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Because more than anything else, WikiLeaks is a publisher — a new kind of publisher, but a publisher nonetheless — and that makes this a freedom of the press issue. Like it or not, WikiLeaks is fundamentally a journalistic entity, and as such it deserves our protection. - John LeMasney

Talking about WikiLeaks on Facebook or Twitter could endanger your job prospects, a State Department official warned students at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs this week. - John LeMasney

The headline pretty much reveals the brunt of it, but indeed, it looks like next week Google is going to start talking about how its Chrome operating system is coming along. Multiple sources have told us that Google will be holding some sort of event on Tuesday, December 7th -- we're not sure if it'll be a live event, a webcast, or something else entirely -- and that the shindig will see the launch of that Google-branded Chrome OS netbook we've been hearing about - John LeMasney

Online tracking is a murky business. That's why the Open Data Partnership is attempting to demystify how Netizens have been tracked. Will it actually change anything? - John LeMasney

Viacom appealed Friday its unsuccessful $1 billion copyright lawsuit against Google’s YouTube in a case testing the depths of copyright-infringement protection under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. - John LeMasney

Have you ever wondered how a Web server actually works? Experiment with nweb -- a simple Web server with only 200 lines of C source code. In this article, Nigel Griffiths provides a copy of this Web server and includes the source code as well. You can see exactly what it can and can't do. - John LeMasney

How Cellphones are being used [INFOGRAPHIC] - John LeMasney

What’s a cookie? How do I protect myself on the web? And most importantly: What happens if a truck runs over my laptop? - John LeMasney

Everything on this website is written, drawn, and maintained by one guy. Buy some shirts, posters, or mugs from my shop so I can afford to wear pants made entirely out of rubies and koala meat. - John LeMasney

While much of finding what works for your business on social media sites is a process of trial and error, recent stats from e-mail marketing firm ExactTarget (which recently acquired social CRM platform CoTweet) shed some light on how the Facebook (Facebook) population uses the site, and specifically, how it interacts with brands. - John LeMasney

We know that users are spending increasing amounts of time online on social networks like Facebook, but when exactly are users the most active? Social media management company Vitrue just released a study that identifies the days and hours users are most active on the Facebook channels maintained by companies and brands. - John LeMasney

How To Turn Google Translate Into Google Beatbox - John LeMasney

What’s a cookie? How do I protect myself on the web? And most importantly: What happens if a truck runs over my laptop? For things you’ve always wanted to know about the web but were afraid to ask, read on. - John LeMasney

While some are mislead by the fact that Inkscape does not (and probably should not) support raw or "generic" CMYK, it does in fact support working with true CMYK for print support. - John LeMasney

My social networking workflow - John LeMasney

A complete vector graphics editor in the browser - John LeMasney

The open Web is a great platform for rich applications. It would be even better if it had additional capabilities to ease discovery, acquisition, installation and use of apps, while also enabling monetization for developers. We designed and built a prototype of a system for open Web apps: Apps built using HTML/CSS/JavaScript that work both on computers and mobile phones, have many of the characteristics that users find compelling about native apps and provide developers with open and flexible distribution options. - John LeMasney

The PNG format (pronounced "PING") was designed to replace the antiquated GIF format, and to some extent, the TIFF format. It utilizes lossless compression, meaning no image data is lost when saving or viewing the image. It is a universal format that is recognized by the World Wide Web consortium, and supported by modern web browsers. The PNG format was developed when it was discovered by the entire development community in early 1995 that the GIF image format uses LZW compression, technology which was patented in 1985 by Unisys corporation. - John LeMasney

Google TV makes TV fun again. - John LeMasney

This is one purpose of a Libre Graphics Magazine: to serve as a catalyst for discussion, to build a home for the users of Libre Graphics software, standards and methods. In such a magazine, we may unite all our previously disparate successes, all the successes which have, until now, stood alone as small examples, disjointed from the larger community. We have the opportunity to elevate the discourse around Libre Graphics as a professionally viable option, to raise previously unmentioned issues and to push forward the conception of just what Libre Graphics can produce. - John LeMasney

FILExt is a database of file extensions and the various programs that use them. If you know the file extension you want to learn about simply enter it into the search box above and click on the Search button. - John LeMasney

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A must read of equality and tolerance. :) - Louis Gray from Bookmarklet

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Issue: I often need to copy and paste text between X11 windows (e.g., xterm, vim) and native Mac OS windows (e.g., Terminal, Safari). This often results in undesirable results. How do I successfully (and reliably) copy and paste between these different flavors of windows? - John LeMasney

Inkscape Keyboard Layout, Inkscape Keyboard Template, Inkscape Keys, Inkscape Key Combination - John LeMasney

To help you through the fairly overwhelming archives, I’ve compiled a beginner’s guide. Kind of a Quick Start guide. - John LeMasney

In this post, we’re going to look at contrast in detail, examining big typography, funky shapes, clear divides, imagery, and how they properly fit together using contrast for a good user experience. - John LeMasney

2000 Absolutely Free Textures - John LeMasney

Vintage style design is a trend that designers use to apply an old and classic sense to their designs. One way of applying this trend is by using vintage textures, vintage textures provides an easy to use method for creating stunning vintage style designs. In this article I compiled a list of 215 outstanding free vintage textures, but please check licenses before use. - John LeMasney

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