"Reverse robocall" campaign lets citizens phone-blast SOPA supporters
A Web-based civic action site is providing a way for people irate about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) to voice their opinions in a very literal way. Reverse Robocall, a site set up by Shaun Dakin and Aaron Titus, allows users to record a message through the site and perform their own robocalls to politicians and lobbyists. For a fee of $10, Reverse Robocall will let you record a message that will be delivered as a phone call to the offices of the co-sponsors of SOPA and each of the associations and lobbying groups that have backed the bill in Congress—88 in all. You can even... more »
Conservatives lining up in opposition to SOPA
Views on copyright law have never broken down cleanly along ideological or partisan lines, but many of the key supporters for the Stop Online Piracy Act have come from the political right. The legislation is sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) and it enjoys support from right-leaning, corporate-funded organizations like the Chamber of Commerce and Americans for Tax Reform. But a growing number of right-leaning individuals and organizations have come out against SOPA. Last Wednesday, the Heritage Foundation, one of the nation's largest and most influential conservative think tan... more »
Two decades of Linux: the big open source stories of 2011
In 1999, Linux founder Linus Torvalds joked about plans for world domination. But as the Linux kernel celebrated its 20th birthday this year, Linux, and open source in general, have achieved a limited version of world domination. As we reported in August, Linux in its many forms now powers a majority of the world's supercomputers. Apache web servers running on Linux and other Unix operating systems serve up the majority of the web sites on the Internet, and Linux powers some of the biggest sites on Earth—including Facebook, Google and Wikipedia. And embedded versions of Linux are... more »
Got a DSLR for Christmas? Share your most essential accessories
Get a shiny new DSLR for Christmas? Whether it's your first or your twenty-first, you're going to need some sweet accessories in order to get the most out of your new toy, and what better time to get them than now, while everything is on sale? Or perhaps you gave a DSLR to a friend or family member and want to send along a few tips on what could make their photographic lives easier. Of course, photographers of all kinds have their own preferences for what they like to use with their cameras. That's why we're asking you for suggestions on your favorite and most essential DSLR ac... more »
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