Simon Phipps

I like this reflection from Chris Messina. The OpenOfficeMouse is just part of the rich flora and fauna that happens when you're in a place that's truly open. It's not in any way associated with Sun or endorsed by the OpenOffice.org project, just an excursion into entrepreneurship by an enthusiast. - Simon Phipps

How long before the "advance passenger data" required by airlines includes your Facebook and Twitter IDs? - Simon Phipps

I saw this from Highway 17 near Los Gatos and thought it must have hit Felton - but from the various accounts it must have actually been much further away and much higher. In which case, it was an enormous fireball over the ocean that made a heck of a splash. - Simon Phipps

Could prove useful, although I couldn't make the list of places work. - Simon Phipps

Michael Geist put the evidence together from the available "leaks" and shows us all why ACTA is anti-open, anti-freedom. If democracy means anything today we need to mobilise popular opposition to this disgusting travesty before it's too late. - Simon Phipps

Once you're past the tabloid sensationalism, there's an insight in this piece - that the copyright fascists tend to concentrate on monetising a cult of personality whose actual music doesn't stand too much scrutiny. - Simon Phipps

EFF's title sums up the purpose of ACTA nicely. It's a secret work by the copyright fascists to lock down their business model before we all realise what's going on, and to do so at a trans-national level so that no country is empowered to challenge it. Dirty, dirty, dirty. - Simon Phipps