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Things I Despised About My Education
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The Elsevier boycott one year on
A few days ago was the anniversary of the beginning of the Cost of Knowledge boycott of Elsevier. It seems a good moment to take stock of what the boycott has achieved and to think about what progr…
How LinkedIn Just Made Ten Million People Feel Special
I’m rarely impressed by email spam, but LinkedIn is doing something brilliant right now. Check it out!
What happened with LEGO
The price of a brick. NOTE: This blog has been moved to here “What happened with Legos? They used to be simple. Oh come on, I know you know what I’m talking about. Legos were simple. Somethin…
In the future, all space marines will be Warhammer 40K space marines
M.C.A. Hogarth's account of the 2012–2013 Games Workshop "space marine" trademark dispute over her novel Spots the Space Marine, with the original posts preserved and the book available direct.
Who Does Skype Let Spy?
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about power and the Internet, and what I call the feudal model of IT security that is becoming more and more pervasive. Basically, between cloud services and locked-down end-user devices, we have less control and visibility over our security—and have no point but to trust those in power…
Google Giving Will Provide 15,000 Raspberry Pi's to UK Schools
Today’s been a bit unlike most Tuesdays at the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Today we’re the recipients of a very generous grant from Google Giving, which will provide 15,000 Raspberry Pi Model Bs for schoolkids around the UK. Google’s Executive Chairman, Eric Schmidt, has just been to visit Cambridge, and he and Eben have…
Lawsuit Filed Against NYPD Street Body Scanners
When the TSA brought nude body scanners to the airports, demanding that the citizens allow the government to photograph them naked in order to get on a plane, there were some who said, “If yo…
Mozilla Recognized as Most Trusted Internet Company for Privacy
I’m very happy to share that Mozilla has been named the Most Trusted Internet Company for Privacy in 2012, according to a study performed by the Ponemon
Mark Zuckerberg's Hoodie
It is June 2, 2010 and Mark Zuckerberg is sweating. He's wearing his hoodie—he's always wearing his hoodie—and he's on stage and either the lights or the questions are too hot. His hosts are asking him about the privacy overreaches of Facebook. He's uncomfortable. He's mopping his brow. He apologize