load01 04/15/2012

• Oracle thinks you can copyright a programming language, Google disagrees | The Verge

  Oracle's case against Google has evolved primarily into a copyright infringement suit over the past several months, and with the full trial scheduled to begin this coming Monday, the court is making an effort to get down to the nuts and bolts of copyright law. The judge issued an order last week requiring that both Google and Oracle provide their respective positions on a fundamental issue in the case:
  
  "Each side shall take a firm yes or no position on whether computer programming languages are copyrightable."

  tags: technology

• Why won't vimeo embeds play? - vimeo embeddedvideo embed | Ask MetaFilter

  A solution for Chrome/WinXP:
  
  Right click on the flashblock image, and select Allow flash (temporary). Then, click on the forward play icon, and things should proceed normally.
  
  
  Good ruck.
  posted by pjmoy at 12:31 AM on April 14 [+] [!]

  tags: technology

• Chris Granger - Light Table - a new IDE concept

  tags: programming

• CISPA supporters list: 800+ companies that could help Uncle Sam snag your data

  As the campaign against the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) heats up, it's important for the opposition movement to understand just how many companies directly or indirectly support the legislation (i.e. through a trade group). Here, the complete list of CISPA supporters.

  tags: technology

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