January 2012
“But this idea that knowledge can be separated from facts - that we can know...”
– Rough Type: Nicholas Carr’s Blog: The Summers’ Tale (via infoneer-pulse)
“The future will look very different as we strip the information-carrying...”
– The High Cost of Low Bandwidth by Bill Davidow (via poptech)
Drumroll, please... Introducing iFixit.org |... →
minimalmac:
We have been traveling to developing countries in Asia and Africa, visiting e-waste scrapyards and small repair shops, meeting “fixers” who breathe new life into gadgets that the western world has tossed away, and photographing the journey. Part travelogue, part investigative reporting, part soapbox, iFixit.org promises only one thing: a clear-eyed, thoughtful look at global repair...
“There as a study in which it comes out that thirty of the largest companies in...”
– Massachusetts Senate candidate ELIZABETH WARREN, on The Daily Show (via inothernews)
salvatore ferragamo menswear f/w 2012
visionsofyves:
photos from: style.com
kateoplis:
Under SOPA, streaming copyrighted content would be a felony. Anyone who posts/downloads copyrighted work faces up to five years in jail.
So to recap, “you could get five years in jail for uploading a Michael Jackson song, one more than the doctor who killed him.”
— SSchillace
Obama signed the National Defense Authorization... →
shortformblog:
Today I have signed into law H.R. 1540, the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.” I have signed the Act chiefly because it authorizes funding for the defense of the United States and its interests abroad, crucial services for service members and their families, and vital national security programs that must be renewed. In hundreds of separate sections...
“Harvard has the second largest endowment in the world, second only to the funds...”
– E Keathley
Guys, I am still trying to wrap my mind around this. An institution that almost literally has more money than god declaring it can no longer afford it’s librarians.
(via librarianpirate)
maxfuckingbemis:
“Well, Kanye,” the doctor said, holding a clipboard as he looked at his eager patient, “It seems that you are very ill. The illest, in fact.”
“What is it, doc?” Kanye asked in concern.
“After several tests, a team of professionals and I have concluded that you are…” he sighed, “suffering from realness.”
“Responsibility I believe accrues through privilege. People like you and me have...”
– Noam Chomsky (via revolutionnow)
Captain Pointy Ears: FBI shuts down MegaUpload... →
ragnell:
plusonecard:
bitshare:
Wow, on the heels of the SOPA protest which is heavily related to online piracy, today come to find out the FBI has just shut down the major file sharing service MegaUpload. Seven people from the online service have been charged by the…
The First Battle of the Internet War
stfuconservatives:
wickedclothes:
In response to the United States Department of Justice shutting down the popular MEGAUPLOAD website, hacktivist group Anonymous has shut down the Department of Justice website.
I think Anonymous won the hearts of millions today.
I have a consistent eye turned sideways toward Anonymous, but this is really awesome. Don’t mess with the Internet, folks. I want...