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Sonnet for Dennis Ritchie - http://bit.ly/uDlqsQ I do love a good sonnet #poetry (v @jjn1)

The Privatization of #Copyright Lawmaking - http://bit.ly/s9Rcdc great analysis of a terrible trend

"by 2030, many global conflicts will be resource wars or wars driven by environmental degradation & dislocation" – http://bit.ly/sFGoK4

Online Ad Revenues Surpass Those of Print Media in #Russia - http://bit.ly/uyLuB0 happening everywhere #publishing

If Assange were a print man, would he be called a terrorist? - http://bit.ly/scwRPx good level-headed analysis of old media's hypocrisy

Free Microsoft upgrade when you threaten open source? - http://bit.ly/vqrIf2 pretty much the standard response... (v @karounos)

Climate blame: send for the lawyers - http://bit.ly/vil5S9 this would certainly concentrate the minds of CEOs...

Commemorative Shanzhai #iPad Has Steve #Jobs Rolling in His Grave - http://bit.ly/vsSQiP indeed #china

A Dystopian Future Is Not Inevitable - http://bit.ly/scer7k I can't help feeling this anti-tech backlash is being drummed up intentionally

Israeli ministers accused of trying to muzzle critics with funding curbs - http://bit.ly/tGBL25 yes, can't have people criticising, can we?

#Canada left on sidelines of emerging trade body - http://bit.ly/spkWof best place to be, actually (v @howardknopf)#tpp

33 North American Institutions Sign Declaration On #OpenAccess - http://bit.ly/sF1Dpk brings tally up to nearly 300

Over Half of All U.S. Tax Subsidies Go to Four Industries. Guess Which Ones? - http://bit.ly/ve8KSc absurd stuff