OECD Global Forum on Information Systems and Network Security.

The OECD Global Forum on Information Systems and Network Security: Towards a Global Culture of Security will be held on 13-14 October 2003 in Oslo, Norway. “A large number of non-member economies will be invited.  To reinforce the agreement made in Honolulu to increase co-operation between the OECD and APEC, many APEC member countries will also be present.”

A draft agenda [pdf] is available on the OECD website.

See also the OECD Guidelines for the Security of Information Systems and Networks [pdf]

[ITU Strategy and Policy Unit Newslog]

A Stroll Through Patent History. Petra Moser, an M.I.T. assitant professor, has examined the historical relationship between patents and innovations and come to some surprising conclusions. By Teresa Riordan. [New York Times: Business] [A blog doesn't need a clever name]

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to me this speaks to issues of the transformation of patents from spurs to innovation to methods of preventing others innovations.

obstacle 1.

this is what happens when lizzy gets bored: smiley.mov.

[a jeweled platypus]

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interesting bit of production

we want your soul. Freeland's We Want Your Soul video is a cynical look at the american dream and keeping up with the joneses. Whether you agree with the point of view, it's still a pretty cool and amusing use of camera effects. (note: large quicktime on that page) [via randomfoo] [MetaFilter]

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this is pretty interesting, a music video that sort of hits some of the many cultural nails on the head.