On December 18th, 2012, the UK’s Pirate Party proxy to The Pirate Bay was shut down. In resonance with the Internet’s spirit, two more,…
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Of Course Kids Can Code. I Did.
There’s a highly-rated comment on Reddit right now describing how third-graders can’t write real program code. That’s horrendously wrong, not to say condescending. I…
Read MoreSaving The Euro In Four Easy, Unaccountable Steps
With four simple actions, the Euro can be temporarily saved. There’s not even a political decision involved; all of these four actions can be…
Read MoreA Better Definition Of "Non-Commercial"
There is an ongoing discussion about the next generation of Creative Commons licenses, and the “Non-commercial” licenses may be dropped – the licenses that…
Read MoreHypothesis/Theory/Law: The Importance of Explaining Things Clearly
“First it’s a hypothesis, then it’s a theory, then it’s a law.” At first I wasn’t sure how such drivel ended up finding its…
Read MoreTo Be Esteemed, Be Useful
“To Be Esteemed, Be Useful”. A premise so simple and sound, it was one of the earliest mottos of the United States, appearing on…
Read MoreTomorrow, When The Revolution Didn't Come
Most people who hear the words The Pirate Party tend to react to the first part, Pirate. Positive, negative, or with that kind of mellow…
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Do We Really Have To Prepare For The Fourth Box?
As I watch the legislative abominations named SOPA, PIPA, and NDAA follow the lead of the DMCA and the Patriot Act in the United…
Read MoreThe Teachers' Guild – A Short Story From a Parallel Universe
Imagine a world, in which when you teach something to someone the knowledge is considered your “intellectual property”. Your students are not permitted to…
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Lessons On The Copyright Monopoly From Greek Mythology
As Prometheus brought man the gift of fire in Greek mythology, carrying it down Mount Olympus on a large fennel stalk against Zeus’ will,…
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