Interesting Links (1)

This is a list for interesting links I found lately. Worth reading, few from IT, few just random stuff I encounter.

• Tech Radar give you 10 tips on how to improve your security when surfing in Internet. Be aware, be safe.
• Eclipse is one stop Development IDE (and a whole lot more project). A hell lot of plugin to write a new language. Maybe LISP too…
• This is kinda embarassing for AP. So here the case, a country radio station in US recieve cease-and-desist warning for AP for a post in YouTube official AP channel. Hell shit! You can be legit and still get sued?
• In facebook, sometimes don’t trust your friend.  They maybe fake.
• This is interesting photos. A bit funny.
• Wow! This is how bad recession is, expats are running from Dubai, leaves their car behind.
• Cost of fearing strangers. Who you know is more dangerous than who you don’t. Don’t trust stranger maybe bit overrated.
• What your favorite superheroes do in daily lives? Hilarious!

Sometimes truth are stranger than fiction. Sometimes is just plain odd. 😀

Interesting Links and 9 things about Piracy and Stuff

Blogger beware!

Ars article about ebooks industry. I like to read and I think ebooks is a cheaper alternatives to conventional printed books. Plus ebooks are enviromental friendly.

Article about piracy:

From Tim O’reilly, we got few articles.

The Spore DRM Disaster. From readwriteweb and Tim O’Reilly.

I get a lot of thinking about this piracy things, both from consumer or producer point of view. That’s what I think:

1. Piracy is indeed a crime. But publisher can think that as business risk and advertisement. Seems absurd, but think about it, people don’t pirate obsecure books, they pirate popular ones, and think it as massive free samples with a hope that few percent from those pirates go to buy legitimate copy. However, business won’t run with hope right? They need money.