GeekPress

Onion Hacked By Syria

2013-05-17T00:04:00.000-06:00

The Onion was apparently hacked by Syria. (A serious post from their tech team.)

Here's their more typical Onion-style response.

Islam, Internet, and Privacy

2013-05-17T00:03:00.000-06:00

"Islam, the internet and privacy"

StrongBox and Other Tools for Journalists to Protect Themselves From Government

2013-05-17T00:02:00.000-06:00

StrongBox and other tools for journalists to protect themselves from the government

Get a Lifelog

2013-05-17T00:01:00.000-06:00

Will some people want to record every 30 seconds of their lives?

3D Printing is Way Scarier Than Plastic Guns

2013-05-16T00:04:00.000-06:00

Shelly Palmer: "3D Printing is Way Scarier Than Plastic Guns"

Reynolds Critiques IP Laws

2013-05-16T00:03:00.000-06:00

Glenn Reynolds in Popular Mechanics: "Our Intellectual Property Laws Are Out of Control".

I fully support the idea of intellectual property, and it's ultimate based on the same grounds as more tangible form of property rights. However, there are lots of legitimate questions about how best to implement the law. Shifting concepts of "ownership" vs. new forms of licensing would definitely be one topic worth further work.

Streisand Effect and 3D-Printed Gun Clampdown

2013-05-16T00:02:00.000-06:00

"DIY Firearms Makers Are Already Replicating And Remixing The 3D-Printed Gun"

The article notes:

By all appearances, the State Department’s efforts to take the CAD file for the Liberator offline for possible export control violations have done more to generate interest in the printable gun than to prevent its spread.

15 Ways Google Tracks You

2013-05-16T00:01:00.000-06:00

15 ways Google tracks you.

Killer App for Google Glass?

2013-05-15T00:04:00.000-06:00

Will Dekko be the killer app for Google Glass?

Should Washington Allow Internet Gambling?

2013-05-15T00:03:00.000-06:00

WSJ: "Should Washington Allow Internet Gambling?"

(Note: I'm friends with the author of the "yes" side of the debate, Michelle Minton and I agree with her position.)