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Update: Addressing the environmental impact of electronics
Yesterday I talked about dire ecological costs associated with manufacturing each new PC. My lovely fiancée informed me that the people who brought you the Ener…
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Technology and Innovation in Beethoven's 9th
Great reflections on a recent concert at Carnegie Hall by Cardozo law professor Susan Crawford on how changes in technology and intermediate innovators have cha…
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Brett M. Frischmann
Monday March 8, 2004 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Room 80 (Moot Courtroom) Free and Open to all! Lunch Served The open access (commons) vs. private control debate is ragi…
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Environmental consequences of new PCs
One new PC requires about 1.8 tons of raw material. Stunning new study from the UN. In particular, chip fabrication takes a tremendous amount of water -- ironic…
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But those thin mints taste so good!
Heard about the ban of Girl Scout Cookies in Texas? Seems the Scouts’ association with Planned Parenthood was a bit unsavory for these lone-star palettes and t…
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Mr. Alan Greenspan on IPR
On February 27, the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research was honored by the visit of Mr. Alan Greenspan, who addressed his audience putting forth a n…
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"Ministers Without Portfolio (Yet)"
CIS Residential Fellow Chris Sprigman is featured on today's New York Times Op-Ed page. Check out his recommendations for the Kerry campaign here.…
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No Frankenfoods in Ukiah.
Mendocino County passed the first anti-GMO law in the US on Tuesday. Even though it will not have any immediate effect on that county (since no one is growing…
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You exported what?!
Friedman has an op-ed in the NY Times today about what he calls the 3rd wave of globalization, characterized by decentralization of services--re: exporting jobs…
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Editing Evil?
The Treasury Department sent out several letters interpreting the editing of Persian poetry as "aiding and abetting the enemy." Yes, really. Apparentl…
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Hacking Democracy?
March 2nd is Super Tuesday in ten states including California... and it's also a major test of electronic voting technology. Diebold Election Systems, the c…
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Return of the King?
Nat Hentoff surmises the situation in Guantanamo Bay and calls it "monarchical." From Ghost in the Machine.…