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June 20, 2003
Mess O' Links
California Legislative Assembly Votes Down Privacy Bill. Group legally releases the Social Security Numbers of those who voted against the bill. Hilarity ensues. See the story here. Thanks to Fark for the link.
Mobs Take Manhattan. Please. Feeling left out? Felling the need to congregate with a mass of people? Well, ever wanted to be in a mob? Nows your chance. Join the mob movement. See the story here.
[T]he Mob Project, an e-mail-driven experiment in organizing groups of people who suddenly materialize in public places, interact with others according to a loose script and then dissipate just as suddenly as they appeared.
The GIF is Dead, Long Live the GIF.
On Friday, 20th June 2003, the death knell sounds for US patent number 4,558,302. Having benefitted its owner, the Unisys Corporation for 20 years, the contents of the patent are entered into the Public Domain and may be used absolutely freely by anyone.
Officially titled "High speed data compression and decompression apparatus and method", it is more commonly known as the LZW patent or Unisys's GIF tax.
Thanks to Kuro5hin for the link.
Have a Great Weekend Everyone - Aloha!
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