Links from 2012-01-01

Software bug fingered as cause of Aussie A330 plunge - The problem was fixed by turning the unit off and then on again

The final report into the 2008 Qantas flight QF72, which unexpectedly dived twice during a routine flight, has blamed a combination of software and hardware errors for the incident.

0. Spackeriade Vortragsaufzeichnungen online | Die datenschutzkritische Spackeria

Die 0. Spackeriade will eine Plattform geben für alle, die sich mit Datalove, Kontrollverlust, sozialer Vernetzung, Post-Privacy oder Informationsfreiheit in mehr oder weniger utopischer Art und Weise auseinandersetzen möchten.

2011: The Year Intellectual Property Trumped Civil Liberties | Threat Level | Wired.com

This dichotomy played itself out over and again in 2011, as lawmakers — Democrats and Republicans alike — turned a blind eye to important civil liberties issues, including Patriot Act reform, and instead paid heed to the content industry’s desires to stop piracy. “Any civil liberties agenda was a complete non-starter with Congress and the Obama administration,” said Cindy Cohn, the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s legal director. “They had no interest in finding any balance in civil liberties.”

Fefes Blog

Als letzte Amtshandlung im alten Jahr hat Obama noch schnell das neue Terrorgesetz unterschrieben. Change we can believe in! Aber hey, ist nicht so schlimm, er hat dafür drangeschrieben, dass er die neuen Ermächtigungen nicht auszunutzen gedenkt. Oh und er sagt, er habe Bauchschmerzen gehabt. Na dann.

minimig - FPGA-based re-implementation of the original Amiga 500 hardware - Google Project Hosting

Minimig stands for Mini Amiga. Minimig is an FPGA-based re-implementation of the original Amiga 500 hardware. In it’s current form, Minimig is a single PCB measuring only 12*12cm which makes it the smallest „Amiga” ever made and the first new „Amiga” in almost 14 years! Minimig is available for download as an open-source / open-hardware design under the GNU public license.

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