The US government is considering legislation to protect a basic level of online privacy in a move that’s been dubbed a “privacy bill of rights.” Speaking to the Senate committee that oversees Internet issues, Commerce department official Lawrence Strickling said the White House would support legislation if Congress introduced it. The idea would be to […]
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Now this is the most. awesome. thing. EVER! However, the next few minutes after the end of the video must have been very awkward! :) [Via Reddit]
To be put in the “cool but useless” category: A real LEGO Facebook “Like” icon that lights up whenever someone like a page of your choosing. I certainly wouldn’t want to set this up to be synced with our facebook fan page, because at 170,000 fans and growing, it would keep me up all night! […]
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Back in 1993, playwright and “Internet enthusiast” John Allen made what probably could be defined as the worst observation in Internet history. Listen and laugh.
There are days when I have to physically remove myself from the Internet, and thanks to Pictures for Sad Children, I know I’m not the only one.
While court cases from hostile governments have always been the biggest obstacle to Google’s Street View project, it has faced a couple of other limitations: covering private land and accessing places without a road. But both of those have proven surmountable. After two years of work, the company has now unveiled a host of locations […]
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