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Wednesday February 1st, 2012
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How Patents Have Held Back 3D Printing
posted 02/01/2012, 9:48 AM (Techdirt)
[Category: Science/Technology]
The purpose of the intellectual property system that we have is to promote the progress. When there is strong evidence that certain elements of it hold back the progress, it seems like something that should be explored. Glyn recently wrote about the plans to make 3D object plan files available on the Pirate Bay. In that post, he pointed to a great ... (more) |
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Tuesday January 31st, 2012
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Tuesday January 24th, 2012
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The Pirate Bay Wants You To Really Download A Car
posted 01/24/2012, 11:57 PM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
 You wouldn’t download a car, the Internet meme predicted. But if The Pirate Bay has its way that action will be a reality in the years to come. In preparation for this world-changing day, the world’s biggest torrent site has just premiered a new section containing the plans for physical items that can be downloaded then printed out. Today its a plastic pirate ship, but one tomorrow in a decade or two it may well be a car.... (more) |
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Sunday January 15th, 2012
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Environmentalists Are Bad for the Environment
posted 01/08/2012, 7:37 PM (CEI.org)
[Category: Science/Technology]
A few weeks ago, I was walking the streets of Washington, D.C. when I happened to look up and catch the eye of a red-faced young man wearing the two things which cause me dread -- the naive optimism of youth and a shirt that read "Go Green!"
He had a clipboard, too. Never a good sign. Nor was he alone -- his green-shirted cohorts swarmed the sidewalk, accosting every passersby whose attention they could capture with: "Do you have a moment for the environment?"
Fortu... (more) |
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Friday December 30th, 2011
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15 Percent of US File-Sharers Hide Their IP-Address, More to Folllow
posted 12/30/2011, 3:00 AM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
In response to increasing legal actions and surveillance of Internet traffic, more and more file-sharers are choosing to hide their identities online. New data gathered through telephone interviews with thousands of adults reveals that in the US 15 percent of all file-sharers take measures to hide their IP-address. Some VPN and proxy providers have doubled their customer base in 2011, and this upward trend is bound to continue in the coming year.... (more) |
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Thursday December 29th, 2011
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Bugs may be resistant to genetically modified corn
posted 12/29/2011, 1:41 AM (Associated Press)
[Category: Science/Technology]
One of the nation's most widely planted crops — a genetically engineered corn plant that makes its own insecticide — may be losing its effectiveness because a major pest appears to be developing resistance more quickly than scientists expected.
The U.S. food supply is not in any immediate danger because the problem remains isolated. But scientists fear potentially risky farming practices could be blunting the hybrid's sophisticated weaponry.
When it was introduced i... (more) |
On Eve Of Net Boycott, Dump GoDaddy Exodus Begins
posted 12/29/2011, 1:32 AM (Fox News)
[Category: Science/Technology]
It's a boycott of viral proportions.
GoDaddy.com, one of the largest domain registrars on the Internet, stands to potentially lose thousands of customers on Thursday, Dec. 29, after the company gave and then repealed its support for a controversial bill before Congress that many fear could heavily restrict the web.
On the eve of what has been dubbed "Dump Go Daddy Day," imgur.com -- pronounced "imager," it's one of the largest image hosting sites in the world, ... (more) |
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Saturday December 24th, 2011
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Go Daddy Lost 21,054 Domains Yesterday
posted 12/24/2011, 11:12 PM (TheNextWeb)
[Category: Science/Technology]
It’s going to get worse before it gets better for domain registration company Go Daddy. Yesterday, we reported that Go Daddy had reversed its decision to support SOPA. Its customer service reps are even taking to the phones to beg you to keep your domain... (more) While we're not going to pay money to switch all 26 or so of our domains, all our future domains will certainly be purchased through other providers. - Chris, InfoLib |
Dutch Parliament: Downloading Movies and Music Will Stay Legal
posted 12/24/2011, 10:41 PM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
In an attempt to reduce widespread piracy in the Netherlands, the government there recently introduced a plan that would make downloading movies and music unlawful. However, this proposal was binned yesterday by a motion from the Dutch parliament due to concerns it would restrict the free flow of information, invade the privacy of citizens and invite copyright trolls. Instead, they encourage the entertainment industry to focus their attention on providing authorized alternatives.... (more) |
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Friday December 23rd, 2011
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Wednesday December 21st, 2011
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ITC rules in favor of Apple's patent claims, bans HTC devices in US
posted 12/21/2011, 11:52 PM (SlashGear)
[Category: Science/Technology]
The US International Trade Commission has just ruled in favor of Apple’s patent claims against HTC, banning some HTC devices from sale and importation to the US. The decision comes after ITC found that HTC violated two claims on one of Apple’s patents. This final patent infringement ruling will not take effect until April 19, 2012.... (more) "...but if we didn't have a government, there'd be monopolies running everything!" |
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Tuesday December 20th, 2011
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Monday December 19th, 2011
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Friday December 16th, 2011
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Climategate Bombshell: Did U.S. Gov't Help Hide Climate Data?
