Harbinger of Doom

Jan 30 2012
from BBC news
there was a popular T-shirt at the company store with the slogan “I work for Apple in Cupertino, That’s all I can tell you…”

from BBC news

there was a popular T-shirt at the company store with the slogan “I work for Apple in Cupertino, That’s all I can tell you…”

Jan 30 2012

Thailand backs Twitter censorship policy

neiture:

In Thailand, where censorship laws are already heavily enforced, the information and communication technology minister, Jeerawan Boonperm, called Twitter’s decision a “welcome development” and said the ministry already received “good co-operation” from internet companies such as Google and Facebook.

The Thai government would soon be contacting Twitter to “discuss ways in which they can collaborate”, she told the Bangkok Post.

In China, the state-run Global Times also endorsed the new rules in an article on Monday: “It is impossible to have boundless freedom, even on the internet and even in countries that make freedom their main selling point,” it said.

…Last year, a 61-year-old Thai national was jailed for 20 years for sending defamatory text messages about the monarchy, while a Thai-US citizen received a two-and-a-half year prison sentence for translating a banned biography of the king.

So I no longer have a facebook and when Saudi billionaire, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bought a substantial stake in Twitter, I seriously considered deleting my account, and now I read that twitter will be working with governments in repressive countries to censor tweets. This means I definitely will be deleting my account. I might create a wholly anonymous one but I’m so very disappointed. 

via neiture
Jan 18 2012

danciest year ever.

Jan 5 2012
BEDMAP2 from NASA gives a new look underneath the ice on Antarctica.

BEDMAP2 from NASA gives a new look underneath the ice on Antarctica.

Dec 21 2011
“Damascus says it is fighting “armed terrorist gangs” who want to destabilize the country.” 
 Politically, a legitimized use of this reasoning as a justification for violent suppression of demonstrations and speech is well documented throughout history.  The US has in part established the precedent for winging definitions at groups it does not agree with. 
picture from Reuters

Damascus says it is fighting “armed terrorist gangs” who want to destabilize the country.” 

 Politically, a legitimized use of this reasoning as a justification for violent suppression of demonstrations and speech is well documented throughout history.  The US has in part established the precedent for winging definitions at groups it does not agree with. 

picture from Reuters