1. 16 May


    PSA from your friends at Mashable: Don’t Be a Glasshole.

     

  2. 9 May



    A new bill making it legal to unlock your cellphone or other mobile device has arrived in the House of Representatives.

    The Unlocking Technology Act of 2013 would also make it legal to circumvent digital rights management (DRM) locks to use protected content in a way that doesn’t violate copyright law and to develop and sell cellphone unlocking software.

    — “New Bill Legalizing Cellphone Unlocking Introduced in House,” Mashable
     

  3. 5 Apr


    An important, well-produced story on the Homeless of Silicon Valley. Very much worth the six-minute watch.

     

  4. 25 Mar



    Gary G. Howell, a Republican member of the West Virginia legislature, has introduced a bill that would amend a state law forbidding texting-while-driving to also prohibit “using a wearable computer with head mounted display.” That language is aimed pretty much right at Google Glass.
    — 

    “Google Glass Could Be Subject to Texting-While-Driving Laws,” Mashable

    It’s not hard, though, to see Google Glass-style tech providing an “enhanced driving” safety-boosting experience sometime in the future.

     

  5. 21 Mar


    Word up, Wil Wheaton.

    Word up, Wil Wheaton.

    (Source: wilwheaton)

     

  6. 6 Mar



    Just then, the Internet connection cut out, and the wedding was abruptly over.
    — “You May Now Kiss the Computer Screen | Internet Marriages on Rise in Some Immigrant Communities,” New York Times
     

  7. 6 Mar



    Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) became on Tuesday the first member of Congress to introduce unlocking legislation following the Librarian of Congress’ failure to include the practice in a triennially-updated list of exemptions to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA).
    — “Congress Might Re-Legalize Cellphone Unlocking,” Mashable
     

  8. 5 Mar


    Sen. Schumer talking #tech #policy (at Rayburn House Office Building)

    Sen. Schumer talking #tech #policy (at Rayburn House Office Building)

     

  9. 4 Mar


    design-drop: The internet Me, every day.

    design-drop:

    The internet

    Me, every day.

    (via internetassociation)

     

  10. 4 Mar



    The White House agrees with the 114,000+ of you who believe that consumers should be able to unlock their cell phones without risking criminal or other penalties,” wrote David Edelman, White House Senior Advisor for Internet, Innovation and Privacy, in a response to an online petition calling for the legalization of unlocking.
    — “White House: ‘It’s Time to Legalize Cellphone Unlocking,’” Mashable

    The White House has come out in favor of letting you unlock your phone or other mobile device without your carriers’ approval — which has been illegal under the DMCA since late January. However, it will still likely require Congressional action for any change to the DMCA to actually take place.