Links

Yet another couple weeks of links. Of particular note, here, is the last few paragraphs of the HealthMap tracks swine flu pandemic worldwide article, in which someone talks about donating time to this application en lieu of donating time to another charity. Because … helping those with access to technology (i.e., those with money) stay away from the infections is just as good as giving food to the poor! Yeah. There’s a flaw there, somewhere. See if you can find it.

Copyright

• Google Book Search Settlement: Updating the Numbers, Part 1 19 February 2010, 7:25 pm
• Judge grills lawyers on Google book deal 19 February 2010, 10:34 am
• Competition for Google: A German Library for the 21st Century 19 February 2010, 8:35 am
• Sex, Drugs and Plagiarism: Did the New Star of German Literature Steal from a Blogger? 17 February 2010, 4:11 am
• Music Journalism is the New Piracy 16 February 2010, 1:18 pm
• Digital Books and Your Rights: A Checklist for Readers 16 February 2010, 10:22 am
• You Bought It, You Own It: Vernor v. Autodesk 11 February 2010, 8:09 pm

Education

• Want a Job? Get a Computer Science Degree 22 February 2010, 12:42 pm
• After Frustrations in Second Life, Colleges Look to New Virtual Worlds 19 February 2010, 11:08 am
• Making Computer Science More Enticing 19 February 2010, 10:49 am
• Graduation Gaps for Science Majors 18 February 2010, 3:17 am
• The Truth About Gender and Math 9 February 2010, 9:40 am

Humanities Computing

• A Virtual System Which Facilitates Access and Adapts Contents to the Student 22 February 2010, 12:45 pm
• Amateur video wins prestigious journalism award 19 February 2010, 10:17 pm
• Boring Conversation? Let Your Computer Listen for You 19 February 2010, 11:10 am
• DARPA Looks to Build Real-Life C3PO 19 February 2010, 10:50 am
• Innovation: We Can’t Look After Our Data–What Can? 18 February 2010, 3:20 am
• Brain-Controlled Cursor Doubles as a Neural Workout 18 February 2010, 3:19 am
• Do E-Readers Cause Eye Strain? 16 February 2010, 9:54 am
• Metadata: An Interview with AllRomanceeBooks CEO Lori James 16 February 2010, 9:52 am
• States of America: One Photographer’s Look at Social Dislocation 16 February 2010, 9:11 am
• Phone App Developed at UH Gauges Physical Activity 11 February 2010, 1:15 pm
• Can Your Computer Make You Happy? 11 February 2010, 1:13 pm

Politics

• Moscow Meets Fleet Street: Can a Russian Oligarch Save the British Press? 18 February 2010, 10:42 pm
• Protests from Holocaust Institute: Berlinale Resists Call to Pull Romanian Film 17 February 2010, 3:29 am
• HealthMap tracks swine flu pandemic worldwide 16 February 2010, 5:19 am
• Europe’s “Iron Harvest” 15 February 2010, 9:17 am

Privacy

• Pa. school official defended in webcam spy case 20 February 2010, 12:55 pm
• The Big Brother of Europe?: France Moves Closer to Unprecedented Internet Regulation 17 February 2010, 9:13 am
• Privacy group files FTC complaint on Google Buzz 17 February 2010, 4:34 am
• Google Buzz Privacy Update 16 February 2010, 5:17 pm
• Protect Your Privacy on Google Buzz 12 February 2010, 3:15 pm
• Appeals Court Backs EFF Push for Telecom Lobbying Documents Disclosure 9 February 2010, 3:01 pm

Robotics

• Dwarf Helicopters, Smart Subs, and Mining Robots to Automate Australia 19 February 2010, 10:49 am
• Robots Will Replace All Workers in 25 Years: Futurist 18 February 2010, 3:20 am
• Humanoid Robots to Gain Advanced Social Skills 18 February 2010, 3:18 am
• IBM’s Jeopardy-Playing Machine Can Now Beat Human Contestants 16 February 2010, 5:59 am
• DASH to the Next Gen of Robots: Small, Cheap, and Feral 11 February 2010, 1:17 pm

Security

• USB Fingerprints Identify ‘Pod Slurping’ Data Thieves 22 February 2010, 12:46 pm
• Battling Zombies, Botnets and Torpig 22 February 2010, 12:46 pm
• Consumers found vulnerable to e-mail threats 20 February 2010, 12:07 am
• 74,000 virus-infected computers found 19 February 2010, 5:43 am
• PleaseRobMe.com posts when you’re not at home 18 February 2010, 9:45 am
• China Leads the World in Hacked Computers, McAfee Study Says 18 February 2010, 3:19 am
• War Game Reveals U.S. Lacks Cyber-Crisis Skills 18 February 2010, 3:17 am
• Federal Government Builds Secret Database to Fight Cyber-Terrorism 16 February 2010, 5:58 am
• China Alarmed by Security Threat From Internet 16 February 2010, 5:58 am
• Spam, malware proliferate in late 2009 10 February 2010, 12:07 am

Social Networking

• Best Connected Individuals Are Not the Most Influential Spreaders in Social Networks 16 February 2010, 6:04 am
• Google tries to make Gmail more like Facebook, Twitter 9 February 2010, 11:49 am

Tech

• Clemson Researchers Develop Hands-Free Texting Application 22 February 2010, 12:46 pm
• Stanford Software Is Gaining the Sophistication to Comprehend What Humans Write 22 February 2010, 12:45 pm
• Phone Game Needs No Server 22 February 2010, 12:45 pm
• Cameras of the Future: Heart Researchers Create Revolutionary Photographic Technique 19 February 2010, 11:08 am
• Student Uses Artificial Intelligence to Understand Bee Behavior 19 February 2010, 11:07 am
• Microsoft, Yahoo deal gets regulators’ OK 19 February 2010, 5:07 am
• Hold Vendors Liable for Buggy Software, Security Experts Say 18 February 2010, 3:19 am
• New Fiber Nanogenerators Could Lead to Electric Clothing 18 February 2010, 3:19 am
• Survey: Paying for online content a tough sell 17 February 2010, 12:07 am
• Adding Noise Enhances Mammogram Accuracy, SU Researchers Find 16 February 2010, 6:05 am
• Software Photo-Doctor Fixes Up Bad Photos 16 February 2010, 6:02 am
• PCs Around the World Unite to Map the Milky Way 16 February 2010, 6:01 am
• Despite Glitches, Electronics Make Cars Safer 16 February 2010, 6:01 am
• Goodbye Cables, Hello Energy Beams 11 February 2010, 1:15 pm
• Adobe apologizes for 16-month-old Flash bug 9 February 2010, 9:04 am