June 2012
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“For me, coding is a form of self-expression. The company controls the most...”
– Justin Frankel, co-creator of the Winamp MP3 player, in his 2004 resignation letter to AOL
Winamp’s woes: how the greatest MP3 player undid itself | Ars Technica
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Russian court refuses to free Pussy Riot members
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PEN International is shocked by Russian court’s decision to keep the members of Russian punk group Pussy Riot in jail at least until late July. A court in the city said that they should stay in custody while an investigation is carried out. According to press reports the court reasoned that the defendants could “destroy evidence” if they were freed.
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“Whether you call them hackers, makers, tinkerers, or information security...”
– Electronic Frontier Foundation
“Hacking” Strikes Fear in the Heart of Texas Bureau of Prisons | Electronic Frontier Foundation
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: PEN Poetry Roundup →
penamerican:
Wild man and guest poetry editor Ben Mirov tells you all about the best cattle in poetry on The Daily PEN American. You have to imagine “Rawhide” playing in the background as it happens.
Canarium Books, one of my favorite small presses, is posting cover images of its 2013 roster of…
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: Fascism may succeed in oppressing, for a while,... →
penamerican:
Fascism may succeed in oppressing, for a while, the free spirit in those countries where dictatorship is established. The tyrant can forbid the publication of books he dislikes; he can even make it impossible, or at least utterly dangerous, for authors to write down anything opposed to the…
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“Defenders of Google’s position have argued that since humans programmed the...”
– Tim Wu, on granting free expression rights to automated programs
Free Speech for Computers? - NYTimes.com
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penamerican:
In honor of World Refugee Day,...
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“It’s been understood for centuries that no one-to-one correspondence between...”
– Susan Bernofsky, on the challenges of translation
Click here to read more
(via penamerican)
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“We believe that a mere apology in this case is clearly not enough. It does not...”
– Russian PEN, on why an apology from Alexander Bastrykin, who allegedly threatened to kill journalist Sergey Sokolov, is not sufficient. The letter to President Putin calls for Bastrykin to be prosecuted.
Click here to read the full letter.
(via penamerican)
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U.S. Department of State: “Center Stage” Brings... →
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About the Author: Ann Stock serves as Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Earlier this month, the Washington Post profiled Center Stage, one of the newest and most dynamic programs run by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural…
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India's proposed role on a UN internet governance... →
A critical post on India’s role on the proposed UN internet governing body, CIRP.
Research shows that India`s effort as part of the government advisory council to the current internet governance process has been dismal. It is ill-represented and made no effort to strengthen and improve the existing process before an attempt to destroy it through a bazooka called the CIRP. The government...
