International Law

Six days ago I fell very awkwardly and broke my ankle, rendering me in hospital until this morning.  (Listen to an Audioboo I recorded about my fall here.)  Although I didn't blog while in hospital, nothing could stop me from tweeting.  So here are some of the things I've been tweeting about over the past week:

• posterous takes on twitpic ... "Rescue your photos from TwitPic" http://j.mp/dxl3O5
• about time really ... "Larry King Retiring From 'Larry King Live' In The Fall" http://j.mp/a94v89
• matt taibbi really goes after cbs correspondent lara logan in this sensitively titled piece ... "Lara Logan, You Suck" http://j.mp/bZ1LqU
• this is a really good idea ... "License Songs for Your YouTube Videos at $1.99 Each" http://j.mp/9nspwy
• an interesting tribute from a technology blog ... "Farewell, Stevens: the Supreme Court loses its cryptographer" http://j.mp/aOsGAU
• i guess this is a good move from techcrunch ... "TechCrunch TV Launches? Now." http://j.mp/cCZeXe
• michael arrington says "Cloning Is Lame. Google Should Do It To Facebook Anyway." http://j.mp/azahBu
• if only there was something i wanted to watch on myspace ... "MySpace Expands iPad Video Offerings" http://j.mp/c3Afrp
• could jeb bush be on the republican ticket in 2012? http://j.mp/9AKRsK
• and i thought hospital food was bad ... "Airline Food Is Even Worse Than You Thought" http://j.mp/aU96gE
• slate's summary of the first day of "The Kagan Hearings: Elena Kagan does her best John Roberts impression" http://j.mp/cqffrG
• time magazine lists the "Best Blogs of 2010" http://j.mp/c39KxI
• a different take on mcdonald v chicago ... "Is His Gun-Control Concurrence Justice Thomas?s Finest Hour?" http://j.mp/cJjbqZ
• wow she sounds like a miracle worker ... "Washburn on Kagan's Tenure at Harvard" http://j.mp/cwxrND
• tom goldstein on scotusblog says "Everything you read about the Supreme Court is wrong" http://j.mp/bpV9Qy
• a thoughtful post from the legal eagle on "The Herd Mentality and the fall of Rudd" http://j.mp/bqYPzT
• a jury has found jayant patel guilty of manslaughter and grievous bodily harm
• an example of how personal us supreme court justices can get in their opinions http://j.mp/bfclmq
• film critic jack matthews lists the best woody allen movies http://j.mp/dpc18z
• the chicago tribune puts forward "A case for why you should like Tom Cruise again" http://bit.ly/asFpHZ
• this fictional diary in the punch made me laugh ... "The final journal of a Rudd staffer" http://j.mp/aF8KNd
• are we really this cynical to think that gillard and abbott are "Chasing the xenophobic vote" http://j.mp/czICwN
• i wonder what is going on in the patel jury deliberations at the moment http://j.mp/bAw8db
• checking out delinker http://www.delinker.com.au/ (about delinker here http://j.mp/cyAgU4)
• but when is yelp coming to australia? ... "Yelp Says It's Not Afraid of Foursquare" http://j.mp/bOqS5d
• this could be promising ... "Craig Kilborn hopes to bring his old fans to his new show, 'The Kilborn File'" http://j.mp/8XifxD
• the wrap looks at campaign finance contributions from hollywood ... "Elections '10: Who's $upporting Who in Hollywood" http://j.mp/aYHyMj
• food for thought from @davidpoland on "Trickle Up & The McChrystal Saga" http://j.mp/bvEEOB
• marketing and promoting a hollywood blockbuster ... "Fox's Tony Sella on 'Knight and Day': 'Blame me, not Tom Cruise'" http://j.mp/9IzFbw
• arn interviews various political and electoral experts and concludes that nobody cares about mandatory internet filtering http://j.mp/ctdwr7
• rudd must be fuming ... @annabelcrabb says "Gillard's trashing of Kevin 07 has only just begun" http://j.mp/d3mmgP
• some good analysis on the drum about rudd's decline ... "Gillard needs to stick to the base-ics" http://j.mp/ay4eDJ
• we've heard this before, haven't we? profiles? buzz? even orkut? ... "Google Plans 'Facebook Killer'" http://j.mp/bgyyqb
• only on the internet ... "Facebook Slut-Namer Faces Stalking Charges" http://j.mp/9WDZyv
• and quite rightly too ... "Smith condemns Fiji press crackdown" http://j.mp/9QuhUP
• i'm not sure what this means ... "Comedy Channel drops Letterman, Fallon, Leno" http://j.mp/d6Vy8U (is there now room for craig ferguson?)
