Posted on January 12, 2006, by etrigan in Nerd.

Cory Doctorow (a big contributor to e-media, copyleft ideas and an author) writes a defense over changing his Wikipedia entry.

What’s easier: correcting a malicious Wikipedia entry about you or correcting a malicious news-story about you? In the past year, I’ve had the opportunity to do both, and for me, it’s clear that if you’re going to have your name dragged through the mud, it’s a better deal if it comes at the hand of an anonymous Wikipedia troll than from a paid journalist in a mainstream news-source.

Posted on January 12, 2006, by etrigan in Nerd.

A camera designed to be thrown and bounced. It takes pictures either based on a preset timer or from the bounce trigger. Sign up at the website to be notified when it gets released.

This seems like a good maker project, except that I don’t know if a cheap digital camera can take the shock, and I wouldn’t want to put my nice camera into the test.