Monthly Archives: January 2011

Chinese newscasters must really like Top Gun.

Posted on Monday, January 31, 2011 by Jon

It appears that China’s state run television network tried to pass a clip from Top Gun off as authentic military footage.

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Egypt to citizens: No Internet for you!

Posted on Friday, January 28, 2011 by Jon

In one swift blow, the Egyptian government has cut off Internet access to nearly all Egyptian ISPs.

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“The double-edged sword of participatory dynamics”

Posted on Friday, January 21, 2011 by Jon

The features of social sites which scare advertisers are precisely the features which make social sites such a powerful tool for consumers.

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Google addiction, or search addiction?

Posted on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 by Jon

My name is Jon, and I’m a search addict.

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Blogging hits a plateau

Posted on Sunday, January 16, 2011 by Jon

Blogging has peaked, according to a recent article published in Gawker, and the decline has been particularly sharp with teens.

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It lets you shoot stuff. And it helps you type faster.

Posted on Sunday, January 16, 2011 by Jon

Type words. Shoot aliens. That’s the premise of Z-Type, an awesome little HTML5 shmup game I found out about yesterday.

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Mortality, digital content, and future-safe archives

Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 by Jon

What happens to our online lives when we die?

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Rascher on Blood on Schneier on Security

Posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 by Jon

Blogging radically alters the writing style of blog authors.

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“Good Code”

Posted on Thursday, January 6, 2011 by Jon

xkcd is spot-on, as usual.

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Hello, world!

Posted on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 by Jon

I’ve wanted to set up a blog at this domain for several months, but I hadn’t gotten around to it yet. Why start now? Necessity, of course!

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