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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And for my next trick…
Well, New York has certainly been interesting. I’m in the Hotel New Yorker, in Chelsea. Within pretty easy walking distance of a LOT of downtown, including Times Square, and right across from Madison Square Garden. Very cool to see a lot of the stuff that I’ve only thus far seen on TV. The flight in was honestly the best, landing in La Guardia, and seeing the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building and such. Very, very cool.
However, Times Square gives me Blader Runner flashbacks. I keep expecting a blimp overhead spouting “…can be yours in the outer colonies…”
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Thuggin’ and Buggin’
Here’s a quick look at what I’m doing today: going mano a mano with Ian Taylor in New York. For giggles, here’s a look at two versions of my superstar card for the game Raw Deal:
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What I’m up to this weekend
On an amusing note (to some) I’ll be in New York this weekend, attending the world championships for Raw Deal, the game that I playtest, run, and play. Ian Taylor and I have a bit of a score to settle, and I’ll be playing in all the random events throughout the day. Should be much fun, and is my “spring break.”
After this, back to the grind…must get paper done….
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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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