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Submission + - How to Access Wikipedia During the Blackout (github.com)

Submitted by Xenographic
Xenographic writes: Anyone who needs to bypass the Wikipedia blackout to get information can use the bookmarklet found here to bypass the blocks. But just remember, if laws like SOPA or PIPA pass, the government will be setting up walls just like that everywhere that won't just vanish after 24 hours, so please let your representatives know that these laws are unacceptable.

Submission + - Pot smoking doesn't have long-lasting consequences (reuters.com)

Submitted by vst
vst writes: A study carried in the American Journal of Epidemiology points out that occasional pot smoking doesn't have detrimental effect on mental abilities. '"Overall, at the population level, the results seem to suggest that past or even current illicit drug use is not necessarily associated with impaired cognitive functioning in early middle age," said lead researcher Alex Dregan, of King's College London.'
Hardware

Submission + - Mobile 2012: More Coming Than Just iPad 3 (infoworld.com)

Submitted by
snydeq
snydeq writes: "Two massive industry shakeups, a reworked Android ecosystem, and more are on the mobile tech horizon for 2012, writes Mobile Edge's Galen Gruman. 'Android smartphones will continue to grow in adoption, becoming the new cellphone for everyday users. I believe, however, that Android's reach into corporate environments will lag, as the chaos of the Android marketplace simply makes the cost too high for IT and users alike to let Android devices gain more than basic access to enterprise resources,' Gruman writes. 'Three stalwarts — RIM, Microsoft, and Nokia — will break through or fail this year. All three have been failing for several years, and they're all at the make-or-break point. ... Also to be shaken out is the mobile device management industry, which has dozens of vendors chasing the same businesses. ... At the same time, we'll see attempts to introduce the concept of mobile application management, which conceptually plays nicely into IT's fears and control desires.'"
Government

Submission + - Why Politicians Should Never Make Laws About Techn (infoworld.com)

Submitted by
snydeq
snydeq writes: "As the world gets more and more technical, we can't let Luddites decide the fate of dangerous legislation like SOPA, writes Deep End's Paul Venezia. 'Very few politicians get technology. Many actually seem proud that they don't use the Internet or even email, like it's some kind of badge of honor that they've kept their heads in the sand for so long. These are the same people who will vote on noxious legislation like SOPA, openly dismissing the concerns and facts presented by those who know the technology intimately. The best quote from the SOPA debates: "We're operating on the Internet without any doctors or nurses on the room." That is precisely correct,' Venezia writes. 'The best we can do for the short term is to throw everything we can behind legislation to reinstate the OTA (Office of Technology Assessment). From 1974 through 1995, this small group with a tiny budget served as an impartial, nonpartisan advisory to the U.S. Congress on all matters technological.'"

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