Th lctrnc Frntr Fndtn nd th pn Rghts Grp wll c-hst spksy vnt -- knd f pb nght -- n st Lndn n Jn 14. 'll b thr, wth svrl RG mplys, spprtrs nd vlntrs, nd s wll Cndy Chn, th lctrnc Frntr Fndtn's lgl drctr nd vtrn f mny f th ntrnt's mst mprtnt lgl skrmshs (sh's th n wh rgd th Brnstn cs, lglzng cvln s f strng cryptgrphy -- mng mny thr ccmplshmnts).
Spksy vnts r fr, nfrml mtps tht gv y chnc t mngl wth lcl nln rghts spprtrs nd spk wth th ppl ldng th chrg t prtct dgtl cvl lbrts. t s ls r chnc t thnk y, th spprtrs wh mk t pssbl. Fr ths rnd, w r plsd t wlcm FF mmbrs s wll s ll frnds nd gsts. RGSTR HR!
clvr bt f dvrtsng gmmckry frm Gnnss: ths pnt glsss br QR cds thn cn't b rd whn th glss s mpty, nr whn t s flld wth mbr-clrd brs. Bt whn flld wth blck, mrky Gnnss, th rvld QR cd cn fnlly b scnnd: "t twts bt yr pnt, pdts yr fcbk stts, chcks y n v 4 sqr, dwnlds cpns nd prmtns, nvts yr frnds t jn, nd vn lnchs xclsv Gnss cntnt."
n 1987, h ws nvtd t Wht Hs dnnr by Rnld Rgn. Fw f th gsts pprd t knw wh h ws. Drng dnnr, Nncy Rgn trnd t hm nd skd wht h'd dn wth hs lf t mrt n nvttn. Strght-fcd, Dvs rpld: "Wll, 'v chngd th crs f msc fv r sx tms. Wht hv y dn xcpt fck th prsdnt?"
Lst wknd wnt t Shg th Str n Plm Sprngs, Clfrn. vrty f rt pcs by Shg wr fr sl, lng wth pntngs p fr chrty ctn by rtsts wh pntd lv t Cchll. Hndbgs, rt bks, hm décr, nd thr tms wr ls bng sld. t ws fn t wlk rnd nd vw th rt. Y shld dfntly chck t t f y’r n Plm Sprngs! (S blw fr Shg swg gvwy dtls).
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rlly lkd ths br n, s trd t drw t!
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Vrs rt tms fr sl
 nq pntng tht wld lk cl n ny rm!
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M, Mrk (my dd), nd my lttl sstr Jn n th str
Shg Swg Gvwy! Th mngr f Shg th Str kndly gv s sm cl Shg swg t wrd t tw Bng Bng rdrs. T ntr t cmpttn, wrt 50-150 wrd stry tht tks plcs n Shg's swngng rtrftrstc wrld. Pst th stry n th cmmnts. W'll pck r tw fvrts nd snd th gds t th wnnng thrs. Ddln s My 20 t mdnght Pcfc tm.
Mtthw plr's Grnd ld Prty prjct tks th pprvl-rtng crvs f GP prsdntl hpfls nd trns thm nt 3D slds, thn trns ths nt bttplgs.
Grnd ld Prty dmnstrts tht s ppl ntd, r pnn
hs rl vlm. Whn w pprv f cnddt, thy swll wth
pwr. Whn w dm thm nwrthy, thy r dmnshd nd lft
hngng n th wnd. W grd th gt! t pns nd clss t r
wll. Hw wd s p t s.
n n g f nfrmtn, w rly n hrd fcts. ch f th shps
y s hr cm drctly frm pll dt cllctd by Gllp. Ths
dt rflcts pprvl rtngs fr ch GP cnddt mng rgstrd
Rpblcn vtrs frm Dcmbr 10, 2011 t prl 1, 2012.
ch shp’s grth s rflctn f pplrty whl thr hght s
rflctn f tm.
Th cntrs f ths dlghtfl shps cnjr p th wvs f
mbr grn nd ths lppng t th rm f r grt ntn spnnng
frm s t shnng s. s th bttl fr th Prsdncy rls
n, w mst rmmbr tht mrcns my my hv chvd
frdm thrgh wr, bt thy r ls ppl f lv. ftr ll, n
th nd ll w hv s ch thr.
