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Eating cookies and privacy

October 14th, 2007 · No Comments · Internet, Privacy, Rants

Since I started being a little concerned about privacy I decided to switch my browser from "accept cookies" mode to "refuse cookies" one. Before that i was usually blacklisting those website I didn't judge (at first sight) safe or trustworthy enough, recently I decided to change this attitude, and thought that it would have been [...]

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Philosophy of torture

October 9th, 2007 · No Comments · Politics, Rants

It happens more and more often that when this man open his mouth to say something, like here for instance:
“I have put this program in place for a reason, and that is to better protect the American people,” the president said, without mentioning the C.I.A. by name. “And when we find somebody who may have [...]

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Calling into question the Bloggers’ Code of Conduct

April 13th, 2007 · No Comments · Blogging, Information Technology, Internet, Rants, Society

Ok! It's been a few days now that the rumours or news about the Bloggers' Code of Conduct raised up. Articles and different point of vies are now available, and even if didn't have the time the read everything, there's enough material to start making up my mind (i said 'start')
Kathy Sierra is a well [...]

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Would you need a better EULA?

January 28th, 2007 · No Comments · License, Rants

Who has never thought that most of the EULAs out there, have not been set it up having customers rights in mind, raise his/her hand please
I'm not one of these. To the contrary, every time i buy a new technological token my belief about that, gets stronger. Nowadays companies are tying to sell [...]

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Saddam’s execution

December 31st, 2006 · 1 Comment · Rants

Saturday 30th December 2006 the ex-rais of Iraq has been hanged to death as decided by the Iraqi Court.
As someone said: “Saddam Hussein’s execution has closed a dark chapter in Iraq’s history” (Prime Minister Nouri Maliki). And this could be true, i don’t have the slightest idea. Time will tell.
What actually i can realize now [...]

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