February 2009
23 posts
Facebook Owns You(r Content) →
I know that people think I’m crazy and paranoid to ditch Facebook. What could it hurt, after all, to put all your pictures, daily thoughts, political, religious and economic opinions on a website that irrevocably requires you to sign over your rights to your content permanently?
Facebook’s new Terms of Service do that. Your stuff isn’t your own anymore, congratulations. They...
US lawmaker injects ISP throttle into Obama rescue... →
Attempting to derail net neutrality - is Feinstein paying attention? I would be incredibly surprised if anybody managed to sneak an end to net neutrality by Obama, particularly in the guise of an amendment to expanding broadband to rural areas.
Geek-gasm
Given my love for and devotion to (a) Real Genius and (b) Star Trek: TNG, you can understand my downright gleeful reaction to the following post on Wil Wheaton’s blog.
WWdN: In Exile: twitter funtimes
I had a similar reaction to the Real Genius references on Psych, but that wasn’t the combined power of geekery.
Are You Kidding Me? →
The Associated Press, in an total corporate-asshole-fuck-the-lot-of-you move, is suing Shepard Fairey for copyright infringement for creating the iconic Obama Hope poster.
So you can already see what I think. It prompted me to read more, and so then I found out about them suing bloggers and not quite getting the idea of fair use. Nice.
And traditional media, including journalism, music, TV, etc....
“Women took part in the revolution beside men. They felt their freedom and...”
– Farideh Ghayrat (via the BBC)
Troopies 365 →
A full year of four little Lego storm trooper guys traveling about and getting their picture taken. It has the potential to be just another gnome-traveling project, but the photographs are so good it raises it up a level.
The project of icedsoul photography .:teymur madjderey.
What's in a name? →
“your, um, signature doesn’t match the one on the card.”
WatchI totally understand what this guy is talking about. Story here.
No torture pressure? →
One hopes not. Guantanamo fallout continues. UK officials unhappy. US again looks like a bully. FAB.
Terrible Towels Legacy →
This was a really nice superbowl story. I’m not much for football, but it’s good to know some of those profits are going to a good place.
Wal-Mart and Healthcare →
I refer to Wal-Mart as an evil empire because of their wage practices. Sure, the prices are cheap at checkout, but that’s because many of the “savings” to the customer are coming right out of the paychecks and benefits of their employees. But if you look more closely, those “savings” are also coming out of taxpayer pockets: they don’t insure their employees, but...
It's Like the Matrix
flashboy: @twitchhiker - How many times have you had to explain what Twitter is in the past few days? #twitchhiker (thanks @jopkins!)
twitchhiker: @flashboy Nobody's asked! Twitter is like The Matrix. It's mind-meltingly difficult to explain; you have to try it for yourself #twitchhiker
Britney Spears' Hummer →
She owned a 2002 6-liter V8 H2 Hummer. With pink Louis Vuitton interior.
UGH.
So Very Klassy.
“Twitter, as with anything online, has become another “I want the most friends”...”
– criticsquid via stephen fry’s website