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Today there is a hearing in the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on a bill that is being called the “Stop Online Privacy Act”, or SOPA. It is the House companion to the PROTECT IP bill that came through the Senate earlier this year. Both bills are fundamentally flawed, and dangerous for all kinds of Internet [...]

ETA: it seems blog comments are broken. I don’t know what’s wrong. Phlog phail. Comments happily accepted in other mediums until I get it sorted. ETA x2: when I say I’ve worked with a lot of grad students, I mean a lot, because of my job and friendships. I’ve helped with the research for dozens [...]

Lauren and I now match. It’s a little rediculous. My hair is just the tinyest bit longer, and it’s at the same color, as usual. Also, glasses. Also, stress, as I work to finish a paper. I am writing (briefly I will tell you, as I should get back to it) about Ephraim Chambers and [...]