Monthly Archives: April 2015

The Top 3.

Posted on April 19, 2015 by John

1) America; 2) China; and, 3) Japan in global economic ranking/generated e-waste (surprisingly only 7% of global e-waste is computers, phones or printers) comprised of discarded bathroom, kitchen and laundry equipment. Overall, only 16% of this toxic trash is being … Continue reading →

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Perpetual Photos…

Posted on April 17, 2015 by John

American scientists have reportedly created an ‘eternal’ camera powered by the light it uses to take pictures (meaning it could theoretically take photos for perpetuity). They are now working to refine the devices’ (still) crude technology for commercial application.

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.sucks

Posted on April 16, 2015 by John

In light of .sucks being approved as a domain… does this create an opening for other less than upstanding domain names?

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Inside Abbey Road.

Posted on April 15, 2015 by John

Google’s latest launch demonstrates once again how powerful technology is towards making borders transparent… Inside Abbey Road: http://goo.gl/fPBni3

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GOT.

Posted on April 14, 2015 by John

HBO’s Game of Thrones P2P popularity shows no signs of abating. This is evidenced by the over 5 million (and counting) illegal downloads of Season Five’s Premiere.

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.sucks

Posted on April 13, 2015 by John

Yes, there’s a domain for that. And, it is getting a lot of attention regarding reported price-gouging due to a rush of ‘defensive-registering’ requests.

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i…Watch…hype?

Posted on April 12, 2015 by John

Given the high-volume of orders, it should come as no surprise that Apple’s iWatch looks to be another hit for the firm.

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The Great Cannon.

Posted on April 11, 2015 by John

China’s ‘Great Firewall’ looks to have a new addition in what researchers have dubbed ‘The Great Cannon’ as the PRC continues their aggressive ‘net censorship.

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Rising Censorship?

Posted on April 10, 2015 by John

A Japanese court decision ruling that Google (must) remove two critical customer reviews raises important questions about transnational censorship (as the court ruled that the firm removes the content globally).

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Le Gaffe!

Posted on April 9, 2015 by John

Potentially adding insult to injury, France’s TV5 inadvertently broadcast passwords visible in the background during an on-air interview… D’oh!

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