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Recently, I read a Computer World blog entry on Google Voice, which is Google’s entry into the VoIP telephone service arena. At the surface, it looks pretty innocuous: a free phone number complete with voicemail and free domestic long-distance dialing. Dig a little deeper, and the disturbing part sinks in. Quoting the article: Google already [...] Yet another censorship-related story: The London Times reported on the case of a father and daughter seeking a refund from Apple for an iPod which literally exploded after the father accidentally dropped it. The drop apparently set off an electrical and/or chemical reaction which caused the device to explode going several feet into the air. [...] Since it looks like I’m on an anti-censorship kick, for better or worse, I offer the following story. Glenn Greenwald writing for Salon reports on what was originally a New York Times story detailing a highly suspicious agreement between the corporate leadership of both GE and News Corporation, the parent companies of MSNBC and Fox [...] Mashable reports on what at first glance appears to be a run-of-the-mill libel lawsuit. Horizon Realty is suing a former tenant, Amanda Bonnen, for US$50,000 over the one line: Who said sleeping in a moldy apartment was bad for you? Horizon realty thinks it’s okay. The alarming thing is that, according to the story, Amanda [...] |
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