• @justinbarbour i will always remember senator byrd from this video http://j.mp/d1x2Gw
• techcrunch has some advice for rim ... "How RIM Can Bring the Sexy Back to BlackBerry: A Five-Point Marketing Plan" http://j.mp/dujdBk
• the new york times editorial page on "Elena Kagan?s Moment" http://j.mp/aGACiI
• a good piece in the drum says "Gender: yes, it still matters" http://j.mp/bj8bDE
• this is a surprising move from amazon ... "Amazon Introduces A Video/Audio Kindle ... But Only On The iPad And iPhone" http://j.mp/daLq2q
• james franco is an intriguing hollywood star ... "James Franco Shows Three Shorts in Palm Springs, Explains Career Plan" http://j.mp/dheaow
• copyrights & campaigns blog on "Viacom v. YouTube: A disappointing decision, but how important?" http://j.mp/asSvDF
• a different take ... "McChrystal's Quality Time With Rolling Stone: Impertinent? Check. Insubordinate? Maybe Not." http://j.mp/ac1l5X
• a must read in today's the australian ... "inaugural survey of Australia's leading CEOs in the industry" http://j.mp/aXO0dI
• i agree ... "Top scoop, Aunty, but what about the live coverage?" http://j.mp/ct9UD6
• some interesting stats from hitwise about how australians browse the web http://j.mp/bxda0L
• we're all guilty of this ... "Three in ten Aussies use Wikipedia as first educational reference" http://j.mp/bxda0L
• reading @HowardKurtz ... "After six months as anchor, Diane Sawyer is bringing a sharper edge to ABC's 'World News'" http://j.mp/dpPLxf
• some predictions ... "What to Expect from Kagan's Confirmation Hearings" http://j.mp/aMW1So
• this is a good read ... "Prof Peter Drysdale explains Rudd?s demise to foreigners in his weekly digest" http://j.mp/cs0oNX
• listening to @stilgherrian's "patch monday" podcast ... "Bernard Keane on Conroy vs Lundy" http://j.mp/9oAX5
• sad news for the us legal community ... "Martin Ginsburg, Noted Tax Lawyer and Husband of Justice Ginsburg, R.I.P." http://j.mp/aOEjAD
• techcrunch on "When Social Media Becomes The Message: The Gulf Oil Spill And @BPGlobalPR" http://j.mp/a5Wdoq
• nine wins the week in tv ratings ... "Leadership tussle, but Nine emerges ratings victor" http://j.mp/93bkwn
• channel ten is thinking about a reality tv show for photographers ... "Money shot for TEN?" http://j.mp/apfmxy
• wow this is amazing ... "The world's most expensive hotel opens up with the world's largest outdoor pool at 55th storey" http://j.mp/cZ8Le6
• more from techdirt ... "A Timeline Of How The Entertainment Industry Made The File Sharing Issue Much Worse For Itself" http://j.mp/9Wfpl4
• reading on ... "Copyright And The First Amendment: Lack Of Satire Coverage Leads To Stifling Of Speech" http://j.mp/cGk4m4
• pretty cool i guess ... "Traditional Media Is Having A Field Day On Tumblr" http://j.mp/bmwOQk
• we already want to know what might be next ... "After iPhone 4, What's Next for Apple?" http://j.mp/ai3gCZ
• the atlantic wire helpfully presents "Everything You Need, or Don't Need, to Know About New .xxx Porn Domain" http://j.mp/abI7Za
• it's not for foodies, its for eaters ... "The Cooking Channel is for those mildly ashamed to call themselves 'foodies'" http://j.mp/bLHsNZ
• slate lists "Ten movies that never should have been made?and thankfully weren't" http://j.mp/bcPgBK
• how young is too young? ... "School Criticized for Giving Condoms to Elementary School Children" http://j.mp/aw5ia6
