International Law

I haven't posted any Daily Twitter Links in over a week, largely because I was in Sydney last week and didn't get the chance.  So to make up for it, here are some of the things I was tweeting about last week:

• why can't this be in the australian app store? ... "Yap Transcribes Voicemails On Your iPhone For Free" http://j.mp/bk4BVf
• The Peter Black Daily is out! http://bit.ly/a6k6XS ? Top stories today by @fluffodile @SilkCharm
• @RobBlack @eannblack @katblack86 have you seen this in the courier mail about brunswick central? http://bit.ly/b6IO1V
• you can see all the stats from my 50,000 tweets here http://bit.ly/am4O2l
• so i'm drinking a coffee, checking in somewhere, reading an article and listening to a podcast ... all while tweeting my 50,000th tweet
• i can't remember if i linked to this uk decision in april ... "High Court: Moderate user comments and you're liable" http://j.mp/dbZDmL
• more from the australian on #grogsgate ... "As the anonymous walls of Jericho fall, the great blog war of '10 begins" http://j.mp/bTaYYI
• The Peter Black Daily is out! http://bit.ly/a6k6XS ? Top stories today by @kcarruthers @davidgregory @ABC @aus_politics
• wow this article about twitter and daylight saving really does make me sound like a total wanker http://bit.ly/bqLkq0
• good question ... "Could a fake Joaquin Phoenix be any weirder than the real one?" http://pulsene.ws/7llO
• as you would expect a growing number of libraries are launching smartphone apps: http://bit.ly/9j8JLI
• the new republic reports "Rahm Emanuel's replacement is a gruff workaholic who loves cats" http://ow.ly/2MYJE
• more from the australian on #grogsgate ... "Twitter-led revolution reveals a character limit" http://j.mp/bh6FrA
• slate chronicles the curious history of chain letters ... "You Must Forward This Story to Five Friends" http://bit.ly/aCW8ol
• in the australian tomorrow several "Academics respond to blogger's naming" http://j.mp/cTeRS8
• well there you go ... "Wanking As STD Protection" http://j.mp/adAWev
• linda greenhouse on "The Roberts Court, Version 4.0" http://j.mp/aScrFH
• i think it would be a mistake to write another harry potter book ... "JK Rowling Doesn't Rule Out Another Harry Potter" http://j.mp/bTiJJj
• i wonder how long this will last ... "Shocking: Apple Approves BitTorrent App For App Store" http://j.mp/aJLZwT
• some superb music videos directed by david fincher ... "Fincher music video memory lane" http://j.mp/aoQzis
• the chronicle of higher education asks "What Are Books Good For?" http://j.mp/bFM05z
• and there will be more in the australian tomorrow apparently ... "More on the Ethics of Outing Grog?s Gamut" http://j.mp/cB0yXM
• techcrunch on "How Facebook Can Become Bigger In Five Years Than Google Is Today" http://j.mp/9yMueU
• interesting ... "Twitter therapy?: Could social games help people suffering from insomnia?" http://j.mp/c9EylE
• isn't it about homophobia and hate speech and not technology? ... "The Rutgers tragedy and privacy and technology" http://j.mp/8Y96KE
• take that gloria allred ... "Greta Van Susteren: ?Gloria, this is almost delusional?" http://j.mp/asRaAg
• i miss gretel killeen (and big brother too for that matter) ... "Gretel?s thoughts on that live moment" http://j.mp/bMRxtk
• i think david e kelley could pull it off ... "David E. Kelley to remake Wonder Woman" http://j.mp/dm7toK
• the language log blog asks is "embiggen" becoming a real word? ... "Embiggening the role of a playful neolexeme" http://j.mp/aZxTeo
• the guardian on "Jon Stewart, TV scourge of America's right, turns his satire against Barack Obama" http://j.mp/9BqYJF
• "Gillard's struggle to find legitimacy" by trevor cook http://j.mp/cNSJlb
• the daily beast on "The Tea Party Patriots' Trademark War" http://j.mp/dyVzcF
• The Peter Black Daily is out! http://bit.ly/a6k6XS ? Top stories today by @Tzarimas @liIithia @ABC
• readwriteweb ponders "CNN's Social Media Pioneer Gets Fired: What Happens to Rick Sanchez on Twitter?" http://j.mp/bdWMaN
• qwiki does look pretty cool ... "Qwiki Just May Be The Future Of Information Consumption. And It?s Here Now." http://j.mp/bIdyOu
• probably a good strategy for the moment ... "Twitter Shuts Out Political Advertisers, For Now" http://j.mp/d15tXb
• i'm not sure what to make of this ... "Common antidepressants can send our moral compasses spinning" http://j.mp/9wAfYb
