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Two random ideas: - Is there any kind of alliance to be had with Albertine Press? ( http://albertinepress.com/about.html ) I'm not sure what the angle would be exactly, but they're…

There's a huge difference between jailbreaking an iPhone, which the EFF established doesn't (necessarily) violate the DMCA, and breaking your contract by using services from AT&T t…

Yeah, I think at the very least this would be in addition to a "Forgot Password" link instead of replacing it. My favorite software seems to read my mind by supporting multiple way…

I've only been on the other side of this, but I feel like there are times I've hurt myself as a candidate with the work/life question. Some employers are looking for (and paying fo…

It seems more likely to make English less dominant by (for example) letting people read all of Wikipedia in their native language. Same goes for countless other resources that are …

The benefit of the captcha method is that your account can't be DOSed -- the legitimate user can still get in by entering one captcha, which is much better than, say, having to wai…

I like the list of strategies, but I have to question calling any one of them "The Chinese Way." I mean, here in the US, companies leapfrog, piggyback, and copy all the time -- oft…