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Category Archives: Copyright
It’s incumbent upon every one of us…
…to FUCK SHIT THE FUCK UP. In an orderly, creative and productive manner.
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The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend
I did not know Aaron Swartz, although we had many friends in common. I will leave it to them to eulogise him; it is not my place. But I know the internet. I got my first, dial-up connected hint into … Continue reading
Posted in Coding, Copyright, Hobbies, Law
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The law of the horse
One of my favourite US judges is Frank Easterbrook – which is no surprise, given that he’s a Posner padawan. One of his more notable contributions is his famous speech on the “law of the horse”; the idea that the … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Free speech, Law, Misc, Politics, Skepticism
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Open Access will punch your nan in the face
In 1990, HMP Strangeways, a remand prison in the United Kingdom, saw a riot and essential siege that left one person dead and a large number injured. The riot was the British equivalent of the Attica riot – it led … Continue reading
Tab clearing
It’s already done the rounds, but Jason Alexander’s apology for a joke he made about cricket being a “gay sport” is worth reading. A New York Times article on the research around the healthiness of salt has, once again, proven … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Law, Science, Wikipedia
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