Daily Archives: October 30th, 2007

new punctuation needed

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

There needs to be a new version of the “double quote.”  One that conveys, not that I’m quoting someone or some text, but the equivalent to the “air quote” or “this is a concept that I’m emphasizing by enclosing it in quotations” quote.
Bottom line is that anyone who taught grammar would probably slap me upside [...]

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lessig’s new career

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

About a month ago now, Lessig rebooted his career.  Once the champion of copyright reform and founder of the Creative Commons (where he will still have a role), he has now decided to focus on “corruption.”
Corruption not in the sense of blatant bribery, and the stereotypical corruption prevalent a few generations ago (though still occasionally [...]

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