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iAWFUL: a NetChoice Initiative Tracking the Worst Internet Laws in America
netchoice.org/iawful/, posted 2009 by peter in business list politics usa
Reckless and misguided laws, often originating at the state level, threaten to undermine the foundation of the free and open Internet. Some of the most serious threats to the Internet come in the form of lawmakers trying to 'fix' it. [...] NetChoice is dedicated to fighting these attacks on core Internet principles. Through this site, the Internet Advocates' Watchlist For Ugly Laws (iAWFUL) will track dangerous legislation and mobilize citizens to defeat bills and proposals that threaten the future of ecommerce and online communication.
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Offhand but on record | The Japan Times Online
search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nc20090819a1.html, posted 2009 by peter in opinion privacy security
The lesson in all of this is that little we do is ephemeral anymore. We leave electronic audit trails everywhere we go, with everything we do. This won't change: We can't turn back technology. But as technology makes our conversations less ephemeral, we need laws to step in and safeguard our privacy. We need comprehensive data privacy laws, protecting our data and communications regardless of where it is stored or how it is processed. We need laws forcing companies to keep it private and delete it as soon as it is no longer needed, and laws giving us the right to delete our data from third-party sites. And we need international cooperation to ensure that companies cannot flaunt data privacy laws simply by moving themselves offshore.
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The Web Sockets API
dev.w3.org/html5/websockets/, posted 2009 by peter in communication development html networking reference specification webdesign
This specification defines an API that enables Web pages to use the Web Sockets protocol for two-way communication with a remote host.
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Reverse HTTP Demo
www.reversehttp.net/demos/demo.html, posted 2009 by peter in communication demo development javascript networking webdesign
This page contains a running web server, written in Javascript. The web server responds to requests to http://demo86824bbb.www.reversehttp.net/ by sending the contents of the text box below.
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Hackers Break Into Police Computer | Australian Federal Police
www.theage.com.au/technology/security/hackers-break-into-police-computer-as-sting-backfires-20090818-eohc.html, posted 2009 by peter in humor security
An Australian Federal Police boast, on the ABC's Four Corners program, about officers breaking up an underground hacker forum, has backfired after hackers broke into a federal police computer system. Security consultants say police appear to have been using the computer as a honeypot to collect information on members of the forum but the scheme came undone after the officers forgot to set a password.
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Connexions - Sharing Knowledge and Building Communities
cnx.org/, posted 2009 by peter in collaboration community creativecommons free reference
Connexions is: a place to view and share educational material made of small knowledge chunks called modules that can be organized as courses, books, reports, etc. Anyone may view or contribute: * authors create and collaborate * instructors rapidly build and share custom collections * learners find and explore content
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Welcome | Flat World Knowledge
www.flatworldknowledge.com/, posted 2009 by peter in business collaboration printing reference toread
Our books are free online. We offer convenient, low-cost choices for students – softcovers for under $30, audio books and chapters, self-print options, and more. Our books are open for instructors to modify and make their own (for their own course - not for anybody else's). Our books are the hub of a social learning network where students learn from the book and each other.
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Facebook privacy: a guide - Ars Technica
arstechnica.com/web/news/2009/08/meshing-social-networking-and-privacy-on-facebook.ars, posted 2009 by peter in howto privacy social
Facebook has decent privacy controls, but most users don't realize how to take full advantage of them. Ars guides you through Facebook's privacy settings so that you can be both social and respectable at the same time.
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asahi.com(朝日新聞社):Take me to your leader, tiny human - English
www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200908180106.html, posted 2009 by peter in art japan robotics
Giant Torayan, a huge aluminum robot, looks down on a puny human at the lobby of the Osaka City Hall. The robot, a statuesque 7.2 meters tall, responds only to instructions from children, according to its creator, Osaka native Kenji Yanobe. When feeling chipper, the robot can sing and make simple dance movements. But do not anger Giant Torayan: It spews fire when miffed. The robot's job is to promote Aqua Metropolis Osaka 2009, an event highlighting the city's water-related attractions that starts Saturday.
Travellers from all over the world now make The Giraffe Manor part of their East African safari, the only place in the world where you can enjoy the breathtaking experience of feeding and photographing the giraffe over the breakfast table and at the front door.
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