Ultimos Posts 1. 07/12/2009 03:15 - Computing and climate change As the Copenhagen Summit on Climate Change gets under way, environmental activists point the finger at the usual suspects: air travel, the internal combustion engine, wasteful spending, consuming non-local products, etc. However, we are seeing more and more questions asked about the carbon footprint of information and communication technologies. The internet relies on servers, rout... 2. 03/12/2009 05:37 - Debating the digital economy bill: exercise in futility? The House of Lords debated yesterday the Digital Economy Bill , and I use the phrase “debate” in the loosest possible sense. What we got was a depressingly one-sided affair replete with misrepresentation, misunderstanding of the core issues, swallowing the industry’s figures without question, and corroboration that the House of Lords is an anachronistic, anti-demo... 3. 29/11/2009 07:29 - How to use non-commercial content commercially Non-commercial clauses in Creative Commons licences tend to be a controversial subject in open licensing circles. Creative Commons has released a sizeable and comprehensive report on the non-commercial definition that answers everything you ever wanted to know about NC. Still, a good number of people in the open camp insist that non-commercial use is not free (in the “freedom... 4. 27/11/2009 02:26 - I love xkcd Beautiful animation based on xkcd comic 442 . Sharing through CC can create some amazing derivatives, but we already knew that. I Love xkcd from NoamR on Vimeo .... 5. 26/11/2009 07:41 - Cookie law: regulatory failure Need prior consent to eat cookie? There are some things in life that are so wrong at every level that as soon as they see the light of day deserve a big fat “FAIL” caption. That “Mission Accomplished” banner. Boy bands. Any movie bearing the words “A Film by Michael Bay”. Misplaced CCTV cameras . The latest addition to this rogue gallery has to b... | Estadisticas Ver Codigo HTML Posicion del Blog en Nuestro Ranking Hits Semanales Hits Mensuales |