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Freedom to Differ 

A blog that speaks freely about legal issues facing the media and the internet. It mainly covers issues relating to the legal regulation of the internet and the media, but at times Constitutional law issues and politics are discussed. While the focus is on Australia, developments in other nations around the world are considered as well.
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Posted on February 01, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: this looks exciting ... "The New Readability" http://j.mp/hERXtb why are american airlines so far ahead of australian airlines when it comes to inflight wifi? http://j.mp/gEXSKA david carr (@carr2n) says it was "A Mistake to Write Off the Weinsteins" http://j...
Technology and the way it frames our world 1 February 2011
Posted on February 01, 2011Every Tuesday morning I have a regular weekly segment on Breakfast with Spencer Howson on 612 ABC Brisbane talking about technology and how it frames our world. In the segment this week we talked about the internet and Egypt, some new research that suggests social networking is making us sad,...
My weekly chat with Andrew Bartlett on 4ZzZ
Posted on January 31, 2011Every Monday morning I appear on Andrew Bartlett's 4ZzZ breakfast radio show to discuss some of the current public and political issues of the week. This week we discussed the revolution in Egypt, WikiLeaks and OpenLeaks, the cricket, the Academy Award nominations, and the aftermath of the Queensland floods, including...
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Posted on January 31, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: chief executive of australian research council, margaret sheil, on era ... "Big picture reveals impressive achievements" http://j.mp/hyjr1P university research rankings (based on era) shows qut in the top ten australian universities http://bit...
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Posted on January 30, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: "Larry Summers vs. the Tiger Mom: Why A students become academics and C students become billionaire donors" http://on.wsj.com/eB0Xz3 from the chronicle of higher education ... "The Shadow Scholar: The man who writes your students' papers tells his story" http://j...
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Posted on January 29, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: it looks like the answer is yes ... "Can a YouTube host make it in Cable News?" http://j.mp/eoU7ww the huffington post compares president obama's state of the union speech and colin firth in "the king's speech" http://j...
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Posted on January 28, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: a great look behind the scenes at google by bizweek's @bradstone ... "Larry Page's Google 3.0" http://flpbd.it/m0GQ in an unprecedented move, the egyptian government has indeed shut down the internet ...
Lawyers addicted to work
Posted on January 28, 2011A new survey has revealed that most lawyers do indeed let work get in the way of a good holiday. The survey, conducted by global recruiter Twosteps, asked some curly questions of more than 500 lawyers and legal professionals and found that around half of them admitted to checking work...
LWB242 Constitutional Law Class Timetable
Posted on January 28, 2011A few students have contacted me wanting to know if it is possible to know which tutor is taking which tutorial for LWB242 Constitutional Law. I have asked for this information to be displayed on QUT Virtual, however in the meantime you can view the timetable below: Note: This timetable...
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Posted on January 27, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: one word seems to have stuck the most with people who heard obama's #sotu ... can you guess what it is? http://j.mp/g2Rgns "'Win the future': Obama's State of the Union speech finds its inspiration in corporate-speak" says @jdickerson http://j...
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Posted on January 26, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about yesterday and today: i can't wait - this sounds amazing! ... "Aaron Sorkin?s Next TV Show Tackling Cable News" http://j.mp/gNcfRc the social media handbook for the us army is worth reading ... "Social Media ? the US Army gets it"...
Technology and the way it frames our world 25 January 2011
Posted on January 25, 2011Every Tuesday morning I have a regular weekly segment on Breakfast with Spencer Howson on 612 ABC Brisbane talking about technology and how it frames our world. In the segment this week we talked about Quora, 10 billion iPhone and iPad apps, web addresses running out, and new research showing...
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Posted on January 24, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: the new york times on "What ?Modern Family? Says About Modern Families" http://j.mp/gLx2Oi strange ... "Google Says Removing ?Reader? Link In Gmail Was A Mistake, Aims To Bring Back Monday" http://j...