posted 12/16/2011, 4:10 PM (Fox News)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Are your tax dollars helping hide global warming data from the public? Internal emails leaked as part of “Climategate 2.0” indicate the answer may be "Yes."
The original Climategate emails -- correspondence stolen from servers at a research facility in the U.K. and released on the Internet in late 2009 -- shook up the field of climate research. Now a new batch posted in late November to a Russian server shows that scientists at the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Uni... (more) |
Megaupload Video Reinstated, Universal Says “You Can’t Touch Us”
posted 12/16/2011, 4:10 PM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
A week ago today, Megaupload’s now-famous Mega Song was on its way to becoming a viral hit, only to be cut down from YouTube by a Universal Music takedown demand. Following the filing of a Megaupload lawsuit the song is back online, but Universal are standing firm. You can’t touch us on DMCA grounds, the label says in a new filing, adding it can take down any material, even if it doesn’t infringe their rights.... (more) |
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Wednesday December 7th, 2011
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Friday December 2nd, 2011
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Swiss Govt: Downloading Movies and Music Will Stay Legal
posted 12/02/2011, 10:56 AM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
One in three people in Switzerland download unauthorized music, movies and games from the Internet and since last year the government has been wondering what to do about it. This week their response was published and it was crystal clear. Not only will downloading for personal use stay completely legal, but the copyright holders won’t suffer because of it, since people eventually spend the money saved on entertainment products.
Switzerland, just as in dozens of other countries, th... (more) |
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Tuesday November 29th, 2011
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NY Times & LA Times Both Come Out Against SOPA & PIPA
posted 11/29/2011, 3:19 AM (Techdirt)
[Category: Science/Technology]
We've written a few times about how columnists at various mainstream press outlets have been speaking out against SOPA and PIPA, showing that the story is catching on in the mainstream media. However, some of our critics have complained that since these are just writers for those publications, it's unfair to suggest that the publication itself has come out. Okay... if that's the way you want it. Let's try this one on for size: the New York Times has officially come out against SOPA and PIPA... (more) |
SOPA Gets Taiwanese News Animation Treatment
posted 11/29/2011, 3:19 AM (Techdirt)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Want to know when a bit of news has really hit the mainstream? It's when the Taiwanese company Next Media Animation does a computer generated animation of the story. These videos have become a media sensation. Guess what they just took on? Yup, the battle over SOPA, which they animate by showing Hollywood lobbyists seeking to attack the internet, and showing not only how tech compani... (more) |
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Thursday November 24th, 2011
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Friday November 18th, 2011
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Thursday November 17th, 2011
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Thoughts On The House Judiciary Committee's Hearings On SOPA
posted 11/17/2011, 11:16 PM (Techdirt)
[Category: Science/Technology]
As some of you know, I spent three plus hours this morning watching the House's SOPA hearings, with the deck stacked against anyone who pointed out concerns about the broad overreach of these bills. I "live tweeted" my thoughts, and apparently did so so much that, at one point, Twitter cut me off for having "exceeded my limit"! I had no idea such a thing was possible. The other technological issue of the day was that the video stream from the House was terrible for the first half of the hearings... (more) |
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Wednesday November 16th, 2011
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Monday November 14th, 2011
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Internet keeps government honest: Google chief
posted 11/14/2011, 11:25 AM (AFP)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Broader adoption of the Internet will keep governments on their toes as wired-up citizens exercise their newfound power to check rights abuses, Google chief Eric Schmidt said on Saturday.
