The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Tech

Here is a simply amazing video of a super-lightweight robot imitating a bird’s flight by flapping its own wings. A must-see. [TED]

A recent study claims that internet movie pirates are actually better consumers for the movie industry than non-pirates. the pirates typically buy more DVDs and visit movie theaters more often. [Geek.com]

A fantastic editorial on the unfortunately common practice of data-capping. “Caps should not just be a way for Internet providers to extract monopoly rents.” I couldn’t have said it better myself. [NY Times]

Here is another interesting article that explains how wider WiFi ranges (up to 45 miles) are possible using lower power consumption. [Clean Technica]