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Starbucks generates 4 billion paper cups a year, or 12 cups for every man, woman and child in America. The coffee giant knocks ten cents off beverage price for customers who bring in their own mugs, bt Mrk Gnthr wrts: "f Strbcks rlly wntd t sv trs, t wldn’t ffr dscnts t ppl wh brng mgs. t wld chrg dm t vryn wh ds nt."
n My 20-21 (ths cmng Sndy nght thrgh ths cmng Mndy mrnng), sky-wtchrs n s nd mch f th .S. wll b bl t vw “rng f fr” clps r prtl clps f th Sn, dpndng n thr lctn. Th rst f th wrld, ncldng r rdrs lng th st Cst f th S, wll hv t sttl fr vwng ths spcl clstl vnt nln.
D t Hnd’s rbt rnd th rth, Hnd wll ctlly bsrv 4 sprt prtl clpss. Scntsts ftn s n clps t hlp clbrt th nstrmnts n th tlscp by fcsng n n th dg f th mn s t crsss th sn nd msrng hw shrp t pprs n th mgs. n ddd bns: Hnd's X-ry Tlscp wll b bl t prvd mgs f th pks nd vllys f th lnr srfc.
Pstd by Xn Jrdn, Fr, 18 My 2012 14:28:26 PDT
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The NYT's Nick Bilton compares Fcbk nd Twttr t th trts nd th hr. "Fcbk xpldd bcs t slrpd p ndlss mnts f dt bt ts srs," wrts Bltn. "Ths rc s nt jdgd by spd, bt stpwtch wth mch lngr lfspn, n tht s td t trst."
Pstd by Xn Jrdn, Fr, 18 My 2012 14:24:31 PDT
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An excellent long read in the new Wrd mgzn: Jmmng Trpl: nsd Mmmr Gdhf's Scrt Srvllnc Ntwrk. Mtth kns xmns hw ctvsts sffrd "grtly t th hnds f Gdhf’s spy srvc, whs wn cpblts hd bn hghtnd by 21st-cntry tchnlgy."
By nw, t’s wll knwn tht th rb Sprng shwd th prms f th ntrnt s crcbl fr dmcrtc ctvsm. Bt, n th shdws, scnd nrrtv nfldd, n tht dmnstrtd th ntrnt’s ql ptntl fr gvrnmnt srvllnc nd rprssn n scl nmgnbl wth th ld nlg tchnqs f phn tps nd nfrmnts. Tdy, wth Gdhf dd nd prvsnl gvrnmnt f frmr rbls n chrg, w cn bgn t ncvr th scrt, hgh tch spyng mchn tht hlpd th dcttr nd hs rgm clng t pwr.
“t wll gt vdgm cnsls’ prcy prtctns,” h sd. “W’r hr tdy bcs r cpyrght ntrsts r t stk.”
llwng sch jlbrkng, Hfmnn cntrd, wld llw th s-clld hmbrw cmmnty f gm dvlprs t ply thr gms n th mchns, whl ls llwng rsrchrs t s th cnsls lk cmptrs n th frthrnc f scnc.
Rbrt Ksnc, dpty gnrl cnsl f th Cpyrght ffc, sggstd tht th bnfts dn’t twgh th trdffs t prcy.
“Hw d y blnc, fr nstnc, th s f bng bl t pt Png n hmbrw systm wth th nmbrs w r wr f n trms f vdgm prcy?” h skd, ntng tht mllns f vdgms r lrdy bng shrd wtht thrztn n Th Prt By.
S yh, th Cpyrght ffc gnrlly blvs tht yr rghts t yr ctl, physcl prprty r trmpd by mltntnls' mtphrcl prprty rghts n th thngs thy sll y.
Sx hmn ftss whch hd bn rstd nd cvrd n gld lf s prt f blck mgc rtl hv bn szd frm Brtsh ctzn n Bngkk, Th plc sd tdy.
Chw Hk Kn, 28, wh s f Twns rgn, ws rrstd wth th grsly hl n th cty's Chntwn ystrdy, plc sd. Th crpss hd bn pckd nt lggg nd wr st t b smggld t Twn.