"In nations and communities around the world, citizens are turning to online tools to keep their governments honest," he told business leaders on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Honolulu.
"Whistleblowing has never been so easy," he said.... (more) |
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Saturday November 12th, 2011
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House Judiciary Committee Refuses To Hear Wider Tech Industry Concerns About SOPA
posted 11/12/2011, 8:10 PM (Techdirt)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Ever since SOPA was introduced, we'd heard that the eventual House Judiciary Committee hearings on the bill would be an unfairly stacked deck. Despite such wide opposition to the bill, and the fact that this represents a massive change to the regulatory and technological framework of the internet, we'd been told, repeatedly, that the hearings would be set up with three representatives in favor of the bill, and just one against. Apparently, the supporters of the bill are simply too afraid to actu... (more) |
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Wednesday November 9th, 2011
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Sunday November 6th, 2011
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Thursday November 3rd, 2011
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Monday October 31st, 2011
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A Sister's Eulogy for Steve Jobs
posted 10/31/2011, 11:47 PM (New York Times)
[Category: Science/Technology]
I grew up as an only child, with a single mother. Because we were poor and because I knew my father had emigrated from Syria, I imagined he looked like Omar Sharif. I hoped he would be rich and kind and would come into our lives (and our not yet furnished apartment) and help us. Later, after I’d met my father, I tried to believe he’d changed his number and left no forwarding address because he was an idealistic revolutionary, plotting a new world for the Arab people.
Even as a ... (more) |
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Saturday October 29th, 2011
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ISP Boss Brands Copyright Trolls “Scum”, Vows To Stop Them
posted 10/29/2011, 1:24 AM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
The chief executive of a leading Australian ISP says his company will almost certainly invest a huge some of money to stop their customers being targeted by so-called copyright trolls. John Linton of Exetel has branded those attempting to blackmail his subscribers as “scum” and says that his company would almost certainly make changes to their systems to bring the trolls’ activities to an end.... (more) |
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Monday October 24th, 2011
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Tuesday October 18th, 2011
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Friday October 14th, 2011
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Undercover Cops and Politicians Escape BitTorrent Lawsuits
posted 10/14/2011, 11:54 AM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Court papers filed in one of the mass-lawsuits against BitTorrent users reveal some interesting facts. In an attempt to justify suing dozens of people at once, the attorney claims that this is a practical issue. Apparently the copyright holder has decided to throw out a lot of cases, because the defendants have died, are political or public figures, employed by the army, or part of a covert police operation. ... (more) |
Which VPN Providers Really Take Anonymity Seriously?
posted 10/09/2011, 6:14 AM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Last month it became apparent that not all VPN providers live up to their marketing after an alleged member of Lulzsec was tracked down after using a supposedly anonymous service from HideMyAss. We wanted to know which VPN providers take privacy extremely seriously so we asked many of the leading providers two very straightforward questions. Their responses will be of interest to anyone concerned with anonymity issues.... (more) |
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Thursday October 6th, 2011
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The Pirate Bay Adds Domain to Bypass Court Order
posted 10/06/2011, 4:49 AM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Showing how futile Internet censorship can be, The Pirate Bay has registered a new domain name to allow Belgian users to access the site and bypass a recent court order. For just a few dollars, The Pirate Bay should now be fully accessible in the future, and the site has already started redirecting Belgian users to their new home.
