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Schneier on RFID
Amplifying Steve: Bruce Schneier just wrote a good op-ed in the International Herald Tribune on RFID.…
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RFID in our wallets
The Virginia legislature heard testimony today about the wisdom of implanting RFID chips in their state driver's licenses. No state currently uses RFID chi…
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FactCheck.what?
I can't vouch for this, but the folks at Boalt are pointing out that in last night's debate Dick Cheney pointed viewers to FactCheck.com. He probably me…
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Class notes - Margaret Jane Radin: Regulation by Contract, Regulation by Machine
Last week, Margaret Jane Radin, Stanford law prof on loan to Michigan (and 1L Contracts prof to yours truly), came by to talk about not one but two new papers,…
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Mac OS Xbox
I can't help but find it wÿkked awesome that some hackers have managed to successfully install Mac OS X on the Xbox (screenie). Sure, the Xbox was heavily m…
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Too good to not link to
Ballmer, a MS exec, calls all iPod users thieves. I prefer the term "pirate", thank you very much.…
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HUZZAH!
The men and women at SpaceShipOne did it! [Reuters, baby] They won the $10M X-Prize and now they fate of commercial space flight is looking much better. Check…
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FCC Freezes Internet Subsidy for Public Schools and Libraries
The N.Y. Times reports today that the FCC has imposed a moratorium on E-rate, the federal program subsidizing internet access at public schools and libraries.…
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More on Linux and iPod
Just free-thinking here, off of Dana's post . . . but what does the interface of the Linux-formatted Mini look like? Is it replacing the Mini's OS with…
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Geist on solving Canada's culture deficit
New article by Michael Geist arguing that the benefits of Canadian authorship are being reaped more outside the country than in -- and that the parties pushing…
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Victory is Mine - iPod day four
As I type, my iPod, in Linux, is having songs transferred onto it. Dana, you ask, what on earth did you do to get your iPod to work under Linux? Well, I answer,…
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Fun with RFID
RFID technology is on the verge of explosive growth and is in the news almost daily. Although some of the privacy concerns are a little out-there (e.g., thieve…