links for 2007-07-31

• Howstuffworks “How Swearing Works”

links for 2007-07-30

• Bird, Plane or SuperMensch? Jews and Superheroes Share a Rich History
  (tags: comics)

links for 2007-07-28

• Arcana Research - StartupSound.prefPane
  (tags: mac)
• Britain’s Oxford Using Facebook to Snoop - Forbes.com
  (tags: socialnetworking education)

links for 2007-07-27

• Boing Boing: Warren Ellis’s CROOKED LITTLE VEIN, comic net-perv novel that would make Goatse blush
  (tags: books internet)
• Wondermark by David Malki ! - 321: The Failure of an Entrepreneur
  (tags: books humor)
• Boing Boing: Creative Commons for education
  (tags: copyright education)
• Techdirt: EFF Sues Universal Music For Getting Home Video Of Kid Dancing Pulled From YouTube
  (tags: copyright law)
• iPhone v. BlackBerry: Side By Side, Two Week Comparison
  (tags: gadget apple)
• MARTINEZ / 4 new arrests in grade-change scam
  (tags: security education)
• University won’t release names to recording industry : The University Daily Kansan
  (tags: copyright file-sharing law riaa education)
• Boing Boing: Girl Guides want badges for “safe sex” and “flat pack”
  (tags: women)

links for 2007-07-25

• Boing Boing: Femi Kuti: Don’t pity Africa, visit it and trade with us
• Boing Boing: Mull of Kintyre pornography test
  (tags: sex)
• Boing Boing: Statetris: Tetris with US states
• Hot Air » Blog Archive » A Pilot on Airline Security
  (tags: politics security travel)

links for 2007-07-24

• Duke U. Says iPhones Are Innocent - Chronicle.com
  (tags: education apple)
• A Senator Prepares to Push Colleges to Use Antipiracy Technology - Chronicle.com
  (tags: education politics law copyright)
• Help-Key: How to Optimize Your Video for YouTube
  (tags: howto video)
• Schneier on Security: Ransomware
  (tags: security)
• Schneier on Security: Enigma Machine for Sale on eBay
  (tags: security history)
• Privacy Is The New Black
  (tags: privacy)
• OLPC Brings Porn To The Third World
• Techdirt: Latest Phishing Scam… Actually University Research
  (tags: security privacy education)

Status: Sindy is back from Spain and not looking forward to returning to regular life.

Montcada Street leading up to Museu Picasso
Originally uploaded by sindy

After 15+ hours on two different planes, passing through about four different security checkpoints, and having already finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, I’m finally back from Barcelona. It was a fun and relaxing vacation and weirdly, home and everything that comes with it, everything that is already rushing back into the forefront of my mind and vying for attention, seem strangely foreign to me.

Anyway, check out photos.

links for 2007-07-22

• Techdirt: Prisoners Figure Copyright Abuse Is A Way To Get Out Of Jail
  (tags: copyright law politics)

Harry Potter y los santos de la muerte

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Originally uploaded by sindy

Yes, I couldn’t wait. My pre-ordered copy should be delivered to my house today, but I’m overseas, so I still bought it. Check out the covers for the UK edition, including the “adult cover” on the right.

(Harry Potter y los santos de la muerte is the rumored Spanish translation title.)

links for 2007-07-21

• Facebook Developers | Facebook Exporter for iPhoto
• Boing Boing: Susie Bright interviews “first male porn superstar,” now 64
  (tags: sex)