Lawrence Lessig is giving away free copies of his book The Future of Ideas to anyone who donates $5 to the Creative Commons. Take a look, and act fast…they won’t last long, I’m betting.
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This must be stopped
******sexual is the new black.
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MADRID, Spain (CNN) — A massive, coordinated terror strike on Madrid’s commuter train system killed at least 173 people and wounded over 600 at the height of the city’s rush hour, Spain’s interior minister says. Full story here from CNN.
The government is blaming ETA, but they haven’t officially taken credit yet. Here’s a link to El Pais ran through Google translator. edit: here’s a link to the special edition of El Pais in PDF for today, covering the tragedy. edit:El Pais is now reporting that blaming ETA may be premature, since they discovered tapes in Arabic along with detonators in the area of one of the explosions. edit:ETA is officially denying involvement in the bombing. edit:And now, a branch of Al Qaeda is claiming responsibility. Thanks a lot, War on Terrorism. For everyone we know with friends or family in Madrid, I hope that they are ok. |
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Oh, how I love the EFF…
The EFF just announced that they are suing the FCC over the broadcast flag legislation. Let me take this moment to say: everyone who reads this should join the EFF. It’s one of the few causes where I know that my money is actually doing good things. I had a chance to meet Fred von Lohmann at the ALA conference in San Diego, and it just reinforced that these guys have their stuff together.
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Spring break?
Just wondering where it is? I seem busier now than before…how is everyone else doing?
This wooden kinetic sculpture from David C. Roy is one of the few things I’ve ever seen that just makes me want it. There’s something intrinsically beautiful about the mathmatic regularity of it…it’s just pure in some way. Then again, it may just be the Victorian Steampunk in me that also makes me like these clocks. Cory has really good taste.
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Am I a Geek?
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Done and done
Comps over!!!! I hope that everyone enjoys the break…(and I was just kidding about posting my comp paper…jeez guys)
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Comprehensive Exams
I hope that everyone at UNC has fun tomorrow with Comps. I’ll be in Davis, sipping a Diet Coke and hiding in a corner somewhere trying to get the damn thing done. Good luck, everybody. I wonder if there are any rules about posting the content after I’m finished? Just for the heck of it…
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Got Serenity?
In good news for Joss Whedon fans, a movie based on Firefly has gotten the greenlight. They’ve even managed to sign the original cast! Great news, and anyone who hasn’t discovered this sci-fi gem should definitely take a look.