The New York Times posted a lengthy article about the Wikipedia by writer Jonathan Dee today. In “All the News That’s Fit to Print Out,” Dee catches up with some of the human administrators behind the massive site and explores the way Wikipedia has turned into a nearly instantly updated news source for breaking news. […]
Addiction specialists said yesterday that video gaming is not a mental addiction. Formally calling video game addiction an “addiction” would have paved the road for insurance coverage of the disorder. The full delegation of American Medical Association members will vote on the matter later in the week, but the committee’s recommendation has likely damned the […]
Reuters reported Friday that the head of the U.S. Air Force intelligence and surveillance rued the advent of commercial satellite technology, such as the kind found in Google Earth. Lt. Gen. David Deptula told reporters in Washington, D.C., that the technology posed a security risk to the U.S., but at this point nothing can be […]
I found this video through a link on Copyfight. It explains copyright law in an entertaining and stick-it-to-Disney sort of way that I respect, so I’ll embed it for your viewing pleasure.
A New York jury found writer Laura Albert guilty of defrauding Antidote International Films after she sold them the rights to a book the film company believed was the autobiography of a male prostitute.
Albert wrote the book Sarah, a fictional autobiography of a teenaged male prostitute. The book was marketed as an autobiography, which is why […]