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2007/3/23

Another triumph for the EFF: this time, they have successfully had Clear Channel/Live Nation's patent on instant CDs of live performances invalidated, allowing independent artists and concert promoters to sell CDs of their gigs without doing this on Live Nation's terms.

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2011/2/11

Vanity Fair has a long but interesting article about the Irish financial crisis : reland’s financial disaster shared some things with Iceland’s. It was created by the sort of men who ignore their wives’ suggestions that

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2010/2/12

If former Microsoft executive Nathan Myrhvold (now involved in malaria-eradication programmes funded by Bill Gates) has his way, we may soon have miniature mosquito-killing laser turrets : Now the fun stuff: Shoot mosquitoes out of the

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2007/2/11

1 Hour Of Music In 20 is an irregular podcast presenting 20 minutes of excerpts of music along a theme, with insightful commentary by the curator, Hermione Gilchrist. The most recent one is quite good,

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