Plc sy h plnnd t sll th ftss, whch brng gd frtn t th wnr.
Pstd by Xn Jrdn, Fr, 18 My 2012 12:56:28 PDT
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Fcbk nc. C Mrk Zckrbrg s sn n scrn tlvsd frm thr hdqrtrs n Mnl Prk mmnts ftr thr P lnch n Nw Yrk. (RTRS)
Shrs f Fcbk (FB) pnd t $42.05 n tdy, p bt 11 prcnt frm th P prc f $38. t ths vltn, th cmpny s wrth rnd $115 blln. Bt shrtly ftr th pn, dspt ll th bbblcs hyp ldng p t FB's dbt: shr prc drppd. t th tm f ths blg pst, th prc s hvrng rnd $38.
Th WSJ rprts tht trdng vlm ws mr thn 375 mlln n frst thr hrs f lstng, mr thn 6.5% f ttl mrkt vlm. Trd vlm s xpctd t st nw rcrd n trdng vlm n P dy.
STCKNFRD (n): Tht flng y gt, s smn wh lths Fcbk, sng FB shrs crp t n P dy.
nd bnd Hr W G Mgc s drvng crss mrc n tr. rlr ths wk, thy spttd lgndry drctr Jhn Wtrs htchhkng by th sd f th rd wth ht tht sd "Scm f th rth." DCst hs th stry, nd fllwp ntrvw wth th bnd.
S wht hppnd nc th cr plls p lngsd hm nd h gts n th vn? W plld p nd w sw hm nd vryn wnt, "Tht's dfntly Jhn Wtrs." W pnd th dr nd sd, "Hll hw y dng? Whr y cmng frm?" nd h sd Bltmr. W wr lk, "h hh," ttlly knwng tht h ws frm Bltmr. S w sd, "Cm n n!" H gt n th vn nd h gt ll tngld p n th st blt, t ws rlly drbl. Tht ws th frst thng tht hppnd. W'r trvlng n vn nd thr r ll ths st blts tht blck yr wy. Y knw, th ns tht g frm th sd t th sts n th mddl.
S h ws ttlly tngld nd h ddn't vn rmv hmslf. H jst srt f st dwn, ntrnchd n st blts. H ws prfct gntlmn. W ddrssd th fct tht w knw t ws Jhn Wtrs nd h vry clmly ccptd tht nfrmtn. t srt f rlls n frm thr. Th shck f th vnt wr ff prtty qckly n xchng fr th wrmth nd th kndnss nd clvrnss f ths hmn bng tht's nw sttng nxt t y. H bcm hmn bng vry qckly. H nswrd vry sngl qstn nd h ws vn lttl shy bt phts. Fnlly t ws lk, "My mm wnts pctr" nd "D y mnd f Twt ths" nd h ws fn wth t. W wr lk, "Wht n rth r y dng ths fr?" H ws lk, " hv lt f cntrl n my lf nd jst wntd t lt g f th rns lttl bt, hv n dvntr." H's sch tr rtst nd t's s cl!
Wht hppns whn y stff ssg csngs wth cpck-bttr? Tht's wht Stf frm th Cpck Prjct st t t dscvr. Shrt nswr: shr, hrt-stppng dlcsnss. Stf's prdcd dtld HWT fr mkng yr wn cpckwrst. Sggstd srvng: "Srv wrm n Lng Jhn dghnts wth rspbrry sc."
t tk lt f xprmnttn t cnqr Cpckwrst. hd hpd t b bl t ck th Cpckwrst ntrly n th grll, bt fnd tht th drct ht f th grll ws mr thn th pr ssgs cld hndl - thy kpt xpldng nd mtng thr dms n th cls. hd th sm prblm n th vn: whn ckd th Cpckwrst t th stndrd cpck bkng tmprtr f 350 F, thy kpt brstng pn. fnlly fnd th swt spt f bkng t 325 F nd nly fllng th csngs hlfwy. vn s, sm f th csngs stll gt smll hls n thm drng bkng. t 325 F, hwvr, th ck ckd ngh bfr th csngs brk tht nly smll mnt f bttr zd t thrgh th hls. Th smll mss cld sly b wpd p nd th ssgs wr ll sbl.
