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Jonathan Ballerano: “Another interesting twist is that Google fired the first shot a month before the patent call, bydropping support for H.264 from its web browser, Chrome.  Google did this in the name of openness and performance, but it is … Continue reading →

There’s been something of a storm over the “discovery” that your iPhone contains a database file which includes details of where you’ve carried your phone, and that this information is sent back to Apple (with your consent, although as often … Continue reading →

Why they want your email address… (tags: spamming trolling griefing email) £100bn hole in local government pensions (tags: economics pensions politics) I am grateful to my hon. Friend the…: 22 Jun 1964: House of Commons debates (TheyWorkForYou.com) Work is not … Continue reading →

Changes Made in Obama Executive Order 13526 on Classified National Security Information (tags: politics) Assange's Extremist Employees – Reason Magazine (tags: wikileaks journalism) Hacking, Wikileaks And Cyber Warfare | The New Republic (tags: politics wikileaks) The IMF according to Keynes? … Continue reading →

Image via CrunchBase Rumours abound that Google is working with Samsung to bring a phone that’s being touted as the “Nexus Two” to market. Even though Eric Schmidt made it pretty clear in an interview with The Telegraph that there … Continue reading →

I’ve become somewhat obsessed with Quora of late, both on the working level of “getting answers to stuff” and the meta-level of understanding why it works. And I think I’ve worked out why it works so well. One simple trick: … Continue reading →

Well, it was a nice break. But I think I have unfinished business here. Stay tuned…

I’ve been writing here for over eight years, and in that time what started out as a simple collection of links and bits and bobs that I  found interesting has mushroomed into something huge. I’ve no idea how many posts. … Continue reading →

The US Copyright Office and Library of Congress have made some much-needed rulings which clarify when it’s legal to break copy protection on things like DVDs, as well as stuff like jailbreaking phones to allow you to install software on … Continue reading →