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Internet and Technology / news and things
by alex · Published May 28, 2013 · Last modified January 28, 2015
Tuesday was not a good day for the operators of the Liberty Reserve virtual currency system, who found themselves indicted on various money laundering charges, arrested, and their system of websites shut down. It’s...
Internet and Technology / news and things / Weird stories
by alex · Published May 26, 2013 · Last modified January 28, 2015
I am the sort of person who can spend hours reading stuff online, cruising from one site to another. I am sort of a internet junkie with an endless supply of my favourite drug...
To keep this discussion on the level, let me tell you up front: Unless I show you a specific source for something, you can assume everything I write is my opinion, and nothing more....
Internet and Technology / news and things / Things I hate
by alex · Published April 28, 2013 · Last modified December 26, 2017
One of the recurring arguments that the anti-copyright, pro-piracy types like to toss out there is that shutting down pirate sites (or removing pirated content from a file locker, example) is a form of...
Internet and Technology / news and things / Things I hate
by alex · Published April 25, 2013 · Last modified December 26, 2017
It’s been an interesting period in the piracy world in the last 12 months or so. From the shut down of Mega (just over a year ago) to the latest announcement by the Spanish...
The events at the Boston Marathon were tragic for so many, with death, dismemberment, and of course a certain loss of innocence for many as well. What appears to be an act of two...
One of the things about being around the internet for a very long time has done for me is that it’s given me a big appreciation for the power of so many people reading...
note: They say you should never write angry, or you should never write when you aren’t detached from the subject, but I guess I will break all the rules and do it anyway… A...
Internet and Technology / news and things / Things I like
by alex · Published December 7, 2012 · Last modified August 12, 2014
Having been around the internet since long before there was an internet, one of the things you learn is that sites, companies, and products come and go. For every mountain that is built, there...
Internet and Technology / news and things
by alex · Published October 24, 2012 · Last modified March 21, 2018
An interesting story today over on CNN, where Zynga has announced 5% workforce cutbacks. If the name of the company doesn’t mean anything to you, perhaps this will: They are the maker of all...
Unless you have been hiding in a hole or totally ignoring the internet, most of you know that this past week was the 1 year anniversary of the death of Steve Jobs. The reactions,...
Internet and Technology / news and things / Things I hate
by alex · Published August 20, 2012 · Last modified December 26, 2017
Over a year ago, I discussed some of the actions by Wikileaks leader Julian Assange to control the organization and to limit leaks of it’s own materal. I felt that Julian Assange Hurts Wikileaks...
economic crisis / news and things
by alex · Published August 13, 2012 · Last modified August 12, 2014
An announcement this past week by Google that they would start to adjust the search rankings for sites that get numerous DMCA / copyright complaints came as a surprise to many. For those who...
Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you have pretty much heard that Facebook recently went public. That is to say they are now listed on the stock exchange as a publicly traded...
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