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thisiscriminal.com

Intermittent Podcast Saturday™ continues with Criminal. Phoebe Judge produces stories that are related to some form of criminal activity. She has a fantastic classic NPR style and I say that as a sincere compliment! The contrast between her composed tone and the often chaotic stories is what makes this show amazing. Her latest episode about misplaced online vigilantes was absolutley chilling with its just the facts delivery. But keep in mind they aren't all meant to be chilling. Often the episodes are moving or highlight a particular time and place in history. She brings them to life with research and typically one in-depth interview. (Here's the episode list if you want to get a sense of the material.) I have always found it worth the time to listen.

Recommended · Mar 9^th, 1:25 pm

Criminal: Brownie Lady

Another great episode of Criminal. This one's about a woman in San Francisco who had a thriving pot brownie business in the 70s and 80s.

Jul 23^rd, 2016, 5:00 pm

Waxy.org: No Copyright Intended

"Remix culture is the new Prohibition, with massive media companies as the lone voices calling for temperance. You can criminalize commonplace activities from law-abiding people, but eventually, something has to give."
Pinboard Blog: Don't Be A Free User

"Like a service? Make them charge you or show you ads. If they won't do it, clone them and do it yourself. Soon you'll be the only game in town!" This is both absolutely true and heartbreaking.

Dec 9^th, 2011, 2:35 pm

Stephen Colebourne's blog: Time-zone databse down

Oh man, the Olson database is a key piece of Web infrastructure. I hope they can get legal challenges sorted out and get the database back online. [via waxy]

Oct 6^th, 2011, 5:00 pm

furbo.org: The Rise and Fall of the Independent Developer

"...only large companies and publishers can bear these [legal] costs. My fear is that It’s only a matter of time before developers find the risks and expenses prohibitive and retreat to the safety of a larger organization." [via waxy]

Jul 15^th, 2011, 5:00 pm

Hunch Blog: What your email domain says about you

"Admit it. You stereotype people by their email addresses." How Hunch user demographics break down by email domain. [via swissmiss]
No Tech Magazine: Pay-per-swing Hammers

"I've argued that the ultimate endpoint for Digital Rights Management (DRM) is the pay-per-swing hammer." MetaFilter member adipocere takes DRM to its logical end.
Pinkbike.com: DNS Prefetching Implications

"A single meta tag to control prefetching reduced our DNS queries by 350 million per month." Wow, if you use subdomains extensively this is something to watch out for.

Mar 10^th, 2011, 4:00 pm

MetaFilter comment on 'Hi. Whatcha reading?'

"I figured I'd chime in with my own experiences as a woman, except I want to try and reconstruct as best I can exactly how this instinctual fear evolved for me and what it really means in practice..." Chilling comments that made me see the world in a different way.
Freedom to Tinker: Chilling and Warming Effects

"[Fighting takedown notices] increase the 'cost' of sending cease-and-desists, as they make potential claimants consider the publicity risks being made to look foolish, bullying, or worse." These stories are great, but rare.
Local Media's Hidden Asset: Their Salesforces

"...there is one asset that is still quite significant and the value of it is growing, not shrinking. It is their large, well trained, and well connected salesforces." A nice contrast to Clary Shirky's recent article Rescuing The Reporters. [via anil]
Ben Nadel: Default To The Numeric, Email, And URL Keyboards On The iPhone

Hey, these HTML 5 attributes actually work on the iPhone! I set this up on the forms at Fuelly Mobile.
rc3.org: For SEO

"I think you’re safer dealing with people who can improve your site holistically." Rafe responds to Derek's SEO rant.

Oct 13^th, 2009, 10:00 pm

Rockridge Institute: Progressive Frames for Taxes

It's a good time to revisit this Lakoff article on framing taxes. Basically, taxes are an investment, our fair share, patriotic, and our dues for enjoying our high standard of living.
BUMP THE FIST

You deserve this!
NYT: Obama Unveils High-Speed Rail Plan

This is spectacular. They're suggesting high speed rail between Eugene and the Canadian border.

Apr 16^th, 2009, 10:00 pm

The Second Floor Librarians: Joe Raiola is doing a show at the library!

"Joe Raiola, Senior Editor of MAD Magazine will present his one man show, The Joy of Censorship." Sounds fun. At the Corvallis library April 4th, 7pm.
NPR: The Decemberists at SXSW

A recording of The Decemberists in Austin. [via protherj]
SheevaPlug Dev Kit

This little plug computer that runs Linux looks like it'd be fun to play with.

Mar 19^th, 2009, 10:00 pm

apophenia: reflections on Lori Drew, bullying, and solutions to helping kids

"Stifling bullying online won't make bullying go away; it'll just send it back underground. The visibility gives us an advantage. If we see it, we can work with it to stop it."

Nov 30^th, 2008, 10:30 pm

Corvallis City Awards

A list of "Best City" lists that include Corvallis. [via UnderStory]
Concurring Opinions: The New FISA

"That's the lesson. You spit in Congress's face, and they'll give you what you want." [via Schneier]
stevenf.com: Don't Use FTP

"This is going to sound a little weird at first considering what I do for a living, but I want you to stop using FTP." Agreed! [via 43Folders]
NYT: The Real-Life '24' of Summer 2008

"This, no less than the defiling of the Constitution, is the legacy of an administration that not merely rationalized the immorality of torture but shackled our national security to the absurdity that torture could easily fix the terrorist threat."

Jul 14^th, 2008, 5:30 pm

Coldfusion Muse: Getting the ID field after an Insert

This is a lot easier than whatever I've been doing.
Glenn Greenwald: Today's coverup of surveillance crimes and Barack Obama

"Differences between Republican and Democrats exist...but those differences are often dwarfed by the differences between those entrenched in and dependent upon the Washington Establishment and...American citizens -- who are not." [via rc3]
EFF: Senate Joins House in Caving to White House Immunity Demands

"The U.S. Senate this afternoon passed the FISA Amendments Act...granting retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies that participated in the president's illegal domestic wiretapping program." Discouraging.
Stuart Colville: Use Tabs in Textmate for Files Opened Via Transmit

This is going to change my life.

Jul 9^th, 2008, 5:30 pm

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