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Posted on January 23, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: things are getting interesting again ... "Oscar Race Twist! Producers Guild Goes For 'The King's Speech'" http://j.mp/fO1HDP social networks and free speech ... "Palestinian Reporter On Trial For Facebook Photo" http://j...
Girl Talk's Mashups Get Mashed Up
Posted on January 22, 2011Mashed Up Mashup from Evan Roth on Vimeo. Gregg Gillis (a.k.a. Girl Talk) is known for taking popular jams and mashing them together to create one, delicious casserole of sound (or maybe a mille-feuille, if you have a sweet tooth). Well, it seems as if in this modern, remake loop...
Navigating the Twitterverse of Apps with OneForty
Posted on January 22, 2011via www.readwriteweb.com
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Posted on January 22, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: that's quite a hickey ... "New Zealand Woman Partially Paralyzed by Hickey" http://j.mp/fujjHu angry birds is taking over the world ... "'Angry Birds' To Become an Animated Series" http://j...
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Posted on January 21, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: lol dear me ... "Sacha Baron Cohen Follows Up Borat and Bruno with Saddam Hussein Adaptation The Dictator" http://j.mp/gnh7gu patrick goldstein on piers morgan ... "Is that all there is? Piers Morgan gets Howard Stern to admit he watches...
DP/30: Aaron Sorkin
Posted on January 20, 2011via incontention.com I haven't watched all of this video yet but it is an interesting, extended interview with one of Hollywood's best writers.
Love You Queensland
Posted on January 20, 2011Buy this song on iTunes at http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/love... - all proceeds go to the Queensland Premier's Flood Relief Fund. The musical theatre community of Queensland is banding together in an effort to raise money for the Queensland Premier's Flood Relief Fund, supporting those across the state who have been devastated by...
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Posted on January 20, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: there is something to this i think ... "How Facebook Used White Space To Crush Myspace" http://j.mp/hZ3Q4T go #glee! ... "What Glee Means for Twitter & Television" http://j.mp/ekFNu4 the daily meal lists "America's 50 Most Powerful People in Food"...
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Posted on January 19, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: alltwitter says "Get More Followers With These Three Profile Picture Tricks" http://j.mp/g3W2xe do we really need a tweeting oven? ... " Top 5 Home Appliances We Hope Might Tweet In the Future" http://j...
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Posted on January 18, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: again, not surprising ... "Poll: Americans Blame Partisan Commentators, Tea Party for Their Rhetoric" http://aol.it/e97Xqk the new yorker on "Groupon, Google, and value on the Internet" http://nyr...
7 reasons to give away your intellectual property
Posted on January 18, 20111 ? you?re giving away some carefully selected IP to build a market 2 ? based on hard data you are 100% sure that you don?t need it 3 ? you know for certain that your market moves too fast and the IP you?re giving away today is already obsolete...
The Sarah Palin Battle Hymn
Posted on January 18, 2011Written by Tom Dempsey with vocal accompaniment from Gary Mcvay, the "Sarah Palin Battle Hymn" was posted to YouTube last October and has recently come back into circulation thanks to the post-Tucson massacre debate on martial metaphors in political discourse...
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Posted on January 17, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: here's an interesting idea ... "Crossing The Aisle, Literally, For State Of The Union" http://n.pr/dYXhCU from techdirt ... "Doctor Sues Website For Defamation, After Being Convicted For Hitting Diver With His Boat" http://flpbd...
Daily Twitter Links
Posted on January 16, 2011These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today: germaine greer on "Australian floods: Why were we so surprised?" http://bit.ly/gOWnpf jimmy wales on apple's software distribution Model: "very dangerous and something I'm concerned about" http://bit...
Long form writing aggregation
Posted on January 15, 2011If you are fan of long form pieces of journalism and writing, there are now several excellent sites that aggregate the best of long form writing from all over the web: The Essayist; Give Me Something to Read; Longreads; and Longform.
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