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daily pointers
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'recycle responsibly'
Recycle it RightGuide To Recycling Your Electronics
Your best option is to use a recycler who is part of the "e-Steward" network; they don't export to developing nations, and they follow other high standards. Many also will reuse and refurbish equipment.
watching the watchers
OpenWatcha participatory citizen media project which uses mobile technology to enable public monitoring of authority figures
'more of what matters'
Center for a New American DreamWe work with individuals, institutions, businesses, and communities to conserve natural resources, counter the commercialization of our culture, support community engagement, and promote positive changes in the way goods are produced and consumed.
'when copyrights expire'
Center for the Study of the Public Domain: Public Domain Day
Related:
Public Domain Day
International Communia Association
'contributing to the platform'
Move The Web Forward | Guide to getting involved with standards and browser development#OWS aggregator
OccupationalistOccupationalist is an impartial and real-time view of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Covering history as it unfolds. No filters. No delays.
'forced labor' survey
Slavery FootprintHow many slaves work for you? There are 27 million slaves in the world today. Many of them contribute to the supply chains that end up in the products we use every day. Find out how many slaves work for you, and take action.
'opening up education'
OpenClassroom[Free computer science classes online]Stanford Engineering professors are offering three of the school’s most popular computer science courses for free online this fall, and at the same time launching an experiment that could transform the way online education is delivered...
honoring users' privacy prefs
Mozilla Publishes Developer Guide on DNT
Related:
Introduction to Do Not Track
'be yourself online'
My Name Is MeSupporting your freedom to choose the name you use on social networks and other online services.
'making text readable'
Contrast Rebellion - to hell with low-contrast fonts!
Related:
Down with the Contrast Rebellion
today is...
Day Against DRM - May 4th, 2011
The Day Against DRM is an opportunity to unite a wide range of projects, public interest organizations, web sites and individuals in an effort to raise public awareness to the danger of technology that requires users to give-up control of their computers or that restricts access to digital data and media.
'Free Wiki World Map'
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap is a free editable map of the whole world. It is made by people like you.
OpenStreetMap allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way from anywhere on Earth.
Related:
We Need to Stop Google’s Exploitation of Open Communities
LibreOffice (beta)
The Document Foundation[Press Release]The Internet, September 28, 2010 - The community of volunteers who develop and promote OpenOffice.org, the leading free office software, announce a major change in the project’s structure. After ten years’ successful growth with Sun Microsystems as founding and principal sponsor, the project launches an independent foundation called "The Document Foundation", to fulfil the promise of independence written in the original charter...
'here at home'
Stop the Internet Blacklist!
Update 9/30/10 - Related:
Victory: Internet Censorship Bill is Delayed, For Now
'the transparency movement'
Making Government Transparent and Accountable - SunlightFoundation.com [Disarranging Mine]be 'Proactively Nice'
Operation NICE[minor details]Don't you love it when people go out of their way to be nice? Like when someone waits to hold the door for you. Or when a stranger waves you into a line a traffic. Or even when a coworker shoots you a friendly smile along with a "have a nice day." If everyone was a little bit nicer to the folks they encountered each day, perhaps the world would be a more pleasant place. Operation NICE was initiated to remind you that a little NICE goes a long way.
adventures in sarcasm
Fair Go For Billionaires[Above the fold]It's tough times. The rising cost of mansion maintenance. The exorbitant price of Lamborghini tires. The unenthusiasm of minimum wage help. For your average, everyday mining billionaire it hasn't been easy...
a parody with a point
Openbook - Connect and share whether you want to or not"They 'trust me'. Dumb fucks."
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook
materials for teachers
Teaching Tolerance – "dedicated to reducing prejudice, improving intergroup relations and supporting equitable school experiences for our nation's children"
'should be yours to control'
iPad is iBad for freedomDRM is used by Apple to restrict users' freedom in a variety of ways, including blocking installation of software that comes from anywhere except the official Application Store, and regulating every use of movies downloaded from iTunes. Apple furthermore claims that circumventing these restrictions is a criminal offense, even for purposes that are permitted by copyright law.
Related: Is Apple Evil?
net neutrality, privacy & security
Center for Democracy & Technology | Keeping the Internet Open, Innovative and Freepublic usage of public space
Public Ad Campaign – "expanding curatorial responsibilities in the city" [Adam Amengual]'free and open Web'
World Wide Web FoundationAdvance the Web. Empower People.
We envision a Web that empowers all people, including billions excluded today, by providing new opportunities for creativity, collaboration, teaching, learning, enterprise and a better life. To reach this goal, the Web Foundation will put the power of the Web into the hands of people around the world through effective, high-impact programs.
government 'filtering' (2)
Net firms rebuff filtering planAustralian government plans to filter net use have been rebuffed by local internet service providers (ISPs).
Related: No Clean Feed - Stop Internet Censorship in Australia
government 'filtering'
No Clean Feed - Stop Internet Censorship in Australia[Everything on the Internet is true]
'review and comment'
PublicMarkup.org – "an ongoing experiment in preparing legislation more inclusively by opening bills to online, public review"
abandoned technology
Save Polaroid - Save Instant FilmOn February 8, 2008 Polaroid Corporation announced that it will discontinue production of the instant film that made the company a household name. This site will document the aftermath of this announcement and will serve as a home-base for the effort to convince another company to take over and begin producing the cherished technology that Polaroid has abandoned.