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declanm

  1. (I think the better approach is - if you don't like Craigslist - build+sell a better mousetrap instead of complaining free mousetraps suck.)
  2. An odd article in which @mcarney7 complains Craigslist's TOS are "squashing innovation" but brags he hasn't read them: pandodaily.com/2012/05/30/cra…
  3. Just taped public radio (Marketplace) interview on the White House fie-on-botnets shindig this morning: cnet.co/JUaRQW @mktplaceradio
  4. Just talked with @KCBSnews about Microsoft's restrictions on class actions (and if a EULA can snatch your firstborn). cnet.co/K8fPPD
  5. Two U.K. journalists manage to travel in the communist utopia of North Korea: "Many of the people here are starving." thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/n…
  6. White House prepares to convene anti-botnet summit on Wednesday morning: cnet.co/JUaRQW via @CNET
  7. My 2011 Samsung Chromebook is a decent kitchen counter PC. But the new Chromebook & Chromebox are far more interesting: cnet.co/K9fzzT
  8. If you're following Second Amendment litigation, it'll be an interesting summer. Lots of carry cases queued up for appeals courts. @hoffmang
  9. How a Revolutionary War general used steganography (simple but clever): lettersofnote.com/2009/10/masked…
  10. A good read: McSweeney's interview with safecracker Ken Doyle: mcsweeneys.net/articles/ken-d… via @mattblaze
  11. @HarleyGeiger Congrats on the new job!
  12. @arkle That would be the correct abbreviated version if Merritt had made precisely the opposite argument she did.
  13. U.S. officials detained Icelandic free speech activist @smarimc during visit, pressured him to inform on Julian Assange, @Wikileaks alleges.
  14. @mbenzgt Two of four Lotus engined-cars. But I wouldn't rejoice at Lotus' misfortune. The Evora is amazing. It's sad to see them in trouble.
  15. Criminal defense atty Jeralyn Merritt reviews case, concludes Zimmermann should win "regardless of stand your ground": talkleft.com/story/2012/5/2…
  16. Lotus CEO Dany Bahar is suspended over unspecified complaints from parent company: bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-2… Maybe this? uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/11042012/66/gr…
  17. The good folks at Reddit (@hueypriest) invited me to do a Q&A today about FBI surveillance, CISPA, SOPA, etc.: reddit.com/r/politics/com…
  18. Is enviro-activist and Rainforest Foundation founder Sting really shopping for a mega-luxury yacht? dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/arti… @officialsting