Yesterday the Antwerp Court of Appeal ordered the Belgian ISPs Belgacom and Telenet to initiate DNS blockades of 11 domains connected to The Pirate ... (more) |
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Wednesday October 5th, 2011
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Saturday October 1st, 2011
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Friday September 30th, 2011
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Thursday September 29th, 2011
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Monday September 26th, 2011
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Thursday September 15th, 2011
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Thursday September 8th, 2011
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YouTube’s Content-ID Piracy Filter Wreaks Havoc
posted 09/08/2011, 3:27 PM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
YouTube describes its Content-ID anti-piracy filter as a state-of-the-art technology, but those who look closely can see that in some cases it creates a huge mess. The system invites swindlers to claim copyright on other people’s videos and make money off them through ads. It automatically assigns thousands of videos to people who don’t hold the copyrights, and its take-down process appears to be hugely biased towards copyright holders.... (more) |
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Tuesday September 6th, 2011
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Tuesday August 30th, 2011
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The Decline of Climate Change Hysteria
posted 08/30/2011, 6:03 AM (Anthony Gregory)
[Category: Science/Technology]
For decades, concern about global warming spread steadily, moving from academic circles to the general population, and probably peaking around 2006 or so. Not only did An Inconvenient Truth win Al Gore a Nobel Peace Prize, around that time we began seeing the “consensus” about climate change take over the entire mainstream political spectrum, with most top Republicans endorsing “cap and trade” and other such “market-based” corporatist measures to combat greenhouse gasses.
Yet now... (more) |
Mental illness rise linked to climate
posted 08/30/2011, 6:02 AM (Sydney Morning Herald)
[Category: Science/Technology]
RATES of mental illnesses including depression and post-traumatic stress will increase as a result of climate change, a report to be released today says.
The paper, prepared for the Climate Institute, says loss of social cohesion in the wake of severe weather events related to climate change could be linked to increased rates of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress and substance abuse.
As many as one in five people reported ''emotional injury, stress and despa... (more) |
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Saturday August 27th, 2011
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YouTube Downloader Site Sued By World's Biggest Music Labels
posted 08/26/2011, 7:22 PM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
The world’s largest recording labels have joined forces in Japan to sue a site which enables users to download material from YouTube. Universal, EMI, Sony, Warner and more than 25 other labels are seeking almost $3 million in damages and the closure of TubeFire, a site which converts the streaming-only experience of YouTube into music and videos to be enjoyed on any device, anytime.
YouTube is without doubt one of the greatest sites ever to grace the Internet. In its library it h... (more) |
69% Say It's Likely Scientists Have Falsified Global Warming Research
posted 08/05/2011, 2:42 AM (Rasmussen Reports)
[Category: Science/Technology]
The debate over global warming has intensified in recent weeks after a new NASA study was interpreted by skeptics to reveal that global warming is not man-made. While a majority of Americans nationwide continue to acknowledge significant disagreement about global warming in the scientific community, most go even further to say some scientists falsify data to support their own beliefs.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of American Adults shows that 69% say it's... (more) |
Patently ridiculous: 5 video game patents you didn't know existed
posted 07/29/2011, 11:31 PM (Pocket Gamer)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Patents are tricky things. On one hand they're a smart move, letting bold new innovators take cash and credit for their groundbreaking ideas. They stamp out direct clones and stop your competitors from swiping your smartest inventions.
But they can also stifle and strangle creativity, putting a legal chokehold on the coolest concepts, mechanics, and ideas. In this article, you'll see both hardware design and gameplay ideas - including modes, features, and scoring systems - locked ... (more) |
Anti-Piracy Lawyers Rip Off Work From Competitor
posted 07/28/2011, 11:40 AM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Anti-piracy lawyer John Steele is without doubt one of the most active proponents of the pay-up-or-else settlement scheme in the United States. In less than a year he filed more than 80 mass-lawsuits for his clients, targeting thousands of alleged BitTorrent users. Nevertheless it appears that Steele himself can be awarded the pirate label, since he’s blatantly ripped of the work of a competitor.... (more) |
Former Google CIO: LimeWire Pirates Were iTunes’ Best Customers
posted 07/26/2011, 10:26 PM (TorrentFreak)
[Category: Science/Technology]
Delivering his keynote address at this week’s annual CA Expo in Sydney, former Google CIO Douglas C Merrill added to the growing belief that punishing and demonizing file-sharers is a bad idea. Merrill, who after his Google stint joined EMI records, revealed that his profiling research at the label found that LimeWire pirates were iTunes’ biggest customers.
Yesterday, during his keynote speech at the CA Expo in Sydney, former Google boss Douglas C Merrill said that companies stuck... (more) |
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