for everyone else.
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Lawrence Lessig gave a talk last year. It was entitled "Who Owns Culture?"
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This article has introductory audio - download and listen to the mp3 below, then read on.
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Went out to the local shopping centre to conduct some commerce tonight.
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A group of technology activists staged an anti-DRM flashmob/protest in a large Paris music-shop yesterday. The group is called STOPDRM, a created by members of the Framasoft.net forum, where free software enthusiasts gather.
For those interested, Cory Doctorow is coming to Australia to give a few talks. Details here.
Thoughts on Russian music sites such as allTunes.com
A good article which clearly gives concise reasons why DRM is bad for the average consumer in an effort to help them make informed decisions.
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