New Format

Submitted by whytewolf on Wed, 08/25/2010 - 10:41

Okay, I'm going to reach out to the public. I'm opening up the system so that ANYONE can post content. if you find it worthy of existing on the net. post it here. this is a test. to see if this will work as a medium. if you have issues. let me know through the contact form at the top of the screen. 

 

now, to post a story you MUST create an account. sorry i can let anonymous post stories however i just don't feel right about that.  stories can have images associated with them, so if you feel froggy include images. 

Eight HIV/AIDS Treatment Patents Challenged

Submitted by whytewolf on Fri, 09/03/2010 - 08:24
Questionable drug patents that put lives at risk are finally starting to get more scrutiny. The Public Patent Foundation (better known as PUBPAT) is now challenging the validity of eight patents held by Abbott Labs around the HIV/AIDS drug ritonavir (branded Norvir). As PUBPAT noes, there's plenty of prior art that should have prevented these patents from ever being granted.

SPECIAL FEATURE: Makoto Aida's Schoolgirls

Submitted by whytewolf on Fri, 09/03/2010 - 08:11

Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential: How Teenage Girls Made a Nation Cool, by Brian Ashcraft and Shoko Ueda, looks at how this archetype has become such a distinctive international symbol. Following is an excerpt, about the artwork of Makoto Aida, from the book.

Scammers Sending Out Notices Pretending To Be From HADOPI, Demanding Money For Infringement

Submitted by whytewolf on Fri, 09/03/2010 - 06:57
Earlier this year, we noted that scammers were copying the mass automated pre-settlement copyright infringement notices of law firms like ACS:Law and US Copyright Group, in order to get people to install malware on their computers. It appears that sort of effort is only expanding.

Boneless, clubfooted French Connection model invades Melbourne

Submitted by whytewolf on Fri, 09/03/2010 - 06:01

Homeroom Security: book about the insanity of zero-tolerance classroom policies

Submitted by whytewolf on Fri, 09/03/2010 - 05:43
Salon's got a blood-boiling interview with Aaron Kupchik, author of Homeroom Security: School Discipline in an Age of Fear, a close look at four very different US schools.

Lawyer Ranking Site Avvo Sued By Another Upset Lawyer

Submitted by whytewolf on Fri, 09/03/2010 - 05:00
We've seen plenty of stories of review or ranking sites that get sued by people upset about their reviews, but one such site that seems to get extra special attention is Avvo -- and that's because it's a ranking and review site for lawyers. Soon after the site was launched a few years back, it was sued -- leading a judge to dismiss the suit, pointing out that rankings are opinions and opinions are protected by that old First Amendment thing.

More Evidence Shows That Locking Up University Research With Patents Doesn't Help

Submitted by whytewolf on Fri, 09/03/2010 - 01:58
For many years, we've discussed how the Bayh-Dole Act, which created incentives for universities to patent the (often federally-funded) research results of professors, has been a dismal failure. The failure is based on the same faulty reason for why people think that patent system itself increases innovation -- even in the face of an awful lot of evidence to the contrary.

Forget Finding A Needle In A Haystack... How About Actually Finding Haystack

Submitted by whytewolf on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 22:57
We recently wrote about Newsweek's coverage of Austin Heap and Haystack, a program he supposedly wrote to help Iranian internet users avoid being spied on by the Iranian government. Some of our commenters questioned the overall legitimacy of the story. It has a very too-perfect Hollywood sort of feel to it -- and some pointed out the fact that no one seems to be able to actually look at Haystack.

President Obama Signs Massachusetts Emergency Disaster Declaration

Submitted by whytewolf on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 21:05

The President today declared an emergency exists in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and ordered Federal aid to supplement Commonwealth and local response efforts in the area struck by Hurricane Earl beginning on September 1, 2010, and continuing.

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