International Law

These 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.ly/fApWAh
• the wall street journal asks is it time for tech detox? http://b.rw/fcOpAJ
• michael palin says "'The King's Speech' is my family's story, too " http://b.rw/h7CSAM
• the next web on "Behind the mystery of likes and unlikes on Facebook" http://bit.ly/eOaj0k
• plenty to read here ... "Brain Pickings Redux 2010, a year's worth of interestingness in one place" http://j.mp/fOWnSx
• an amazing story ... "A Solitary Jailhouse Lawyer Argues His Way Out of Prison" http://t.co/tOUmc61
• more from @wpostmagazine ... "Men, women and driving: Gene Weingarten puts sexism in reverse" http://wapo.st/hTLqaF
• from @wpostmagazine ... "After prison, building a new life means more than just doing right" http://wapo.st/fkmRs1
• this should be just the beginning of gun reform in the us ... "Shooting Prompts Congress To Rethink Gun Clip Ban" http://n.pr/eQzaxV
• from @Forbes ... "Freakonomics is leaving @nytimes to start its own multimedia venture" http://bit.ly/ePdX9k
• very interesting question ... "Is Facebook Temporary?" http://me.lt/9wmQ
• vanity fair asks "What Would Martin Luther King Make of Twitter?" http://ow.ly/3EyCg
• i use a similar system ... RT @marshallk: how i follow 8k people on twitter effectively & don't give a damn http://bit.ly/fSX3i2
• no surprises here ... "Social sites, mobiles beat filters: EU study" http://j.mp/gNZ8Tm
• well this is just silly ... "Guy Claims He Owns The Idea Of Oprah Visiting Australia, Plans To Sue" http://j.mp/fiJAoc
• but will a jury buy it? ... "Courtney Love's Twitter Defamation Defense: 'Twitter Made Me Do It'" http://j.mp/gbefgZ
• techdirt asks "Why Won't Copyright Holders Run Studies On The Actual Impact Of Piracy?" http://j.mp/ho5Pc9
• am i actually excited about this ... "The Times Higher Education Debuts THE App" http://j.mp/f9qOkl
• checking out kooee - a location-enhanced messaging platform for iphone, ipad and mac https://kooeeapp.com/
• this is interesting ... "Why Twitter Was the Only Company to Challenge the Secret WikiLeaks Subpoena" http://j.mp/hLt1QR
• before facebook there was steamtunnels.net at stanford ... "The Forgotten Social Network" http://j.mp/eLuGL4
• i am intrigued by the daily ... "Apple, News Corp. Delay 'Daily' iPad Newspaper" http://j.mp/e3udQx
• rally for relief - tennis flood appeal http://rallyforrelief.tennis.com.au/
• good decision ... "Tweet Away, Troops: Pentagon Won't Ban Social Media" http://j.mp/dN8C1f
• bbc news on how schools can use social media ... "Profile update: Your teacher has now joined Facebook" http://j.mp/etMqjp
• newteevee on "P2P Lawsuits Gone Wild" http://j.mp/dVJRN5
• these are cool ... "Sweet!: Tetris sugar cubes" http://bit.ly/ghyGzX /cc @b_arden
• after a hiatus over the holiday season, "Spam Is Back" http://j.mp/gyYCB
• surely the answer should be yes ... "Should E-Mail and Letters Have Equal Legal Protection?" http://j.mp/eBUoAW
• pingdom has "Internet 2010 in numbers" http://j.mp/gTzc3r
• cnn asks "Are we too obsessed with Facebook?" http://j.mp/eyY5ix
• problogger lists "40 Bloggers to Watch in 2011" http://j.mp/enDCB6
• another landmark decision ... "Israeli Court Enforces for the First Time a Creative Commons License" http://j.mp/fcHchR
• renting in brisbane? check out "Tenancy rights & responsibilities during a natural disaster" http://bit.ly/e5wUkp
• politics says that "At 10, Wikipedia hits political groove" http://j.mp/eOVcV2
• nine wins week and eleven does well ... "Nine takes week as news dominates" http://j.mp/ijy8lD
• q&a with "Francis Ford Coppola: On Risk, Money, Craft & Collaboration" http://j.mp/fNAnRY
• why has it taken so long for the internet to feature in fiction? ... "How novels came to terms with the internet" http://j.mp/g7U6tM
• joan rivers is a little pissed her documentary won't be nominated for an oscar http://j.mp/eGAvsk
• the days of our lives ... "Venezuela anger at 'mocking' Colombia soap opera" http://j.mp/iaEZs2
• from the slatest ... "New RNC Leader Illustrates Limits to Boehner's Power" http://j.mp/icqhYJ
• The Peter Black Daily is out! http://bit.ly/a6k6XS ? Top stories today by @jamsi @rynobi @irrellievancy @vickiwoodward @qldfloodfeed

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