judamasmas' Weblog

COOL STUFF

• The Internet Imagined in 1969
  The Internet Imagined in 1969: In 1964, the futurist Arthur C. Clarke peered into the future and saw our connectedness coming. By 2000, he predicted, “We could be in instant contact with each other, wherever we may be,” and “it will be possible in that age … for a man to conduct his business from Tahiti or Bali just as well as he could from London.” And then […]
• Europe takes to streets over Acta
  Europe takes to streets over Acta: “Thousands of people take to the streets across Europe to demonstrate against a controversial anti-piracy agreement…”
• BitTorrent Piracy Doesn’t Effect US Box Office Returns, Study Finds
  BitTorrent Piracy Doesn’t Effect US Box Office Returns, Study Finds: “With their unconditional support for SOPA, PIPA and ACTA, Hollywood is pressing hard for new legislation to curb piracy. The studios want ‘rogue’ websites to be censored and are calling on Google and Internet providers to take responsibility. However, a new study reveals that movie industr […]
• Let's Not Jump To Conclusions About Kickstarter-Funded Games Just Yet
  Let's Not Jump To Conclusions About Kickstarter-Funded Games Just Yet: Has Tim Schafer changed the gaming industry? More » 
• Alan Moore on Anonymous' rise
  Alan Moore on Anonymous' rise:
• Why the Internet Gave This Man $1 Million. In a Single Day
  Why the Internet Gave This Man $1 Million. In a Single Day: In case you’ve missed it, a video game idea on Kickstarter has helped smash the site’s records by raising over one million dollars in a single day.More » 
• Zelda movie poster via ゼルダの伝説 [Olly Moss]
  Zelda movie poster via ゼルダの伝説 [Olly Moss]
• Planned Post-ACTA Repression In European Union: The Documents
  Planned Post-ACTA Repression In European Union: The Documents: “A European Commissioner responsible for the governing of 500 million people who refers to his constituents as “consumers” and describes complying at legal gunpoint as “cooperation” is just a small taste of the newspeak in the documents we find here, documents that are intended for the post-ACTA […]
• La alfabetización informacional en las bibliotecas universitarias de Portugal. Visualización de los niveles de incorporación desde la información publicada en sus sitios Web
  La alfabetización informacional en las bibliotecas universitarias de Portugal. Visualización de los niveles de incorporación desde la información publicada en sus sitios Web
• Programa de formación de usuarios lectores en la biblioteca pública: Integración de programas de formación de usuarios de la información y lectores
  Programa de formación de usuarios lectores en la biblioteca pública: Integración de programas de formación de usuarios de la información y lectores