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Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:29:26 +0000
Why Your Cell Phone Bill Is $90: The AT&T/Verizon Duopoly (Infographic)

AT&T and Verizon’s 64% control the U.S. cellular market. The graphic provides one of many ways to consider the possible effects of concentrated market share on consumers.

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Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:29:26 +0000
The online copyright war: the day the internet hit back at big media
As the demise of the Sopa anti-piracy act showed, established arguments for protecting the rights of content creators are almost impossible to apply to a digital world

Source: http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/topic/tech_news/popular/~3/_MdqhIvzDk0/the_online_copyright_war_the_day_the_internet_hit_back_at_big_media

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Wed, 11 Apr 2012 01:45:40 +0000
Found Objects, Worldviews & High On A Hill

Winter of 1946–1947 in the United Kingdom

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High On A Hill


Couple of things have been on my list of things that I have been
considering posting to the list over the past few days. Some different
topics, some directed to different people, though to the group
generally as well. Because that's how it works, eh.

Generally and specifically.

Concurrently.

Somewhat like, if you will imagine, first and third, with a weather
eye on second position.

Some topics that were generated as responses to posts on list. Some
topics from my day-to-day experiences. Some topics that were bought up
by friends on and off the net as being issues for them in recent
times. So here these subjects float in and around my brain,
occasionally bumping into the mundane activities that needs must be
carried out, and floating out into a wider orbit ... they will be
back, as surely as the sun will rise in the morning. Or so I believe.

 

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Sun, 03 Oct 2010 04:46:10 +0000
Chasing Mummies: Archeology as Reality TV

Dr. Zahi Hawass at the British Museum - Speech

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Dr Zahi Hawass the Egyptian archaeologist is well known to those who enjoy historical documentaries.  He is highly respected in his field and is the current Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities.  I have always found his manner rather abrasive and have tended to avoid his offerings.  However, his new TV show program on the History Channel: 'Chasing Mummies' is quite a different affair; this is actually riveting and addictive television.  The producers of 'Chasing Mummies' seem to have recognised the potential of Dr Hawass' explosive temper and have harnessed it to great effect.

In one incident, Dr Hawass' assistant Casey Fitchner gets completely blasted by the good doctor for being late to work.  Later, while exploring inside the Stepped Pyramid, Fitchner asks if there is somewhere she can go to the bathroom.  Dr Hawass informs her in no uncertain terms that the pyramid is a holy place and of course she can't go.  Later, she can no longer resist the call of nature and wets herself on camera.  Dr Hawass' outbursts make Gordon Ramsey look kindly and avuncular.

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Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:29:26 +0000
Should Teachers And Students Be Facebook Friends?
NEW YORK — Should students and teachers ever be friends on Facebook? School districts across the country, including the nation's largest, are weighing that question...

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/18/should-teachers-and-stude_0_n_1435728.html

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Tue, 04 May 2010 02:28:14 +0000
Software Piracy
Copyright is a form of intellectual property protection for a variety of literary and artistic endeavours. Everyone who has used the internet has at one time or another copied material illegally. This is due to the popular misconception, that once material is posted to the internet it can be freely copied: this not the case. Unless the author of the material has stated that is available for public use, then permission has to be obtained from the author for the material to be used. File sharing sites, is another issue that ...

Copyright is a form of intellectual property protection for a variety of literary and artistic endeavours. Everyone who has used the internet has at one time or another copied material illegally. This is due to the popular misconception, that once material is posted to the internet it can be freely copied: this not the case. Unless the author of the material has stated that is available for public use, then permission has to be obtained from the author for the material to be used.
File sharing sites, is another issue that concerning copyright laws. These sites/programs allow people to share material over the internet, this allows for copyrighted material to be shared and copied form one person to another. Some people believe this is okay as there is no transaction of money for the material: this is not true. File sharing is one of the biggest problems concerning copyright laws on the internet as there is no way to monitor all the information being shared between people and block and copyrighted material from being sent.
Now days because it is so easy to share copyrighted material over the internet and it is so frequently done many people do not see it as a crime that affects the authors finically. Although many people would not steal a cd from a store, download free music from the internet is socially acceptable on the internet.
The reason why people copy and break copyright laws is because they don’t want to pay for it. What most people don’t think about while there waiting happily as their download finishes, is that they are part of a mass group that is stealing from the author. This author has probably spent many hours of work developing a program hoping that in the end he can share with all of us and maybe get paid, to earn a living so he can continue provide us with software we want and need. But all those people who pirate software and wish for everything on the internet to be free or cheaper, are really just saying , we value what you have created but could you just do it for free? Would you do your job for free? Or cheaper? Highly unlikely, but that being said people that claim authors aren’t protecting their material enough, well all that can be said about that is, if people really want something enough, they’ll do anything, even if it might cost them jail time or a $50,000 fine.

