LISTen: An LISNews.org Program -- Episode #228
This week's program deals with Wikipedia hoaxing, an Internet icon, and a miscellany of brief items.
Related links:
- The Daily Mail: The war that never was: Most elaborate Wikipedia hoax ever as 4,500 word article on 'Bicholim Conflict' - a fictitious fight for Goan independence - fooled site for FIVE YEARS
- Yahoo News: War is over: Imaginary ‘Bicholim Conflict’ page removed from Wikipedia after five years
- PC World: Fake Wikipedia entry on Bicholim Conflict finally deleted after five years
- The Register: Anger grows over the death of Aaron Swartz -- Internet prodigy hounded to suicide claims family
- Althouse: "Prosecutor as bully."
- Threat Level: Aaron Swartz, Coder and Activist, Dead at 26
- EFF Deeplinks: Farewell to Aaron Swartz, an Extraordinary Hacker and Activist
- Reuters: Internet activist, programmer Aaron Swartz dead at 26
- BoingBoing: RIP, Aaron Swartz
- PCMag.com: Family of Aaron Swartz Blames U.S. Attorney's Office in Statement
- Legal Insurrection: Sad irony in Aaron Swartz case
- Patterico's Pontifications: EXCLUSIVE: Attorney for Aaron Swartz: Prosecutors’ Arguments Were “Disingenuous and Contrived”
- New York Times: Failing to Close the ‘Digital Divide’
- It's Not About the Books: Mission creep – a 3D printer will not save your library
- PCMag.com: FCC Chairman Wants to Ease Wi-Fi Congestion
- The Verge: JSTOR begins offering free yet limited access to its online academic library
- Public Libraries News: Discovery, warmth, knowledge, dreams, welcoming … what’s your five words to describe public libraries?
- Voices for the Library: Concern over loss of Arts Council England Libraries post
- Megan McCardle: Is Barnes and Noble Next?
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