• intriguing ... "Twitter, algorithms, crowdsourcing used to spot truthiness" http://j.mp/cXOJQx
• oops ... ars technica reports "Antipiracy lawyers pirate from other antipiracy lawyers" http://j.mp/bVVFlc
• interesting first amendment decision ... "Angry Emails From Student To Professor Protected As Free Speech" http://j.mp/bzaX13
• this is controversial ... "Forget Just Copyright, Now People Are Trademarking Music As Well" http://j.mp/buhOSx
• go sigur rós! ... "Social Mores At Work: Sigur Rós Calls Out Commercials With 'Similar' Music" http://j.mp/cYeVmS
• techdirt asks "Is Uncompensated Commercial Use Of An Artist's Content Really That Bad?" http://j.mp/bIzDYc
• this is disappointing ... "No Firefox browser for iPhone: Mozilla" http://j.mp/bWq7b3
• a good review of "Office 2011 for Mac" http://j.mp/9CP6gJ
• poor myspace ... "Twitter surpasses MySpace in traffic" http://j.mp/aMdsyG
• have you seen this story @robblack and @katblack86? ... "University gives students iPhones" http://j.mp/cP2twQ
• this is cool ... "Google Street View hits Antarctic" http://j.mp/cRpMyv
• an early hopeful review of brisbane's new bike hire service, citycycle, from @Taezar http://bit.ly/b14CQW
• some more nice ipad covers from moleskine http://bit.ly/a1zIpR and booq http://bit.ly/b6jOta
• slate's @jacobwe says "The right's favorite scare word is 'elitism.' What does it mean?" http://j.mp/btRmsm
• the atlantic wire asks "Is Digg Finished?" http://j.mp/cGRcG0
• i hope he hasn't been hounded out of office ... "Prop 8 Judge to Retire" http://j.mp/9MxwjP
• in the new york times peter funt says "Censorship, it seems, remains one of the most entertaining things on television" http://j.mp/9qutXK
• william saletan on "Webcams, sex, and the death of privacy" http://j.mp/bRabL6
• slate examines "The curious history of chain letters" http://j.mp/abmg72
• "?The Social Network? is wonderful entertainment, but its message is actually kind of evil" says @lessig http://bit.ly/dkACtB
• the oatmeal on "What it means when you say 'literally'" http://j.mp/caIQZp
• "I Hate Everything: The Welcome Wrath of Angry Birds" http://j.mp/9ROzqe
• a proposal to allow retired scotus judges to sit for recused judges ... "Welcome Back, Souter (and O?Connor and Stevens)" http://j.mp/9gSq7U
• i hope not ... "Can Hollywood get Google to support new anti-piracy bill?" http://j.mp/brH6IW
• another nikki finke lawsuit ... "Nikki Finke website sues for copyright infringement" http://j.mp/cEVZyG
• julie hilden on "The French Criminal-Defamation Conviction of Google and Its CEO: Why It Wouldn't Happen in America" http://j.mp/cclshe
• this is a little concerning ... "Facebook and MySpace Postings in Court: In a Lawsuit, Privacy Settings May Not Matter" http://j.mp/9pIZx6
• a scotus docket to watch ... "All Rise: Supreme Court?s Geekiest Generation Begins" http://j.mp/beyHNj
• more from legally weird ... "Officer Handcuffs Teen for Having Sex with His Daughter" http://j.mp/a5Mr8X
• from legally weird ... "'Ugly Baby' Facebook Comment Ends in Stabbing" http://j.mp/dDj2nm
• fascinating post by @legaleagle777 on "Defamation by algorithm" http://j.mp/b8T3UO
• interesting question ... "Can You Be Forced to Turn Over Your Social Network Passwords in a Civil Case?" http://j.mp/cWM19P
• will he be the next oprah? ... "Anderson Cooper's daytime dreams are not without risks" http://j.mp/9HNpFK
• this is a good move from senator conroy ... "TV rule changes to end clashes" http://j.mp/aWjpMx
• from @annabelcrabb ... "The eternal mystery that is Tony Abbott" http://j.mp/dh0E3N
• some observations on "Preference Flows at the 2010 Election" from the one and only @antonygreenabc http://j.mp/bPzrMi
• 98% is still pretty impressive ... "A Few Bad Apples Spoil 'Social Network's' Rotten Tomatoes Score" http://j.mp/9ND2Sa
• expect a first amendment challenge ... "Schwarzenegger Signs Anti-Paparazzi Bill" http://j.mp/97RuKT
• using social media to promote a movie ... "Movie Marketing as Social Network: Official Site vs. Facebook Page" http://j.mp/br97g4
• another oscar podcast for me to listen to - oscar poker with sasha stone and jeff wells http://j.mp/dfPQpI
• he was always a ticking time bomb ... "CNN fires Rick Sanchez" http://j.mp/dtKVfO
• The Peter Black Daily is out! http://bit.ly/a6k6XS ? Top stories today by @ABC
• My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Cordrazine (10), Cee Lo Green (7) and Brendan Maclean (5) http://bit.ly/dbQF7L