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Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:51:15 GMT
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Thu, 17 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT
Muhammad Ali Becomes of Egypt (1805)
Four years after Ali, an Ottoman army commander, helped drive Napoleon from Ottoman-ruled Egypt, he was named wali—governor—of Egypt. He helped modernize Egypt and attempted to secure its independence. Though unsuccessful, his efforts established his progeny as the rulers of Egypt and Sudan for nearly 150 years and rendered Egypt a de facto independent state. He is thus considered one of the fathers of modern Egypt. How did Ali trick Egypt's Mameluke leaders into walking into a massacre? Discuss

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Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:35:27 +0000
Voki: free animated talking avatars, use your own voice
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Sun, 13 Feb 2011 06:17:55 +0000
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Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:31:14 +0000
WordOff: cleans nasty Word HTML, generates nice clean code
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Sun, 27 Mar 2011 09:14:05 +0000
Piwigo Photo Gallery
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Sat, 29 Jan 2011 08:21:11 +0000
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Sun, 13 Feb 2011 07:05:48 +0000
TweetTwain - Virtual Social Media Manager
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Fri, 18 May 2012 8:58 am AEST
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2012-05-17T23:46:58Z
House OKs continued war in Afghanistan

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio takes questions during his weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)The House endorsed the continued war in Afghanistan on Thursday despite acknowledgment from Republicans and Democrats that the American people are war-weary after more than a decade of conflict.


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Wed, 20 Apr 2011 07:13:36 PDT
15 Most Stressful Jobs in the World

Everyone has a bad day at work now and then. But if you have one of these 15 Most Stressful Jobs in the World, even one bad day can get you or someone else killed. From EMT to Coal Miner to Ice Road Trucker, these are the jobs that will keep you up at nights!


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Thu, 17 May 2012 23:20:12 GMT
Drug could boost brain cancer survival
A NEW drug could help prolong the life of people diagnosed with one of the most deadly forms of brain cancer, Australian researchers say.


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Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:39:20 +0000
Dawkins vs Pell on #QandA: Dopey Questions from a Dopey Audience
Richard Dawkins has commented since this debate that he was disappointed in his performance, blaming partly his jet lag, but also “… the astonishing bias of the audience and, second, the interfering chairman.” During the debate, Dawkins repeatedly asked some members of the audience with credulity: why is that funny?  He really ought to have [...]

Richard Dawkins has commented since this debate that he was disappointed in his performance, blaming partly his jet lag, but also “… the astonishing bias of the audience and, second, the interfering chairman.”

During the debate, Dawkins repeatedly asked some members of the audience with credulity: why is that funny?  He really ought to have been able to answer his own question without thinking about it too much.

Right from the start when we were introduced, it was clear that the studio audience was dominated by a Catholic cheer squad. They cheered whenever the Cardinal said anything, however stupid and ignorant.

 

Richard Dawkins giving a lecture based on his ...

Richard Dawkins giving a lecture based on his book, The God Delusion, in Reykjavik (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Source: Why Evolution is True

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It is true that Tony Jones repeatedly ‘interferred’ in the debate.

Such an extreme audience bias was a little off-putting, but it wouldn’t have mattered so much if the chairman had allowed us to have a proper debate instead of continually racing ahead to get in another dopey question.

Perhaps Dawkins didn’t really understand the nature of the Q and A program when he accepted the invitation to participate.  Q and A is primarily about questions and answers and audience participation, however dopey.  In limiting the debate and focussing on audience questions, Tony Jones was really only doing his job.  This did however, prevent any serious debate getting underway.

This was frustrating as Cardinal Pell made a number of astounding assertions, such as stating that atheists can gain admittance to heaven, evolution is ‘probably’ true, that modern humans are descended from Neanderthals, and that gay people have an inherent flaws, like those intentionally included in an oriental carpet.  It was odd that Pell, the foremost Catholic churchman in Australia, was unable to adequately explain transubstantiation of the host and resurrection of the body.  Had Dawkins been able to take Pell to task on these points, it could have been a very interesting debate, but then Q and A is not intended to be a debate.  If that is the case, it is hard to understand why the ABC included only two panelists.  Why not include some panelists with some different perspectives? Some religious or atheist female or gay panelists could have made the exchanges more balanced and stimulating.

But back to the dopey audience.  What the ‘dopey’ audience in this Q and A highlight is the ultimate futility of Dawkins’ cause.  It was distinctly noticeable that all the ‘dopey’ comments and questions came from religious members of the audience, or from Cardinal Pell himself.  What Richard Dawkins doesn’t seem to realise despite all his erudition is that religious people don’t really want anything to do with the truth.

You can present the religious with all manner of well reasoned, persuasive and intelligent arguments and they will hold up a hand and stop listening.  Religion gives stupid people a blueprint for living and comfortable answers to all the difficult questions.  The last thing they want to do is think about such things.

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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:57:19 +0000
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Thu, 17 May 2012 19:35:15 -0400
Facebook prices at top of range in landmark IPO
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc priced its initial public offering at the top of its target range to raise more than $16 billion, as strong demand, particularly from retail investors, fuels anticipation of a big pop in the stock when it begins trading Friday on the Nasdaq.

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Thu, 17 May 2012 17:20:49 GMT
Met Police to extract phone data
Mobile phone data of suspects in police custody is to be extracted and retained, regardless of whether charges are brought, the BBC has learned.

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Thu, 17 May 2012 22:05:15 +0000
Twitter announces targeted recommendation system

Twitter forged a small number of super-powerful users a few years back when it rolled out its suggested users list. This is a list of recommended users that new sign-ups were presented with. Accounts on that list accumulate many thousands of followers, but a one-size-fits-all approach isn’t always the best. Now Twitter is changing the [...]

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