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Internet access is ‘a fundamental right’

The BBC survey found that 87% of internet users felt internet access should be the “fundamental right of all people”.

via BBC News — Internet access is ‘a fundamental right’.

This shows fundamental differences in perspective among citizens and politicians. While the majority of users agree that internet access is a right, regulators around the world are attacking it on several fronts: from censorship in Australia, China and Iran to three strikes laws in France and the UK.

It also outlines what governments should be striving for: universal broadband access (I know, Socialism!)

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Oldest ‘writing’ found on 60,000-year-old eggshells

Iain Davidson, an Australian rock art specialist at the University of New England in Armidale, New South Wales, has suggested that marking ownership must have come after humans became self-aware.

via Oldest ‘writing’ found on 60,000-year-old eggshells — life — 03 March 2010 — New Scientist.

Take that communists!

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BBC on using lasers to clean artwork

BBC News — Lasers lift dirt of ages from artworks.

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cortesi

cortesi — Hilbert Curve + Sorting Algorithms + Procrastination = ?

Visualising sorting algorithms, examples and published code.

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Graffiti Markup Language

GML Week!!! (Graffiti Markup Language) | F.A.T.

A markup language for encoding and describing Graffiti. Possible relevance to the TEI group.

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The Eyewriter

The Eyewriter on Vimeo (via Vimeo)

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Mona Lisa Revealed

Mona Lisa Revealed

Pascal Cotte uses multi spectral imaging to uncover details of the Mona Lisa’s eyebrows.

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Google Goggles

Google Goggles — Use pictures to search the web:

Augmented reality for Android devices from Google.

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EtherPad Open Sourced

EtherPad Blog: EtherPad is Back Online Until Open Sourced

After being bought by Google, Appjet will opensource their great online collaborative editor AND the underlying javascript server technology.

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Pompeii

The ruins of the city of Pompeii were added to Google Street View

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