KerryJ’s Neotenous Tech

A teenage boy is charged with terrorism for having the Anarchists Cookbook in his possession.  I don’t know what he was doing with it - but I do wonder what the authorities will do with it after the trial. 
Will it get filed away or will they burn the book to ensure it doesn’t get into [...]

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Any doubts that citizens of all countries should vote down and shout down government attempts to control the internet? Check out the latest violation of civil liberties being perpetrated by the Burmese government.
According the UK Guardian Times, USA Today and other major newspapers, the Burmese government apparently cut internet access to stem the tide of [...]

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The World Wide Web has always existed, as has texting, virtual reality and bottled water. Most phone conversations aren’t private and its always been that way. And how do you use a typewriter?
These are just a few examples of the frame of reference of the students starting university in 2007, according to Beloit college in the US.

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Interesting brouhaha overviewed at Slashdot concerning the use of a Creative Commons photo in an advertising campaign.  A church counselour took a photo of one of his charges and posted it on Flickr using a Creative Commons licence.  Virgin used the photo in an ad campaign and credited the photographer by his Flickr tag (the only condition [...]

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Okay, so that wasn’t the headline that I saw in the RSS feed from the ABC.  Their story started with the following: “Police are warning internet users to be careful when they form relationships in cyberspace, after arresting a man who allegedly held a Perth woman captive after meeting her online.”
Umm - what if they’d [...]

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