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The government can’t hide behind Gmail
San Diego’s better than San Jose on transparency—let’s keep it that way Regulating the ’net
Issa’s proposed moratorium is cool in spirit, but otherwise impractical Three pervy things that aren't quite porn
Stoya, Wikipedia and Cowchips prove sex is still driving Internet innovation My new listening habits aren't all bad
Three digital sources that are changing how I discover new music Election apps face-off
Politics are personal, but so is my iPhone Takeaways from ToorCon 2012
Hackers, hatebears and darknets at San Diego's info-security conference Eight years is an electronic epoch
Checking in with old-timey favorites Stair Dismount, Weebl’s Stuff and TheyRule.net I hate you, Google
First Meebo, now Reader—why have you forsaken me? Reflecting on 27,000 tweets
Am I the first Internet troll to get a day named after him? Big book of Big Data
A cautious endorsement of the coffee-table book on the new age of mass information

Monday, June 3,2013
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Don’t split the fandoms

Why won’t you overseas media companies take my money?

By Dave Maass

I suppose I should begin with a spoiler alert. If you haven't seen the finale of Doctor Who, well, then you're going to be just as frustrated as I was when I received the following text message a couple of weekends ago.

Monday, May 13,2013
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Device adoption

Suddenly, I’m an Apple guy with no need for Glass

By Dave Maass

I liken Google Glass to Nintendo's "Virtual Boy," which was rolled out in 1995. We were promised the first 3-D, virtual-reality game system, but when I visited Blockbuster Video to try out a pair, I was unimpressed.

Monday, April 22,2013
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The government can’t hide behind Gmail

San Diego’s better than San Jose on transparency—let’s keep it that way

By Dave Maass

I love public records laws like a firefighter loves his ax. I love the heft of the federal Freedom of Information Act (or the California Public Records Act) when I slam it into the door of the establishment. And I love it when it gets sharpened.

Monday, April 1,2013
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I hate you, Google

First Meebo, now Reader—why have you forsaken me?

By Dave Maass

I'm so furious with Google for killing off Reader that it borders on hatred. I feel the raw grief of an 8-year-old whose parents euthanized the family dog because he's the only one of the children who plays with it.

Monday, March 11,2013
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Reflecting on 27,000 tweets

Am I the first Internet troll to get a day named after him?

By Dave Maass

I've retired my Twitter account. As you may be aware, I left San Diego CityBeat three weeks ago to take a job with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that stands up for civil liberties in the increasingly digital world.

Monday, February 18,2013
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Three pervy things that aren't quite porn

Stoya, Wikipedia and Cowchips prove sex is still driving Internet innovation

By Dave Maass

Pornography has long been at the forefront of online culture. Porn distributors have been the first to develop and experiment with new ways of media distribution, from streaming video to secure transactions.

Monday, January 28,2013
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My new listening habits aren't all bad

Three digital sources that are changing how I discover new music

By Dave Maass

I hand over about 10 times more of my money to headphones manufacturers, Apple and data-plan providers and the corpo-rations that produce the technology that allows me to listen to music than I do the artists who make music worth listening to.

Wednesday, January 2,2013
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Big book of Big Data

A cautious endorsement of the coffee-table book on the new age of mass information

By Dave Maass

Those who say dead-tree books are dead have not considered the longevity of the coffee-table book. Coffee, as a beverage, is in no danger of obsolescence, and a virtual coffee table is totally useless in supporting the weight of the new novelty mug you also received for Christmas.

Monday, December 3,2012
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Regulating the ’net

Issa’s proposed moratorium is cool in spirit, but otherwise impractical

By Dave Maass

Not too long ago, I saw a local journalist on Twitter defend U-T San Diego’s new pay wall with the following argument: Plumbers get paid for their work, so should reporters. Now, don’t get me wrong—I believe I’m worth paying. But that analogy is worth about as much as a flattened novelty penny from the Museum of Modern Irrelevancy.

Monday, November 5,2012
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Takeaways from ToorCon 2012

Hackers, hatebears and darknets at San Diego's info-security conference

By Dave Maass

A ToorCon badge isn’t just laminated card-stock on a lanyard. It’s designed with the intent that a hacker will screw with it until it releases some unforeseen potential.