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Stephen Fry chucks cash at hopeless browser plugin
Stephen Fry’s reputation as a technology expert has taken another dent. The ubiquitous luvvie has invested in Pushnote, a commenting system for websites. “Makes the web one big democratic comment platform,” Fry tweeted. It’s actually a social network – but one that’s parasitic on other sites. There’s just one catch.
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Why recycling is rubbish
In a utopian report, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) says the UK needs £20bn additional spending on recycling infrastructure over the next decade. The recommendation is made in a report today that proposes “unlocking value locked up in the UK’s current waste” – which sounds great – but the report fails to tell us…
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EU wants to erect opt-in hurdle for creators
A potentially incendiary EU report released today recommends making changes to the Berne Convention – and creating several new layers of bureaucracy in order to deal with the digitisation of cultural stuff. Creators would have to “opt-in” to a new database before getting their rights, which have historically been guaranteed by Berne signatories since 1886.…
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Personalised power cuts and pricey meat: Grey Britain in 2030
One of the few surviving cows gives its opinion of the Climate Change Act It’s full steam ahead for a low carbon Britain, the UK Committee on Climate Change says in its fourth report [1], published today. The CCC is the Government’s primary advisory panel on cutting CO2 and was established in the 2008 Climate…