• the obama administration gets around disclosure ... "Across From White House, Coffee With Lobbyists" http://j.mp/90ZJay
• "Elena Kagan's Confirmation Hearings: Her Lack of Judicial Experience May Not Matter, But a Key Essay She Wrote Might" http://j.mp/cbdldS
• the wall street journal law blog looks ahead to several cases the us supreme court will hand down on monday http://j.mp/9imjRT
• rove mcmanus to try and make it in america ... "Rove daytime talkshow pilot at CBS" http://j.mp/chl2f7
• the tom cruise backlash gets a backlash of its own ... "Tom Cruise Doesn't Need Your Pity. Here's Some Anyway" http://j.mp/c8iLNL
• broadcasting & cable profile jeanne moos ... "Moos? Good Humor at CNN" http://j.mp/bMFV82
• from politico: "Kagan and the porn wars: Nominee's views on smut spark debate" http://j.mp/bKdhcy
• in a piece for arn, david ramli explains why kate lundy won't get stephen conroy's job http://j.mp/a6OQo7
• an interesting choice ... "Woody Allen?s Six Favorite Woody Allen Movies" http://j.mp/bCqLM5
• from techdirt: "Apple Sued For Copyright Infringement Because Third Party App Has Someone Else's Bird Sounds" http://j.mp/ceGzgg
• i agree magazines haven't quite perfected how to take advantage of the ipad ... "iPad magazines: Don't believe the hype" http://j.mp/aeL3eh
• an update on acta ... "ACTA Communique: 'ACTA is the predictably deficient product of a deeply flawed process'" http://j.mp/8XBXf0
• the hollywood reporter law blog on "Viacom/YouTube aftermath: Will video sites stop filtering content?" http://j.mp/bSHjAS
• as you would expect, "Directors Guild slams judge for Viacom/YouTube decision" http://j.mp/bAlyKi
• "Who Is Hosting This?" http://www.whoishostingthis.com/ provides a "New DMCA Takedown Service" http://j.mp/axljjw
• the atlantic wire on "What to Make of Al Gore Sexual Assault Accusations" http://j.mp/9Z5EvA
• in the new york times, noah feldman does his best at "Imagining a Liberal Court" http://j.mp/d1NsqT
• following the lead of the new yorker, "The New York Times Starts a Tumblr" http://j.mp/cdJESN
• microsoft isn't giving up ... "Bing Tries To Take Over Web Search On Your iPhone By Making It App-Beautiful" http://j.mp/bF5QyV
• us surpreme court on anonymous speech ... "Today?s decision in Doe v. Reed" http://j.mp/9Gb9Of
• this is a good write up of an interesting federal court of australia decision on "Copyright in Medical Records" http://j.mp/9bvlo5
• i doubt it ... "Can the Oscars ever become hipper than the Super Bowl halftime show?" http://j.mp/dC7Jtr
• bob ellis on "The Gillard experiment: time will tell if it works" http://j.mp/bW7Hd6
• i largely agree with trevor cook's analysis in "A new day dawns in Canberra" http://j.mp/bVmLcs
• not good for tom cruise ... "Cruise-Diaz movie 'Knight and Day' opens to soft $3.8 million at box office Wednesday" http://j.mp/cO02XF
• an interesting yarn from @cuhlmann on "Breaking the story that broke Kevin" http://j.mp/cCjkry
• i wonder if liberal/labor have apps planned (apart from malcolm turnbull's) ... "Democrats Release iPhone and iPad Apps" http://j.mp/9WgYg7
• the brisbane times asks "Alcohol violence forum a 'publicity ploy'?" http://j.mp/dg5vCm
• these facebook like and dislike stamps are awesome http://j.mp/aCrsYp
• and i thought it was the morphine ... "Twitter Feels Like Falling in Love, At Least From a Hormonal Perspective" http://j.mp/acn7qn
• i may have already tweeted about this but it's still very cool ... "Jimmy Kimmel Shoots Entire TV Episode on His Webcam" http://j.mp/bCxd6E
