Lost in the discussion of internet censorship, anti-piracy measures, and the politics of the internet is a simple question: does piracy actually cause economic harm? Tim O’Reilly read the White House statement on the SOPA / PIPA legislation and came away with mixed feelings. “I found myself profoundly disturbed by something that seems to me […]
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When GoDaddy.com revealed that it was a supporter of the internet censorship legislation bills SOPA/PIPA, Reddit users and a few big names in the internet business including Wikipedia decided to boycott the web-hosting company. They threatened to pull their domains, stop using GoDaddy, and get their friends and associates to do the same. Within a […]
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Two bills are snaking their way through congress at the moment in an attempt by the entertainment industry to clamp down on online file-sharing and piracy. The Stop Online Piracy Act (or SOPA) in the House is the more famous of the two. Its counterpart in the Senate is PIPA (or the Protect IP Act.) […]
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[Updated] In 1926, Henry Ford, one of the most powerful capitalists of his day, announced that workers in Company factories would begin a 40-hour-per-week, Monday through Friday work week. Better yet, they would work these decreased hours with no pay cut. “We have,” he said, “decided upon and at once put into effect through all […]
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This short-film ad spot for designer Proenza Schouler is probably the most racist, disturbing, and bizarre thing I’ve seen in a long time. Designers Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough took a trip through the southwest and came up with their fall line of clothing inspired, apparently, by Native Americans they had seen on the road. Then […]
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I’ll be blogging about the ‘Golden Age of Music’ a series dedicated to post-Napster-era music and musicians. This time I’ll be talking about The Avett Brothers, pictured below. The Avett Brothers are far and away the best thing that’s happened to music (or at least to the music I listen to) in years. Prolific, energetic, and astonishingly […]
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Megyn Kelly says some surprising things from time to time. In the below video she accuses Dr. Keith Ablow of spreading hatred by writing an Op/Ed suggesting that children who watch Chaz Bono on Dancing with the Stars may decide to become transgender themselves. Now this is obviously a hack piece from Ablow who suggests that “millions” […]
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