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Spotting Counterfeit Chips Is Hard; Spotting Digital Piracy Is Even Harder - http://bit.ly/rpcxQV counterfeits &l piracy are different

the cloud: amazing pair of interlinked tower blocks in South Korea, due to be completed 2015 - http://bit.ly/uyW1IQ #architecture

MT @stshank Spotify CEO Daniel Ek: "We felt most important thing was we had to create a product that was better than #piracy" #cnet #leweb

Results of publicly funded research will be open access – UK science minister - http://bit.ly/s5jBKT fab; prizes too (v @z_rose)#oa

Revealed: The #Wikipedia pages changed by Bell Pottinger - http://bit.ly/vA62ES shows the value of audit trails #lobbying

#Monsanto undermined by damning US report - http://bit.ly/uengGX resistance growing - in all senses

#Germany: Auctioning an Opportunity to Shake Down Filesharers … - http://bit.ly/sGeM3C huge numbers: seems pretty abusive

Call At OHCHR For Policy Action On Right To Enjoy Benefits Of Scientific Progress - http://bit.ly/unK024 #openaccess, #opendata, #opensource

Here's How Android Has Destroyed Symbian In China - http://bit.ly/vn51fg wow: #android 58%, #iOS 6%; if confirmed, winner is clear

Why #Bitcoin is a Foundational Change That Won’t Go Away - & Could Change Everything - http://scr.bi/uFaMr1 well written, if over the top

ISO/IEC MPEG to select from two options for royalty-free video - http://bit.ly/ufmtjf probably a trick...

RIAA Label Artists & A-List Stars Endorse Megaupload In New Song - http://bit.ly/txx2Mf this is too wonderful #sopa

Open Data Day 2011 – Recaps from Around the World - http://bit.ly/ugYHj1 useful #opendata