• this is pretty cool really ... "Next Supreme Court Nominee's Emails Now Searchable Gmail Style" http://j.mp/cGabLI
• i'm not so sure about this prediction ... "Developers expect iOS and Mac OS to merge over time" http://j.mp/dx4I0t
• myspace desperately trying to remain relevant ... "MySpace Integrates with Windows Live Messenger" http://j.mp/9OFsS6
• @fictillius i read this and thought of you for some reason ... "A Site for the Videos You Don't Want Everyone to See" http://j.mp/98Dns3
• the atlantic wirevon "How the YouTube-Viacom ruling will set the web free" http://j.mp/ayX74I
• i wouldn't have thought so ... the atlantic wire asks "Does Twitter Make Bragging OK?" http://j.mp/92VFHZ
• what do you think? ... "Should the Pill Be Available Over the Counter?" http://j.mp/baw1yF
• i've got a better idea: hidden cameras in their trailers ... "Glee Producer Bans On-Set Sex" http://j.mp/dtb5w8
• ouch ... "As Elena Kagan shows, you need to lose your heart, brain, and courage to get on the Supreme Court" http://j.mp/djWsHw
• slate's @jackshafer learns from mcchrystal and offers some "Unsolicited Advice for Future Subjects of Magazine Profiles" http://j.mp/b1mTEh
• brow beat asks "Why does Willy Wonka's "Pure Imagination" keep showing up in advertisements?" http://j.mp/cmH3TQ
• some analysis of "Viacom v. YouTube: When Is It Storage? When Is It a Public Performance?" http://j.mp/cqcZ8L
• i will try and read the decision tomorrow but in the meantime @wrothnie has ... "Viacom v YouTube: a decision" http://j.mp/cbS71Q
• check out this ... the hollywood reporter asks "Are these the 12 funniest comedian lawsuits of all time?" http://j.mp/ajJ0Yz
• the hollywood reporter on "What Viacom's loss to YouTube means for Hollywood" http://j.mp/b8uG6d
• i largely agree with mark bahnisch's take on today's #spill ... "24-hour media cycle does no favours for our democracy" http://j.mp/9rTDjf
• reading barrie cassidy on "Rudd's downfall: he never really got it" http://j.mp/b5Ojix 
• highlights from the guardian's live blog of the epic #wimbledon clash ... "Zombies Intrude on U.K. Tennis Liveblog" http://j.mp/aUnIAu
• @MoreThanDanny i posted the original rolling stone story here http://bit.ly/cnJ5Mo
• i want google voice but we can't get it in australia yet ... "Five Reasons You Need Google.Voice" http://j.mp/9EghxQ
• is there a moleskin ipad cover coming soon? ... "Moleskine?s New Kindle Cover" http://j.mp/b7k6h8
• the boffin antony green looks back at "Changing First Term Heads of Government - The Challenge to Rudd" http://j.mp/9JQIXc #spill
• more good analysis from mark bahnisch ... "Rudd v. Gillard: Gillard?s communication problem" http://j.mp/bnqWEJ #spill
• i can't see this happening anytime soon ... "Predicting an end to Roe v. Wade" http://j.mp/bvOvQp
• "When gaffes surpass laughs: Helen Thomas, Rep. Joe Barton, and Gen. Stanley McChrystal have learned the hard way" http://j.mp/cqSPG8
• i'm not sure that this was the best thing for obama to do ... "Quick decision to sack McChrystal" http://j.mp/ab0jwK
• has tom cruise become the new william shatner? http://j.mp/9zGA1w
• more fallout from the mcchrystal rolling stone article ... "'Media Blackout' in Afghanistan" http://j.mp/cBqzXN
• what? qut didn't make the list? ... "Google, OMD and Austereo among BRW?s 50 best places to work" http://j.mp/aeVQpY
