Archive for 4th September 2009
Brian Mastenbrook: How I cross-site scripted Twitter in 15 minutes, and why you shouldn’t store important data on 37signals’ applications 4 Sep 2009
I don’t wish to join the 37signals bashing but this article highlights a growing concern of mine about letting other people hold my data. I’ve decided to let as few people as I can hold my data because the more it’s spread around the more risk there is of losing control of it and, frankly, [...]
Turning the page on Google books 4 Sep 2009
It was partly down to Bill Thompson’s post on Wednesday, titled Keeping Google out of libraries, that I wrote my article on Google Book Search. Now he’s done something of an about turn after talking to Google themselves.
The Google Book Fiasco 4 Sep 2009
I don’t understand all of the furore about Google’s plans to digitise out-of-print books and their settlement with authors to allow them to proceed. A legal suit started in 2005 halted progress but a settlement was reached in October 2008 and authors have until today to opt out of the agreement if they so wish. [...]