Morning Serial: Webcomics Come to the Table. March 3-June 30. Webcomics are at once part of the evolution of independent comics art and a continuation of the anti-establishment comics of the 1960s and 1990s ‘zine culture. Web artists act as their own editors and publishers, experimenting with digi[...]
Archive for March, 2012
The Price Iran is Paying For its Nukes
Feeling the Pain in Iran (excerpts from article in Foreign Policy) Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence did something remarkable three months ago: It used its website to publish a report (link in Farsi) calling for direct talks with the country’s foe, the United States. …. President O[...]
LETTER FROM ELSEVIER: THEY WITHDRAW SUPPORT FOR THE RESEARCH WORKS ACT
At Elsevier, we have always focused on serving the global research community and ensuring the best possible access to research publications and data. In recent weeks, our support for the Research Works Act has caused some in the community to question that commitment. We have heard expressions of sup[...]
March 3rd, 2012 - 11:07 am § in Misc.
News from North Korea
Even i-Pads Are in Pyongyang Now By Park Jun Hyeong [2011-11-07 17:39 ] As the use of multimedia devices continues to spread among wealthy kids from the Pyongyang elite keen to ride the ‘Korean Wave’ of South Korean cultural influences, it appears that ownership of an Apple i-Pad tablet compu[...]
March 3rd, 2012 - 9:59 am § in Misc.
Happy Birthday Barbara
To my wife and her addictions. Sagres Preta Chocolate from diografic on Vimeo.[...]
March 1st, 2012 - 1:35 pm § in Misc.
New Line of PCs Undercuts EVERONE
Read more about the third A … Amazon, Apple, and Anus African entrepreneurs, taking a page form the early days of Dell Computers, low ball the market for laptops. Amazon and Apple are about to get a kick in their arses. I wonder if these computers will be manufacured in North Korea under Kim[...]
March 1st, 2012 - 2:32 am § in Misc.
Law Professor Knifed for Not Being an American
University of Illinois Law Professor Dhammika Dharmapala was the victim of a shocking violent attack this week at a train station when Joshua Scaggs, 23, allegedly stabbed him in the neck after shouting something about this being Scaggs’ country.[...]