Clay Shirky delivers a clear and cogent history and explanation of PIPA/SOPA, walking through through both the intent and what the ramifications of the bill and how it changes the entire legal system under which websites operate.
Category Archives: Art
kickingbear – Learn to X
There’s a problem amongst programmers it’s the classic when you have a hammer everything looks like a nail. Programming/Coding is our hammer, perhaps a really advanced hammer but still just a hammer.
Ars Technica – Wikipedia editors voting on plan to “shutter” violent and sexual images
Not a bad plan, it’s a reasonable balance between still providing a visual representation of whatever and making it easier for people who don’t want to be “shocked” at the sight of the image.
guardian.co.uk – Networks are not always revolutionary
Fair point I think, having the network or having fame isn’t enough to guarantee success but it does help.
Al Jazeera English – North Korea’s cinema of dreams
This was an incredibly interesting 25 minutes.
Miller-McCune – Book Banners Finding Power in Numbers
Banning a book or in reality knowledge has to be one of the worst decisions any person could make.
Vitsoe – Dieter Rams: ten principles for good design
His ten principles for good industrial design plus ten drop dead gorgeous products to go along with each principle, what more could you want?
