links for 2009-05-13
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Giants using VOIP instead of AT&T at "AT&T Park", saving them $355k a year. Go Giants!
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Black Flag in downtown Rangoon? Swoon!
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A stubborn article but it is interesting to note that FB has a ban on pictures of mothers breastfeeding their children but not on Holocaust denial. This latter point is unlike Germany. It's also despite Jewish ownership, on the grounds that they can't show preferential treatment.
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"[Obama] gave the government’s Chief Technology Officer 120 days to come up with recommendations for an open government directive that would detail “specific actions” agencies would be ordered to take to improve their accessibility to the public."
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Worried about spam? How about ransomware. This goes one step further and ponders about potential future applications.
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A fabulously written article revealing the nuances of Zimbabwean (and South African) politics. My favorite line – "There is now effectively a ban on his work except in a village where he got himself elected councillor."
6 to cut, 4 to sharpen 