International Law

These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today:

• i love this idea ... "Wake Up with a Tweet: How to Make a Twitter-Controlled Coffee Pot" http://j.mp/h07jou
• from slate ... "WikiLeaks and Glenn Beck show that journalism is becoming more influential?but also more reductive" http://j.mp/grF8ng
• it had to happen really ... "NPR executive Ellen Weiss resigns in the wake of firing Juan Williams for Muslim-gate" http://j.mp/gRhcFO
• who wouldn't want to be known as matt damon's "abs double"? http://j.mp/hLBsMz
• vanity fair profiles julian assange ... "The Man Who Spilled the Secrets" http://j.mp/fj8LKz
• nieman journalism lab on "The Newsonomics of tablets replacing newspapers" http://j.mp/eJLssJ
• another for the "be careful what you tweet" file ... "Roger Ebert Apologizes For Using N-Word In Tweet" http://j.mp/g3dFC2
• more bad news for myspace ... "MySpace to ?shut down the majority of its international operation?" http://j.mp/hD7Ad5
• nine had a good ashes ... but it was nothing compared to @abcgrandstand http://j.mp/i9KHXC
• larry emdur to replace karl stefanovic? ... "Is Larry going back to Nine?" http://j.mp/dSnxIp
• it can be a fine line ... "What Distinguishes Frugality From Stealing?" http://j.mp/dZeIOZ
• who would want to be a journalist anyway? ... "Is Journalism Really Worse Than Directing Funerals?" http://j.mp/e0dJHo
• "Global spam e-mail levels suddenly fall" ... and no-one really knows why http://j.mp/hlzXNx
• bizarre ... "Nazis Obsessed Over Saluting Dog" http://j.mp/fnLPnE
• slate's christopher beam examines "The decline of the serial killer" http://j.mp/dUHwU2
• slate's explainer asks "Which country has the simplest taxation system?" http://j.mp/fiSZpU
• the political soundbite has been getting shorter and shorter ... "The incredible shrinking sound bite" http://j.mp/eCnCDQ
• one for font junkies ... "Comic Sans will make you smarter" http://j.mp/gPcLjQ
• what if your last tweet is the one that defines you for all time? ... "Cyberspace When You?re Dead" http://j.mp/gJAn0P
• the new york times magazine makes "The Argument Against Headphones" http://j.mp/fPPSfk
• brow beat offers some "Reasons Why Celebrities Don't Use the Internet" http://j.mp/gdvSVm
• good question ... "Do Celebrities Control the Rights to their Own Halloween Costumes?" http://j.mp/hkHpZO
• from the hollywood reporter ... "Courtney Love?s Tweets Lead to Unique Defamation Showdown" http://j.mp/hdl9LF
• who would want to be a lawyer anyway/ ... "Survey Says! Paralegaling is a Better Job Than Lawyering" http://j.mp/fkszWN
• the sounds of a high-pitched lawsuit ... "'Chipmunks' Owner Sues EMI Over High-Pitched Music" http://j.mp/hMr3kU
• a tricky decision from oregon ... "When ?Viewing? is Not ?Possession?: Oregon High Court Voids Child Porn Prosecutions" http://j.mp/hDcY2Y
• from wired ... "Feds Subpoena Twitter Seeking Information on Ex-WikiLeaks Volunteer" http://j.mp/fL5mNc
• a typically thoughtful post from @legaleagle777 on "GST and online sales" http://j.mp/hp61V5
• some fascinating predictions from @debritz ... "My Oz radio predictions" http://j.mp/gtCNv0 /via @spencerhowson
• from the volokh conspiracy ... "Interesting Example of the Use of Computer Search Evidence" http://j.mp/hruCRt
• some thoughts on "The Good Filibuster?" http://j.mp/hI78Zn
• it sure looks like it ... "Did Picasso Influence the Mac Finder Icon?" http://j.mp/dRNOXD
• i agree wholeheartedly with @stevehind's "Thoughts on the Ashes loss and how Australian cricket can move forward" http://j.mp/gCbtDE
• how ridiculous ... "On the House Floor: iPads, Yes, Wi-Fi, Not so Much" http://j.mp/h2PzUz
• from techpresident ... "Statehouse Tweets: Incoming Governors Pick Social Media Strategies" http://j.mp/eWhBWI
• that didn't take long ... "GOP finds governing isn't easy" http://j.mp/fj7Mex
• a good move from obama (if he can get the tone right) ... "Wanted: W.H. spokesman; prefer softer tone" http://j.mp/fgiRdw
• some good commentary from @trevorcook ... "Why we hate Gerry Harvey? Analysing a PR disaster" http://j.mp/gI8PW3
• The Peter Black Daily is out! http://bit.ly/a6k6XS ? Top stories today by @tvmojoe @instagram @tim_grainger
• My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Jonathan Boulet (24), José González (22) & Justin Bond (10) http://bit.ly/cjRlmM

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