January 2012
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Jan 28th
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Paul Krugman on 'Economic Geography' →
A lesson I first learned reading Jane Jacobs’ The Economy of Cities: Why does Apple manufacture abroad, and especially in China? As the article explained, it’s not just about low wages. China also derives big advantages from the fact that so much of the supply chain is already there. A former Apple executive explained: “You need a thousand rubber gaskets? That’s the factory next door. You...
Jan 27th
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“In our world, we’d much rather have Community than Two and a Half Men, and I...”
– How Hulu’s Andy Forssell Will Spend $500 Million; Why ‘Community’ Trumps ‘Two and a Half Men’ (Q&A) meganwest: And this is why I have a Hulu Plus subscription.  And this is why I’ve spent the past year quietly experimenting with “social” tv projects at relatively small...
Jan 27th
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Jan 26th
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YCombinator's new ultimatum: Kill Hollywood →
RFS 9: Kill Hollywood  Hollywood appears to have peaked. If it were an ordinary industry (film cameras, say, or typewriters), it could look forward to a couple decades of peaceful decline. But this is not an ordinary industry. The people who run it are so mean and so politically connected that they could do a lot of damage to civil liberties and the world economy on the way down. It would...
Jan 26th
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Jan 26th
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“When the web started, I used to get really grumpy with people because they put...”
– Neil Gaiman on Copyright, Piracy, and the Commercial Value of the Web (X)
Jan 26th
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Jan 25th
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“This sort of work isn’t stealing anything from creators. It’s enhancing its...”
– The Fan-Made Star Wars Uncut Is the Greatest Viral Video Ever — Vulture wreckandsalvage: I’m going to screen this tonight for the kids.
Jan 25th
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Wikileaks Founder to Host New Television Series →
Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, has announced plans for a new television series. The program will launch mid-March and will include ten weekly half-hour episodes featuring “in-depth conversations with key political players, thinkers and revolutionaries from around the world.” Should things go accordingly for Assange, the show will “explore the possibilities for our future...
Jan 25th
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Jan 24th
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Jan 24th
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 22nd
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Jan 20th
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Jan 20th
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Jan 19th
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SOPA blackout: Bills lose three co-sponsors amid... →
mudwerks: Three co-sponsors of the SOPA and PIPA antipiracy bills have publicly withdrawn their support as Wikipedia and thousands of other websites blacked out their pages Wednesday to protest the legislation. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) withdrew as a co-sponsor of the Protect IP Act in the Senate, while Reps. Lee Terry (R-Neb.) and Ben Quayle (R-Ariz.) said they were pulling their names from...
Jan 18th
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Jan 17th
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Jan 16th
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“But many human experiences, Hameroff says, from dreams to subconscious emotions...”
– Is Quantum Mechanics Controlling Your Thoughts? DISCOVER Magazine (via wreckandsalvage)
Jan 16th
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WatchWatch
Birdboy: an animated short My Here’s Some Awesome post from last week. heressomeawesome: Birdboy is a gorgeous short animated film directed by Pedro Rivero and Alberto Vázquez based upon Vázquez’ graphic novel PSICONAUTAS. From the synopsis: A terrible industrial accident changes the life of Little DINKI. Now DINKI’s fate may ride on the wings of her eccentric friend BIRDBOY, a misfit...
Jan 16th
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House Kills SOPA, PIPA still breathing. →
infoneer-pulse: In a surprise move today, Representative Eric Cantor(R-VA) announced that he will stop all action on SOPA, effectively killing the bill. This move was most likely due to several things. One of those things is that SOPA and PIPA met huge online protest against the bills. Another reason would be that the White House threatened to veto the bill if it had passed. However, it isn’t...
Jan 16th
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Jan 16th
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“A Labour MP has been forced to resign as the party’s new media adviser after...”
– Video: Nazi spoof comparing Alex Salmond to Hitler is downfall for Labour’s new media adviser Tom Harris MP - Telegraph (via iamdanw) I expect lots of politicians to try to appropriate Internet culture this election year. Even so, Hitler Reacts is non-market for a reason.
Jan 16th
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Jan 16th
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Jan 16th
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“Take a risk. Forget spending that $500 on yet another camera or lens and instead...”
– Andrew Reid: “To invest in gear, or creativity? It all comes down to risk”
Jan 16th
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Jan 15th
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“Piracy” is the new “think of the children” - an illogical emotional appeal whose...”
– Barrett Garese  
Jan 15th
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