Ths ws my frst tm wrkng wth ssg csng nd fnd t t b rlly fn! t's crss btwn gnt slppry ndl nd cndm. t's strtchy nd (cmmnts bv bt t pppng n th vn sd) frly hrd t ccdntlly brk.
Nck Rll f th Dlls bsrvr lrtd m t ths rprt, wrttn by rc Nchlsn, bt smn wh hs snt nrly 400 pckts f wht pwdr t rgnztns n Txs. Th FB s ffrng rwrd fr hr (r hs) cptr.
Th FB fnds lst wk's scr vn lss fnny bcs gnts blv th sm prsn hs mld mr thn 380 sch lttrs snc 2008 t schls, chrchs, gvrnmnt ffcs, mbsss, ll wth Nrth Txs pstmrk. S nfnny n fct tht t's pnyng p $150,000 fr nfrmtn ldng t th sndr's rrst.
Frm wht lw nfrcmnt hs pcd tgthr, th sndr s prbbly ml, prbbly vr 30, nd cnsdrd dd r ccntrc by thrs. H my hv hstry f mntl hlth prblms nd b "nslly fscntd" wth cnsprcy thrs.
Kvn Mck s pnrng Dgtl rtst nd cdmy wrd wnnng Vsl ffcts Dsgnr. H rcvd th scr fr hs wrk n th flm "Wht Drms My Cm."
nsprd by vsns, drms nd mgntn, Kvn ss vrty f dgtl tls nd prcsss t crt psychctv bjcts f cntmpltn tht dsslv trdtnl bndrs f mdm, styl nd gnr. Kvn's wrk s fcsd n phlsphcl, sprtl nd scntfc mpndrbls.
Pstd by Xn Jrdn, Fr, 18 My 2012 10:47:34 PDT
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f ll gs ccrdng t pln, tmrrw, Strdy, My 19th, SpcX wll bcm th frst cmmrcl spc flght cmpny n hstry t hd fr th ntrntnl Spc Sttn. Y cn wtch nln, lv, t SpcX.cm strtng t 1:15 M Pcfc / 4:15 M strn / 08:15 TC. Y cn ls fllw SpcX fndr nd C @lnmsk n Twttr. H'll lv-twt frm mssn cntrl drng lnch.
Pstd by Xn Jrdn, Fr, 18 My 2012 10:27:16 PDT
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"Smn s csng lt f trbl."
Jsh Strns, rprtr wh hs cvrd th ccpy mvmnt xtnsvly, sks, "Why s ths chldrn's bk tchng my kd bt SWT vhcls nd Rt Cntrl prctcs?" Frm hs blg pst:
Vstng th lcl lbrry ystrdy my sn pckd t bk ll bt plc. ws stnnd whn, ftr pgs nd pgs f nf bt plc crs nd plc ffcs, thr wr ths tw pgs bt Rt Cntrl Trcks nd SWT Vns.
vn ftr mnths f trckng cnflcts btwn plc nd th prss stll hv prfnd rspct fr mch f lw nfrcmnt nd th jbs thy d n r cmmnts. Hwvr, th dscrptns f wtr cnnns bng trnd n prtstrs nd th tntng pnng n th SWT pg, “Smn’s csng lt f trbl…,” ll smd t f plc. Gvn th ncrsngly mltrzd rspns w hv sn t ctzn prtsts, sng Rt nd SWT tms prtryd ths wy n chldrn’s bk ws trblng.
Wnstn Hd, s n ssct prfssr f bnfrmtcs nd cmpttnl blgy t th Hrvrd Schl f Pblc Hlth. H ws ls -- ntl rcntly -- th ssct dtr f th prstgs (nd xpnsv!) lsvr jrnl Gnmcs. n clmn n Th Grdn, h xplns why h rsgnd frm Gnmcs: ppl r dyng bcs scntsts n pr cmpns cn't ffrd prprtry jrnls. H wll dvt hs ffrts t pn ccss ltrntvs t Gnmcs frm nw n.
My wrk n bmdcl rsrch n dvlpng cntrs hs shwn m tht lck f ccss t crrnt pblctns hs svr mpct.
