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The World Cup Flopping Ranking – WSJ
“Fans of the world’s most popular game know that this is just one of soccer’s oldest and most universally despised tactics. Turning a small foul into a death performance worthy of La Scala can draw cards for opposing players, kill time from the clock or just give one’s winded teammates a breather. What’s interesting about […]
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A Tumblr Chronicles Google Art Project Copyright Fails
“… many museum collections house works that cannot be seen through the service due to copyright restrictions on the pieces. Thus, the 360-degree museum tours occasionally display a work that is blurred. This may make for a strange sight during your virtual travels, as well as a mysterious guessing game that a Tumblr called Righted […]
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The FunDza Literacy Trust
“Only 8% of schools in South Africa have libraries, and books are expensive and often difficult to find. FunDza aims to boost literacy among teens and young adults in South Africa by popularising reading; growing communities of readers; and, developing young writing talent. FunDza achieves this by providing content that will get young people hooked […]
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The Supreme Court doesn’t understand software, and that’s a problem – Vox
“Patent litigation has become a huge problem for the software industry. And on Thursday, the Supreme Court could have solved that problem with the stroke of a pen. Precedents dating back to the 1970s place strict limits on software patents. The court could have clearly reiterated that those old precedents still apply, and that they […]
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Copying an eBook from Cover to Cover
“The desire for a better social and societal record has led us to huge libraries and massive data centers. We are constantly seeking improved ways to document, remember, and share our information. Our collective cultural database is gigantic, yet as privatization and balkanization take over, especially in digital spaces, our access to it has become […]
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On Art Activism | e-flux
“One can aestheticize the world—and at the same time act within it. In fact, total aestheticization does not block political action; it enhances it. Total aestheticization means that we see the current status quo as already dead, already abolished. And it means further that every action that is directed towards the stabilization of the status […]