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Stanford Center for Internet and Society

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Child identity token from VeriSign

Surprised this hasn't gotten more coverage. VeriSign has just announced a new USB key that they claim will assist in identifying children online. This kind…

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ACU on Induce

Courtesy of the American Conservative Union (site seems to not be working). Here's the complete ad [PDF]. (Via BoingBoing)…

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Legal concert downloading

Quick plug. Sharing the groove. This site + BitTorrent = live, concert-recorded bliss. They've got hundreds of high-quality concert recordings. I'm d/li…

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Subway maps of law

When will Susan stop uncovering amazing ideas? I dunno, probably never. Subway maps of law is a great idea . . . but I've been duped before. I spent most o…

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Secure yourself

I think I posted this once before, but it's worth reposting. Many modern email clients include hooks for encryption/digital signatures that can go a long wa…

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The challenges of 100% utilization

This one is lodged somewhere between picayune tidbit and outright plug. My alma mater, Dartmouth College has been at the forefront of wireless deployment for se…

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Top Ten Bush Tax Proposals

From The Late Show with David Letterman: 10. No estate tax for families with at least two  U.S. presidents. 9. W-2 Form is now Dubya-2 Form. 8. Under the sim…

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still havig tech trouble w/movable type - go to http://academiccopyright.typepad.com…