Nakma - the movie

パレスチナ1948 -NAKBA-

The year 2008 marks the 60th anniversary of the foundation of Israel. It marks also the beginning of 60 years of the suffering for the Palestinian people. This tragedy is referred to as the “Nakba,” meaning catastrophe in Arabic.

Since 1948 at least 420 Palestinian villages have vanished. The photo journalist Ryuichi Hirokawa has filmed over 1,000 hours of footage and has taken thousands of photographs of the Palestinian people and their vanished villages. This film is a distillation of this footage.

The Conservatives are NOT good with our money.

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Stephen Harper turned a $12 billion dollar surplus into a deficit in the BEST of times. And now that things are going sideways and he’s telling us that, in these times of ‘uncertainty’, that he’s the best man for the job? And we’re believing him!?

Apple wants to put DRM in your clothes

New Scientist Technology Blog: Apple's latest DRM will restrict your wardrobe

They seem to consider this beyond the pale. The patent details a way of
"pairing a sensor and an authorised garment", such as "running shoes,
shirts or slacks". Companies like Nike could authorise their garments
by burying an RFID chip inside it. That chip is required to activate
the sensor. No longer will you be able to use the sensor you paid for
with any shoe of your choosing.

Apple's idea sounds mean-minded to me. What do you think?

The company has previous form, though. Last year they tried to patent a system that would prevent you from recharging a music player if you ever use it with unauthorised software.