Articles

The Artistry of Internet Censorship

With CISPA (Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act) starting to make headlines in recent days I thought it only appropriate to take a look back at how well SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) were received by the online community. Hundreds of websites including Google, Wikipedia and WordPress blacked out in creative ways in protest. SOPA and PIPA would have provided the government/Hollywood the ability to shut down foreign websites that they deem are "facilitating the commission" of copyright infringement. Those of us who prefer an open web saw this as an act of censorship and as much as I would like to go on a rant this particular article isn't centered around...

Plugins

Hello HAL

Hello HAL is a very simple WordPress plugin based on the now famous Hello Dolly plugin created by Matt Mullenweg. "[ Hello Dolly ] is not just a plugin, it symbolizes the hope and enthusiasm of an entire generation summed up in two words sung most famously by Louis Armstrong. Hello, Dolly. This is, by the way, the world's first official WordPress Plugin. When enabled you will randomly see a lyric from "Hello, Dolly"...