Category Archives: democracy

Early American Journalists: A Quiz

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Megan

A quiz about early American journalists. Continue reading →

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Four short links: 20 Feb 2009

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Nat Torkington

Accessibility, trails, Pacman, and power today. Have a fun weekend! Social Accessibility Project — clever IBM approach to solving web accessibility problems: a sidebar for Firefox that lets people with assistive devices like screenreaders say “hey, I had this problem with this page”, and a crowd will help fix it. (via Derek Featherstone’s Webstock talk, notes here) Why I Want… Continue reading →

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New Zealand Goes Black

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Nat Torkington

The previous government in New Zealand enacted an amendment to the Copyright Act that required ISPs to have a policy to disconnect users after repeated accusations of infringement, over the objections of technologists. While it’s possible to have a policy that requires proof rather than accusation, APRA (the RIAA of New Zealand) strongly opposes any such attempts at reasonable interpretation… Continue reading →

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