Articles

The Artistry of Internet Censorship

With CISPA (Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act) starting to make headlines in recent days I thought it only appropriate to take a look back at how well SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) were received by the online community. Hundreds of websites including Google, Wikipedia and WordPress blacked out in creative ways in protest. SOPA and PIPA would have provided the government/Hollywood the ability to shut down foreign websites that they deem are "facilitating the commission" of copyright infringement. Those of us who prefer an open web saw this as an act of censorship and as much as I would like to go on a rant this particular article isn't centered around...

Plugins

AtariAge Dashboard RSS Feed

AtariAge Dashboard Feed is a plugin based on the excellent Berri Technorati Reactions on Dashboard plugin by Alberto Varela. Albert Varela's plugin has been modified to display the AtariAge RSS ( Really Simple Syndication ) feed directly within the WordPress Dashboard. We have a great respect for AtariAge, and everything Atari for that matter, but there isn't enough time during the busy work week to check in with the...