Category Archives: Activism

TOS letter

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Steve

To: team@piazza.com Subject: Terms of Service issue Hello. I just thought that I should inform you that I have decided not to use your service after getting good feedback from a colleague due to what I consider a ridiculous clause … Continue reading →

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Flattr – good idea scuppered by TOS

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Steve

Flattr.com seems to be a really cool new service to facilitate internet users rewarding content creators by means of microdonations. With one of the masterminds behind the project being Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde, you’d think they’d be wary of … Continue reading →

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10 more links

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Steve

Yes, I’m hoping to post an update on my life, since it’s been almost a month, but these 10 links posts are less time-consuming for me, and hopefully, you’ll find something cool among them. The first global peace index – … Continue reading →

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Another 10 links

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Steve

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/15/google_translation/: An article on how Google’s use of statistics and machine learning makes their translation tools the best in the world, despite almost no linguistic knowledge being built in. http://www.projectcensored.org/censored_2007/: The 25 “biggest” censored/muted stories of 2007. Some people may … Continue reading →

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