links for 2008-11-24

daily_links

• Ordnance Survey move raises political stakes | Technology | The Guardian
  In the UK, the Ordnance Survey and the free-our-data movement are heading for a clash. "In short, you're not allowed to put data you created (the toilets' locations), and then provided to OS, on to a different map - even though that new map is licensed from OS. You, or the council, could be sued."
  (tags: uk politics maps media copyright internet)
• SF Gate | Prop. 8 backers splinter as court fight resumes
  Prop 8 backers look more and more sinister.
  (tags: GLBT rights media sfgate)
• NYTimes.com | Blogging at a Snail’s Pace
  Here is an antidote against the frequent, and ridictulous, assumption that blogging is some monolithical new activity, carried out by arrogant sheltered geeks who think they can supplant traditional journalism with a filick of their mouse: slow blogging. Blogging is many things — it's what each blogger makes of it.
  (tags: nytimes blogging internet media)

chris @ November 25, 2008