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

The Politics of Tech

The Philippines have passed a law that is many times worse that SOPA. It criminalizes cybersex, torrenting, and criticizing someone online. [CBS News]

On the topic of torrents, the founder of Pirate Bay, Gottfrid Svartholm, continues to be imprisoned without official charges being filed. [TorrentFreak]

The CD turned 30 years old today! [What HiFi]

After the criticism of the new Apple Maps app following the release of the the iPhone 5 last week Apple CEO Tim Cook has apologized via press release. [engadget]

MIT grads advancing molten salt reactor which can use thorium as a nuclear fuel. [Forbes]

Why It’s Bad That Smartphones Have Banished Boredom: When we reach for a smartphone at every pause in our day, we forget how to reflect naturally [Slashdot]

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