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From Facebook: Happy May Day, Seattle! — at De Acción Nacional Pro-Reforma Migratoria/National Day for Immigration Reform.
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trond werner hansen: So my former employer Opera Software has filed a lawsuit against me in...
So my former employer Opera Software has filed a lawsuit against me in Norway for 20 million NOK ($3.4 million), claiming breach of contract and that I must have given Mozilla information that I wasn’t allowed to that has caused severe damage to the company. I strongly disagree with their…
Ezra Klein: What should policymakers do in the aftermath of this kind of event?
Bruce Schneier: Nothing. This is a singular event, and not something that should drive policy.
‘If you are scared, they win. If you refuse to be scared, they lose.’ Contrast this to Farhad Manjoo’s insistence that we just put security cameras everywhere. (via ayjay)
(via ayjay)
Joey Quits: Hotel/Restaurant Worker Stories/News: Let's End Tip Theft in Rhode Island!
Sign the petition and call your lawmakers!
Our anti-tip theft bill has been submitted in the Rhode Island House (HB5121) by Representative Chris Blazejewski and in the Senate (SB574) by Senator Erin Lynch. The legislation would prohibit owners, managers, and supervisors…
Untitled: A note from Keith
Yesterday I resigned from Square, and I want to take the opportunity to explain to you why.
The past few days have been the toughest, saddest, most frightening, and emotionally draining of my life. They have deeply affected me, both personally and professionally.
In May 2010, I met someone…
If the Trayvon Martin killing in Florida, the assassination attempt on former Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona, the massacre of 32 people at Virginia Tech in 2007, and a shooting spree outside an Alabama bar earlier this week haven’t punctured the legislative arena, it’s hard to imagine that the Colorado incident will be received any differently.
Bijan Sabet: Hollywood has decided to go nuclear instead of embracing the web and the law
More than a decade ago, we got the DMCA.
Many people hated it but the content community (Hollywood) pushed very hard for it. They wanted to control what content could and couldn’t exist on the Internet.
I’m over simplifying things greatly but the basic DMCA deal was the following
1. Users…
Bijan Sabet: Hollywood has decided to go nuclear instead of embracing the web and the law
More than a decade ago, we got the DMCA.
Many people hated it but the content community (Hollywood) pushed very hard for it. They wanted to control what content could and couldn’t exist on the Internet.
I’m over simplifying things greatly but the basic DMCA deal was the following
1. Users…
In 1991, Elisabeth Hallin and Lasse Diding were fined $680 for naming their son Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116 (Pronounced “albin”).
Most of my posts are created by others & reblogged by me. Posts that I create are available on the 
