Angel Cordero, Cleveland kidnapping: Nobody’s praising the less-flamboyant who also helped free Amanda Berry.

Over the last few days, Internet sensation Charles Ramsey has been credited with breaking down the door of his neighbor Ariel Castro’s house, helping to free the women held captive inside. In his instantly iconic man-on-the-street interview, Ramsey told a local TV reporter,   Original post on slate.com    Comments on reddit.com   

How AT&T Is Planning to Rob Americans of an Open Public Telco Network – Wired Opinion

AT&T has a sneaky plan. It wants to exploit a loophole in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s rules to kill what remains of the public telecommunications network — and all of the consumer protections that go with it.   Original post on wired.com    Comments on reddit.com   

The Free Software Foundation Campaigning to Stop UEFI SecureBoot – ParityNews.com:.Because Technology Matters

The Free Software Foundation is on an offensive against restricted boot systems and is busy appealing for donations and pledge in the form of signatur   Original post on paritynews.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Donald Trump Defended By Macy’s CEO After Anti-Donald Petition Goes Viral

Say what you will about Donald Trump, the man sure has friends in high places. Macy’s CEO Terry Lundgren has come to the defense of the real estate mogul, after an online petition to get the department store to “dump Trump” as its celebrity spokesman garnered more than 500,000 signatures, Buzzfeed reports.   Original post on huffingtonpost.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Minnesota Coursera ban: State won’t crack down on free online courses after all.

For one day, Minnesota’s Office of Higher Education felt the Internet’s indignation as word spread that it was cracking down on free online college courses offered through Coursera and other websites. The bizarre bureaucratic decision was first reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education on Thursday morning, and it became…   Original post on slate.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Minnesota bans Coursera: State takes bold stand against free education.

UPDATE, Oct. 19, 7:07 p.m.: Common sense has indeed prevailed! Minnesota has decided to stop enforcing an outdated law that had led to Coursera telling the state’s residents they weren’t allowed to take its free online classes. For more, see my follow-up post here. Original post: Honorable mentions go to…   Original post on slate.com    Comments on reddit.com   

The Biggest Threat to Free Speech and Intellectual Property That You’ve Never Heard Of

As we have seen in the failed attempts of SOPA/PIPA, and the floundering Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, intellectual property (“IP”) laws are often poorly constructed, hastily proposed and ultimately both ineffective and potentially abusive. Now, the latest threat to fr…   Original post on aclu.org    Comments on reddit.com   

Where Free Speech Goes to Die: The Workplace – Businessweek

In America you can say pretty much whatever you want, wherever you want to say it. Unless, that is, you’re at work. Simply put, there is no First Amendment right to “free speech” in the workplace—potentially perilous for many employees in a polarized political year with a tight presidential race.   Original post on businessweek.com    Comments on reddit.com   

World’s 1st Free Course on “Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life”

Edinburgh University’s upcoming free course, “Introduction to Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life” will open up an exciting new era in the study of extraterrestrial life. According to Jeff Haywood, vice principal of the University of Edinburgh, the number…   Original post on dailygalaxy.com    Comments on digg.com   

the importance of being anonymous – Tremble the Devil

(read the book free online – get a copy for your Kindle – read the Reddit AMA) British Prime Minister David Cameron is looking to make like an autocratic Arab dictator, and use the aftermath   Original post on tremblethedevil.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Top 10 Ways to Get Free Wi-Fi Anywhere You Go

Whether you’re traveling or just trying to get out of the house a bit more, there’s one thing that plagues us everywhere we go: Wi-Fi. We may not have that cloud of Wi-Fi covering the planet yet, but you can find free Wi-Fi almost anywhere, if you know how to look. Here’s what you need to know.   Original post on lifehacker.com    Comments on digg.com   

It’s Time for Xbox Live Gold to Be Free

If you didn’t catch Microsoft’s press conference at E3 today, here’s a brief recap: game, game, XBOX LIVE CONTENT STREAMING SPORTS MUSIC APPS, South Park game, exeunt. The message was clear: streaming services aren’t just the sideshow anymore; they’ve got a spot in the main tent right alongside Master Chief.   Original post on gizmodo.com    Comments on reddit.com