Category: tech
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Going the “turbo Honda” route with my new computer
2011 is my upgrade year for the “main machine.” I had been spending a while trying to figure out the best fit between performance and portability, and had settled on the $2,199 15″ MacBook Pro. But I ended up going with the $700 cheaper 13″ model and investing less than half the savings in some…
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Music, movie, and software piracy is a market failure, not a legal one
This comes as no surprise. From Michael Geist, University of Ottawa Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law: Trademark and copyright holders frequently characterize piracy as a legal failure, arguing that tougher laws and increased enforcement are needed to stem infringing activity. But a new global study on piracy, backed by Canada’s International Development Research…
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How to keep your email protected when companies don’t
I got several emails today informing me that several corporations entrusted my data to a contractor with sub par security, my email was compromised, and that they “seriously regret that this incident occurred.” (Hey, Target: nice non-apology. You have the final responsibility to your customers, even when your contractors fuck up.) Right now, many are…
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Drive-by Mobile Tests
I went on a quick stroll through Best Buy today, and tried a lot of the devices I’ve been reading about for the last couple of months: The iPad 2 is impressive if only for its reduced mass and flat back, which led many to claim that it feels totally different to hold compared to…
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Hungary’s constitution is being drafted on an iPad. “It’s a consumption device” trolls: it’s time to consume your hats.
Zeke Weeks 