Still don’t have the del.icio.us autopost thing working again, so I haven’t updated in a while… here’s a big ‘ol mess ‘o links:
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Darfur conflict heralds era of wars triggered by climate change, […]
Last month, Brian Kelly of Carlisle, Pa., was riding with a friend when the car he was in was pulled over by a local police officer. Kelly, an amateur videographer, had his video camera with him and decided to record the traffic stop.
The officer who pulled over the vehicle saw the camera and demanded […]
Douglas Rushkoff thinks the Hillary Soprano ad fails because:
Hilary Clinton put herself in the role of Tony Soprano. He is a sociopath and a killer, willing to do anything for power. Why would a candidate present herself in such a role? […] Hilary and Bill Clinton have just made sure we equate Hilary’s ambitions and […]
I’ve been meaning to comment on Abe’s comments on my Myspace vs. Friendster post, but now comes along something else interesting:
Viewing American class divisions through Facebook and MySpace by danah boyd.
This is well done and interesting. I’ve got nothing to argue with here, per se. But what’s interesting to me is that Facebook has only […]
On IM this morning:
Klintron: the google phone will crush the iphone
Klintron: and it will be free
Klintron: but it will record all of your conversations
Dr. Gabbo: and target ads
Dr. Gabbo: into your ear
Klintron: yes
Klintron: it will play little ads while you’re talking based on what you talk about
Dr. Gabbo: that would be fucking funny
Klintron: like […]
Utterly fucking terrifying:
Senior judges from North America and Europe were in the midst of a panel discussion about torture and terrorism law, when a Canadian judge’s passing remark - “Thankfully, security agencies in all our countries do not subscribe to the mantra ‘What would Jack Bauer do?’ ” - got the legal bulldog in Judge […]
Abe says, in reference to this:
It’s funny to read the tech types on this stuff cause they just don’t get culture. Sure the Facebook app platform is light years ahead of what MySpace is doing, but it doesn’t exactly help you promote your band or your photo studio or your art does it? I’m actually […]
Here’s what freedom of press will look like under the Manhattan Mussolini. So Lepacek is a crank? Bit of a nutter? Fine. But does arresting members of the press (or even hecklers) remind you of anyone?