Just along the same tune as my last post, the thought has occurred to me of how many podcasts I listen to regarding work related stuff. Indeed, how many people listen to podcast material that will help them write papers, investigate new avenues and solve problems when lacking knowledge. This set me off on a…
Just listening to an excellent podcast by Cory Doctorow from the Electronic Frontier Foundation He talks about DRM and what its impact is on the world and exactly what it means to everyone and the market for digital content. It’s not a copyright mechanism but something far uglier.
Just read this in the Times today: Apparently 12,000 chickens were gassed recently in a practice run for what might happen in the event of a bird flu outbreak. None of these birds actually had bird flu. The birds were killed using CO2 that is supposedly a humane exercise. Personally I have to take a…