Happi Pi Dai

(Google's logo rocks.)

I think for dessert tonight there should be...cake.

Happi Pi Dai

(Google's logo rocks.)

I think for dessert tonight there should be...cake.

Is online copyright infringement a political act?

Anil Dash looks at Youtube copyright infringement as inherently more powerful in the modern world than traditional political rallies. And then he looks briefly beyond:

More importantly, what are the political efforts we can catalyze if we specifically design them to be as easy to participate in as social networking is today, and if we make sure they're not aligned to the traditional structure of political parties but instead are defined by communities of interest?

I don't know the answer, but it seems increasingly likely that even the most technophobic, regressive policy makers are going to start to understand the implications of large numbers of people in loosely-defined online communities choosing to remix and reform laws on the fly without any granted authority to do so.

Is online copyright infringement a political act?

Anil Dash looks at Youtube copyright infringement as inherently more powerful in the modern world than traditional political rallies. And then he looks briefly beyond:

More importantly, what are the political efforts we can catalyze if we specifically design them to be as easy to participate in as social networking is today, and if we make sure they're not aligned to the traditional structure of political parties but instead are defined by communities of interest?

I don't know the answer, but it seems increasingly likely that even the most technophobic, regressive policy makers are going to start to understand the implications of large numbers of people in loosely-defined online communities choosing to remix and reform laws on the fly without any granted authority to do so.

Man, it's wet

In fact, the Ipswich River, which runs through my town, has never had this much flow on March 14. The USGS water data for our town is fascinating. benveniste showed me how to access it.

If you're in this country, you can probably find data for your own community.

I love the interweb.

Man, it's wet

In fact, the Ipswich River, which runs through my town, has never had this much flow on March 14. The USGS water data for our town is fascinating. benveniste showed me how to access it.

If you're in this country, you can probably find data for your own community.

I love the interweb.

In the middle of the night...

...your cat will sit on your nose. And no one who has seen this video will wonder why.

Via BoingBoing.

In the middle of the night...

...your cat will sit on your nose. And no one who has seen this video will wonder why.

Via BoingBoing.