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

Quantum Levitation. Unbelievably cool. You want to see this. [Youtube]

That’s one website you’ll never have to visit again. [picture]

Here is a preview of the Task Manager in the the upcoming Windows 8. Good stuff. [MSDN Blog]

A lawsuit filed in federal court by a Mississippi woman has accused Facebook of violating US wiretapping laws. This is based on the woman’s claim that Facebook tracked her browsing history even when she was not logged onto the site. [The Register]

This is hilarious: in a federal court hearing Samsung lawyers were unable to immediately distinguish the product they were defending (the Galaxy Tab 10.1) from the Apple iPad2. /facepalm [Digital Trends]

This is ridiculous. In Australia a fellow pointing out a glaring security flaw in a company’s website. How did they repay him? By claiming he broke the law, possibly created the bug, and then billing him. [Tech Dirt]