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http://marylandpirates.com/wp-content/uploads/rsc_policy_brief_–_three_myths_about_copyright_law_and_where_to_start_to_fix_it_–_november_16_2012.pdf
http://marylandpirates.com/wp-content/uploads/rsc_policy_brief_–_three_myths_about_copyright_law_and_where_to_start_to_fix_it_–_november_16_2012.pdf pdf. copyright reform ideas published by republicans, then retracted under pressure from lobbyists, if reports are accurate. h/t boingboing.
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emergentfutures: Nanotube Muscles Bench 50,000 Times Their Own Weight Carbon nanotube yarns powered by light or electricity can run motors, flip a catapult, and lift impressive amounts of weight. Full Story:Technology Review
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In the contemporary climate, every new generation of artists is faced with the task of originating new forms of work that fall outside the margins of established commodity. In other words, to create work that is uncommodifiable, though it will not remain so for long. This is the cycle, the dance, the lie at the…
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The idea that the almighty brains of hackerdom aren’t where they are solely based on merit but based partly on merit and partly on luck and/or privilege threatens the fragile geek ego and challenges the “bullied-to-billionaire” (Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg etc.) story the geek community likes to tell itself over and over. Again, guilt is…
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claytoncubitt: “It’s an interesting feedback loop the robot creates: mechanically induced faults and artificial humanity create empathy in the subject which translates to that genuine emotion being captured by the robot in the sketch.” more traction for the drawing robot. @claytoncubitt amplifying @kottke.
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Why yes, I am.
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Cellular Data Network for Inanimate Objects Goes Live in France
Cellular Data Network for Inanimate Objects Goes Live in France emergentfutures: A startup hopes to connect millions of low-power sensors worldwide to the Internet, making everything—from power grids to home appliances—smarter. Full Story: Technology Review
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jessfink: emmyc: smalllindsay: CLICK HERE TO WATCH!!!! I am incredibly proud to present a project that I worked very hard on that has finally premiered on the internet! Over a year ago, back when I still worked at Hero4Hire Animation as the art director/lead design, I was given the reigns to direct a big project…
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Recently, Penny Spikins proposed an alternative theory that proposes that the beauty of hand axes, combined with the expertise to make them, was a signal of trustworthiness, and a costly gesture of goodwill to others. Lower paleolithic hominids, which collaborated extensively, for instance in large game hunting, required reliable partners willing to go the extra…