Th vst mjrty f bmdcl scntsts n frc ttmpt t prfrm glblly cmpttv rsrch wtht p-t-dt ccss t th wlth f bmdcl ltrtr tkn fr grntd t wstrn nstttns. n frc, yr nvrsty my hv sbscrptns t nly hndfl f scntfc jrnls.
n rlty, th mds prnd s "pls cn y snd m pdf". ltrntvly sm rsrchrs spnd prt f thr rsrch grnt t by sbscrptn t th jrnl thy nd.
Th mjrty f th scnc n lsvr's jrnls s cndctd t pblc xpns, r wth lrg pblc sbsdy. Th pr rvwng prcss s ls ndrtkn by pblcly sbsdzd scntsts whm lsvr ds nt py. Th nstttns tht ths scntsts wrk fr hv t py vry lrg mnts f mny n rdr t rcv th jrnls thr wrk cntrbts t.
.S. Dstrct Jdg Kthrn Frrst hs ssd prlmnry njnctn gnst th cls n th Ntnl Dfns thrztn ct tht gv th dmnstrtn th pwr t rrst ppl nd hld thm ndfntly, wtht trl, f thy wr blvd t spprt trrrsm. Sh dsmssd th gvrnmnt's rgmnts n spprt f th cls (ND §1021), whch wr jst rphrsng f bm's bllsht, grgbshn sgnng sttmnt, whch cnsstd f "Nthng t s hr" nd "'m gd gy, dn't wrry bt t."
"Ths crt s ctly wr tht prlmnrly njnng n ct f Cngrss mst b dn wth grt ctn," sh wrt. "Hwvr, t s th rspnsblty f r jdcl systm t prtct th pblc frm cts f Cngrss whch nfrng pn cnstttnl rghts. s st frth bv, ths crt hs fnd tht plntffs hv shwn lklhd f sccss n th mrts rgrdng thr cnstttnl clm nd t thrfr hs rspnsblty t nsr tht th pblc's cnstttnl rghts r prtctd."
n phn cnfrnc, th plntffs' ttrnys Brc frn nd Crl Myr hld wht thy clld "cmplt vctry." "mrc s mr fr tdy thn t ws ystrdy d t th crgs nd rghts nd vry snd rlng by Jdg Frrst," Myr sd. " thnk ths s hgly sgnfcnt dvlpmnt... thnk t's ls tstmnt t th crg f th plntffs hr."
n f ths plntffs, 'Brn, ws ls jblnt n sprt ntrvw.
" m xtrmly hppy rght nw, nd wht 'm mst hppy bt t s tht ths rlng hs gvn m trst," 'Brn sd, "Trst s th fndtn f jst nd stbl gvrnmnts, nd ths rlng gvs m hp tht w cn rstr trst n th fndtns f gvrnmnt."
Wht ws s lk t b gy drng th 1960s n Mdsn vn? Dvd Lddck (wh ws wrldwd crtv drctr fr Rvln t Gry dvrtsng nd ntrntnl crtv drctr fr L'rl t McCnn-rcksn) wrt n ntrtnng ssy fr Hffngtn Pst bt hs prsnl xprnc f bng gy md mn.
ftr lft BBD, frnd tld m h'd vrhrd cmmnts bt m n th lvtr, lng th lns f, "S, thy wr n lt f trbl hr whn th qr tht ws wrtng ll th grt stff lft. Bt thn thy fnd nthr qr wh cld wrt jst s fncflly."
Whn fnlly ht Hckdy sscts, smll gncy spclzng n hgh-nd fshn, frntr, csmtcs, nd th lk, t ws dffrnt wrld.
ll th rt drctrs wr gy, nd ll th ccnt xctvs wr wmn. Th gncy prsdnt ws n fct Mss Hckdy, nd sh hd hr wn tk n th 1960s. vryn rlly drssd t th nns. vryn ws gd-lkng, nd thr ws wll-t-wll grn crptng n th fyr. ldy wth crt srvd t vry ftrnn t 4 'clck. Clnts cm n nd wr vrwhlmd by th chc nd wndr f t ll. W wr fms n th dvrtsng wrld bcs Mss Hckdy drppd th lzbth rdn ccnt. ftr Mss rdn kpt hr wtng fr n hr fr mtng, Mss Hckdy swpt n nd sd, "Mss rdn, y r tyrnt. W d nt wnt t hv ths ccnt," nd swpt t.