Octopus sculpture on Vigo prom, originally uploaded by Karen Bryan from the Europe a la Carte Travel Blog
Kevin Bacon would like a word with you about ’80s awareness — via Youtube
A Dunedin man has changed his name to the longest legally allowed, after apparently losing a bet five years ago.
The 22-year-old man from Normanby is now legally known as Full Metal Havok More Sexy N Intelligent Than Spock And All The Superheroes Combined With Frostnova
— just one character shy of Department of Internal Affairs’ (DIA) 100 character limit.
A message on an online body building forum, written by someone describing themselves as a friend of the man, said the name change was the result of a lost poker bet and the man realised his drunken consequences only when his passport expired.
DIA Births Deaths and Marriages spokesman Michael Mead said the change of name was registered in March 2010.
The name met the requirements of naming rules and the applicant paid the fee and completed the form correctly, he said — via redwolf.newsvine.com
If it wasn’t for the Chilling Effects DMCA clearing house the actions of those abusing the DMCA would go largely unreported. Still, the Copyright Alliance doesn’t like the site, this week describing the information resource as repugnant
to the DMCA. Unsurprisingly, Chilling Effects sees things differently.
Thanks to Google’s Transparency Report we have the clearest picture yet of the battle taking place between content owners and the indexing and linking of allegedly infringing content online. The search engine takes down millions of URLs every week, a not insignificant amount by any standard.
Fortunately we don’t simply have to take Google’s statistics at face value. The notices received by the company are processed and later sent to the Chilling Effects Clearinghouse. There they are input into a searchable database so that the public can cross reference Google’s reports (along with others from companies such as Twitter) with the actual takedown notices, thus bringing accountability to the process.
It is through both of these database that TorrentFreak has been able to unearth dozens of serious errors and abuses carried out by the automated takedown systems operated by the world’s largest copyright holders. While there can be little doubt that Chilling Effects is an invaluable resource for those reporting on piracy issues or tracking DMCA abuses, not everyone is happy with the service being offered by the site– via redwolf.newsvine.com
— via Steve Niles Tumblr
Toronto-based design studio Urbanproduct have created SPUN, a birdfeeder made from hand-turned Maple — via CONTEMPORIST
Yup. I finally did it. My little Cthulhu completed. Store link in bio if anyone wants it — via Ben Templesmith
Bacardi Hernandez from Luke White on Vimeo
This Octopus Tan Sculpture by SPI will be appreciated by collectors of this intelligent marine animal. A great conversation starter that can be placed on a desk, bookshelf or coffee table — via Wildlife Wonders
Ingrid Michaelson — Girls Chase Boys (An Homage to Robert Palmer’s Simply Irresistible
) — via Youtube
Jen Yates has finished painting the AT-AT rocker, and the result is awesome! The rocker looks like it’s ready for the Battle of Hoth — via Neatorama
Want to be the captain of the Serenity ship from Firefly? Our popular Firefly Serenity inspired spaceship is now available as a ring. It’s a plain silver ring with the spaceship sitting on top of it. It’s the perfect gift for yourself or any fan of Firefly or any other sci-fi stuff for that matter — via Etsy
Picture taken by Reddit user Extreme Matt at the Hammock State Park in Lake Placid/Sebring, Florida on the Cypress Swamp Trail — via Geeks are Sexy Technology News
— via Dorkly
Crochet your own slippers with this fun crochet pattern for kids slippers and adult slippers (both womens slippers and mens slippers) in the style of amigurumi crochet patterns. Perfect for DIY crafts, make them for your Monsters Inc Sulley costume, Bigfoot afficionado, or Dragon-lover — via Etsy
Yeah. So maybe I did a My Little Pony awhile ago. Currently WIP — via Ben Templesmith
The Australian Federal Police (AFP), the Australian Securities Investment Commission (ASIC), and one unnamed agency have indicated to the government that they would likely seek to keep using powers in the Telecommunications Act to force ISPs to block websites.
In April 2013, following a bungle by ASIC that resulted in accidentally blocking customer access to 250,000 websites for at least two ISPs — when the agency was just seeking to block websites associated with investment fraud — it was revealed that three Commonwealth government agencies had been using Section 313 of the Telecommunications Act to compel ISPs to block customer access to websites on their behalf.
Following public backlash, and amid cries of censorship and criticism over the lack of transparency over the power, the then-Labor government promised to review the power, and improve the oversight and transparency of the process.
At the time, despite the controversy, it seems that internally, agencies had indicated to the government that they intended to continue using the power. A briefing document from a meeting convened by the Department of Communications in May 2013, and published online yesterday under Freedom of Information revealed that the three agencies the department had discovered to be using section 313 to block websites indicated their intention to use Section 313(3) in a similar way in the future
.
The heavily redacted briefing document showed that the AFP had used the power 21 times between June 2011 and February 2013 to request ISPs to block websites listed on the Interpol worst of
child abuse websites, and would continue to do so in the future.
The document also stated that the AFP may
have also used the power to combat some spam and phishing sites
. AFP deputy commissioner Michael Phelan said last year that this is not an efficient method of dealing with malware sites.
ASIC was also listed as intending to use the power again — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Thomas Doyle from Cool Hunting on Vimeo
Yellow Mushroom (Leucocoprinus birnbaumii), originally uploaded by Red Wolf
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