• what's next for hamish and andy? world domination? ... "Global syndication comes closer for Hamish and Andy" http://j.mp/bWd7DE
• it is hard to believe rolling stone missed its boat ... "Rolling Stone?s late start on McChrystal costs it comments" http://j.mp/ahgCd3
• a rave about iphone 4 ... "The iPhone Changes Everything" http://j.mp/9TzFS8
• hulu might be coming to the ipad ... "Hulu in talks to offer paid subscription TV service" http://j.mp/d2WzDn
• this is HUGE news ... "Google Wins YouTube Copyright Case Against Viacom" http://j.mp/bMzMzg
• does the world really need this? ... RT @Wulffy New @Mashable: ?FarmVille? for iPhone Now Rolling Out http://bit.ly/d1GkFs
• i don't think @CUhlmann got much sleep last night either ... he's already posted a good story on the #spill http://j.mp/bJrX4U
• if you haven't seen it yet, check out this hilarious guardian live blog of the epic wimbledon match http://j.mp/cwAFGC
• it's a good idea i think ... "Oscars In January?" http://j.mp/a2axmy
• cnn to try something different ... "CNN Taps Eliot Spitzer, Kathleen Parker for Shift Into Opinion" http://j.mp/aNapH2
• bob ellis is on to something when he writes about the strain of modern australian politics ... "Sleepless in Canberra" http://j.mp/azjmSL
• the wrap asks "Has Anyone Come Close to Pixar's 11-Peat?" http://j.mp/b1yZH7
• despite everything, i still like tom cruise and hope his new movie is a hit http://j.mp/9XA17f
• wow this is kind of cool/clever... "Kimmel's Laptop, Not the Green Hornet, Saves the Night" http://j.mp/aVUSMz
• micrsoft continues to embrace the iphone ... "Bing for iPhone Gets Barcode Scanner and Basic Twitter and Facebook Client" http://j.mp/b4E8zg
• what was rolling stone thinking? ... "How Rolling Stone Won The News Cycle And Lost The Story" http://j.mp/cjWrU1
• this could be great ... "Law.gov would be bold experiment in one-stop shopping for legal research" http://j.mp/ay8eld
• what did you expect? ... "Facebook Is No Friend of Traditional, New Media" http://j.mp/9DC382
• i'll believe it when i see it ... "Obama Vows Progress on Gay Rights Agenda" http://j.mp/aqqYrd
• the ipray anyone? ... "iPad Coming To Church Altars With Daily Missal App" http://j.mp/c2O1LC
• harold mitchell declares a winner ... "Mitchell says miners winning the ad war" http://j.mp/d5LKlQ
• this is very exciting ... "Gourmet to Be Re-Invented as an iPad Application" http://j.mp/8YEgF8
• in case you were wondering ... "How Did Rolling Stone Get the McChrystal Story? (A Volcano Helped)" http://j.mp/dczaLE
• well maybe there won't be a #glee movie anytime soon ... "?Glee? creator: 'No movie plans?No sex in trailers'" http://j.mp/9bwEs9
• this will definitely be worth following ... "White House touts anti-piracy strategy" http://j.mp/akltZ4
• i wonder who they will get as host ... "Academy Announces Oscar Show Producers Cohen and Mischer" http://j.mp/bE5wtf
• reading the controversial rolling stone profile of general stanley mcchrystal http://post.ly/kLgb
• the atlantic wire has a good summary of the media reaction ... "McChrystal's White House Criticism Complicates War" http://j.mp/b0pDyL
• antony looks at history to assess whether kevin rudd will call "An Election in 2011?" http://j.mp/9MkABf
• worth following ... "Google And Twitter Tell Appeals Court That 'Hot News' Doctrine Is Obsolete" http://j.mp/a6OjxI
• i can't wait to read the profile of mcchrystal in rolling stone ... "White House summons US general to explain himself" http://j.mp/d8OzTR