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Social Media, the Boston Marathon Bombings, and Believing Your Own Press
It has been a rough few days for folks in Boston and throughout the United States in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings. My thoughts and prayers go out to all who are affected by the tragedy. As...
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Putting the Horse Before the Cart: Music Technology and John Hampton Edition
I’m a big fan of the recording magazine Tape Op. It has been around about a decade and is all about DIY music. They were maker before maker was cool. (Plus, the physical mag is beautiful and U.S....
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Coins to Tunes
As a six year old, one of my favorite things about visiting my grandparents in their small, southern Illinois town was the thrill of splitting the pile of change from my grandfather’s piggy bank with...
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The Fairphone—A Good Start at Ethical Hardware
Casey Johnson at Ars Technica (“Fairphone” looks to give power back to customers): The “Fairphone,” a phone that purports to approach smartphone design in the most ethical way possible from every...
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Defending Patents Against Patents
Some news in the tech patent world yesterday, where Jared Favole and Brent Kendall reported in the Washington Post (Obama Plans to Take Action Against Patent-Holding Firms) that The White House on...
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Recommended Posts on Power, Culture, and Privacy
Lots of talk about privacy lately. Much of it has been spurred by the completely unsurprising revelations about NSA spying. But we were primed for that by the discussion surrounding Facebook Home and...
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Privacy for Children: July 1 COPPA Update
If you have an internet-using child under 13 in your home, chances are they’ve come to you saying something like, “Can you please check your email? I cant use [insert website name here] until you...
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Avoiding the Near Occasions of Sin
It is September and school is back in session. I took a couple months off this summer from blogging and following the tech news. It can be so easy to get so wrapped up in the chase—keeping on top of...
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