• interesting ... "The Drum apologises for Marieke Hardy piece" http://j.mp/bCJRPU
• i wonder how rahm will go ... "In Chicago, Excitement and Skepticism at Emanuel's Decision" http://j.mp/a1XsCo
• the caucus blog on google and "Autocomplete the Candidates" http://j.mp/9KXRBU
• charlie crist seems to be in trouble in florida ... "Rubio Cruising, Crist Fading in Florida" http://j.mp/bR28kY
• you don't often see al gore out campaigning these days ... "Al Gore in Tampa for Meek" http://j.mp/delCsb
• an interesting question from @shoesofprey ... "Should You Censor Negative Comments On Your Facebook Fan Page?" http://j.mp/bf61gC
• The Peter Black Daily is out! http://bit.ly/a6k6XS ? Top stories today by @msnbc_business @USATODAY
• now this is a good question ... "Why Does Anyone Still Talk to Bob Woodward?" http://j.mp/cRQN5M
• another intriguing study ... "Do Smokers Think Differently About Death?" http://j.mp/checCD
• surely the answer is no ... "Should Corporations Have the Same Privacy Rights as People?" http://j.mp/bgBxu6
• an interesting study on what kids want ... "Kids Say They Want Digital Books, Also Candy, Firetrucks" http://j.mp/bb6QuB
• another good read ... "A press scholar explains how the New York Times op-ed page got started" http://j.mp/9dEQwj
• this is a good yarn ... "Why did Columbia's Campus Network lose out to Harvard's Facebook?" http://j.mp/b9R05S
• new york times magazine profiles glenn beck ... "Being Glenn Beck" http://j.mp/ay90oH
• the los angeles times on "'The Social Network,' 'Citizen Kane' and the truth in Hollywood" http://j.mp/bCl7D1
• there is always one ... "Geez, I can't imagine who gave 'The Social Network' its first critical drubbing" http://j.mp/cBVNbR
• a thoughtful piece from @colvinius ... "Walking the Twitter tightrope" http://j.mp/aVaVKG
• "Dirty Harry - the Speaker turns" says @annabelcrabb http://j.mp/arWYiL
• nice work @stevehind on being linked to by @johnquiggin ... "Another meltdown at the Oz" http://j.mp/anxlFS
• wtf or with tim ferguson - an intriguing new community tv show in melbourne http://j.mp/dkAhyJ
• this is an interesting move from the government ... "Conroy relaxes anti-siphoning rule for Commonwealth Games" http://j.mp/9miEDv
• this is worth checking out ... "A terrific resource on media law in the Internet age" http://j.mp/anGhL1
• 5:30pm on friday is hardly a coveted spot ... "Chris Uhlmann gets new show" http://j.mp/b7gb6I
• trouble in paradise? ... "How is the Relationship Between Glenn Beck and Fox News?" http://j.mp/dARALa
• this month the monthly has a profile of getup! http://bit.ly/bOq2xe
• an interview with @davidplotz ... "So What Do You Do, David Plotz, Editor of Slate?" http://j.mp/cLBUpy
• The Peter Black Daily is out! http://bit.ly/a6k6XS ? Top stories today by @SearchtoEmploy @AdrianLurssen @firstdogonmoon @VentureOutlook
• sigh ... @jason_a_w explains for the drum why he is quitting twitter http://bit.ly/cGvo7Z
• alternet explains "Why D.C. Is Scared of Stephen Colbert" http://j.mp/d6edD9
• research policy is this country is fast becoming a joke ... "Research standards up in air" http://j.mp/aC2Chz
• are we ready for this debate again? ... "Labor to bring back compulsory university amenities fees" http://j.mp/cJkOxK
• i like #newtwitter but i still think i prefer a desktop client like tweetdeck ... but it does compare favourably to brizzly or seesmic web
• i'm disappointed but not surprised that julia gillard has ruled out a conscience vote on gay marriage http://bit.ly/awiGmx
• The Peter Black Daily is out! http://bit.ly/a6k6XS ? Top stories today by @ABC
• storify looks like an amazing tool http://storify.com/
• The Peter Black Daily is out! http://bit.ly/a6k6XS ? Top stories today by @VentureOutlook
• i'm excited the new yorker has released an ipad app ... i hope the economist will be next
• the new yorker on "Twitter, Facebook, and social activism" http://j.mp/cIu4yo
• fantastic news ... RT @eleven_tv: The Late Late Show with @CraigyFerg is coming to 11 for sure!
• twtroulette (http://twtroulette.com/) looks kind of fun ... "View Twitter Through Other People?s Eyes With TwtRoulette" http://j.mp/8ZJU5p
• have you been status jacked? ... "Exposure to status jacking problem for 18 to 25 year olds" http://j.mp/a0JWtw
• The Peter Black Daily is out! http://bit.ly/a6k6XS ? Top stories today by @rosieryan @sydney140 @caro

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