International Law

These are some of the things I've been tweeting about the last few days:

• RT @bengrubb: Blacklist costs could beat the mandatory internet filter, says I http://bit.ly/c9KGIN
• RT @ahulse: @GetUp Premiers to go in to bat for mental health at COAG on Monday! http://act.ly/1wp RT to sign #COAG
• Today's SCIENCE FACT: @thetowncrier fans are dumber than @peterblackqut fans. http://bit.ly/cbF3Xi
• stupid fight - a fun tool to work out whose followers are dumber http://www.tomscott.com/stupidfight/
• i particularly like the "highlights", "photos & videos" and "questions" filter in twazzup http://www.twazzup.com/
• twazzup really is pretty awesome http://www.twazzup.com/ http://bit.ly/bLyh9M
• here's hoping ... "six twitter app models that stand a chance" http://bit.ly/97gmXS
• rally up sounds good ... i just wish i wasn't the only person i know wanting to use it http://bit.ly/9gqK2Y
• another good question ... "who are the tea partiers and what do they want?" http://bit.ly/9knJ9E
• a good wrap of the "sexual politics of nominating a supreme court justice" http://bit.ly/9eYbuC
• how silly ... "what do 'twilight' and 'to kill a mockingbird' have in common?" http://bit.ly/dgEkZo
• bizarre ... "girl wakes from coma speaking new language" http://bit.ly/arhBPS
• that's one way to get around the air travel disruption in europe ... "john cleese takes a $5,000 taxi ride" http://bit.ly/aR7Btw
• some qood questions ... "how do you pronounce eyjafjallajokull? why can't planes fly beneath an ash cloud? and more." http://bit.ly/bQsu1J
• the wall street journal law blog on "the 2010 u.s. news & world report law school rankings" http://bit.ly/9Lso8n
• wipo gets into reality tv ... "united nations agency to mediate reality show idea theft cases" http://bit.ly/beXV2y
• listening to the slate spoiler special podcast on "date night" ... i love these podcasts!
• and about time too! ... "acta participants agree to release draft text next week" http://bit.ly/baJrSK
• this is concerning ... "school district allegedly snapped thousands of student webcam spy pics" http://bit.ly/c1H6fH
• interesting ... "legislation proposed to ban box-office futures" http://bit.ly/azK179
• i'm quite excited about abc news 24 ... "abc news 24 to launch mid year" http://bit.ly/d4gMaN
• how has "australia's funniest home video show" lasted for 21 years? http://bit.ly/dhpmfv
• a ridiculous suggestion that underbelly broke child pornography laws ... "age of consent and a very long bow" http://bit.ly/ag2tzQ
• RT @AndrewBartlett: Australia's first Green Minister: Tas Premier's letter offering Ministerial post to Greens Leader via @GregMLC: http://bit.ly/98s6UZ
• "first itunes. then the iphone. then the ipad. and soon, the iticket?" http://bit.ly/b1SnrQ
• a summary of the critical response to "kick ass" ... "are the haters really right to hate 'kick-ass'?" http://bit.ly/csMke3
• i've had the same thought myself ... "obama may not be so 'amused' in november" http://bit.ly/dspJNs
• the power of the web ... @APStyleBook now says "website" over "Web site" http://bit.ly/cKjvc8
• the facebook "dial test" for the uk leaders debate looks like the worm on steriods http://bit.ly/9NxEdH
• uk not ready for a leaders debate? ... "from killer app to killed app? uk debate interest swamps facebook 'dial test'" http://bit.ly/9NxEdH
• new seesmic desktop looks good ... "the seesmic squeeze: how a company responds to market changes in twitter?s ecosystem" http://j.mp/9iKh6C
• if you love #glee, check out http://www.gleesongs.com/
• in a piece about elena kagan's sexualuality why did slate choose the least flattering picture of her i have ever seen http://bit.ly/dgOEfl
• the wonderful @emilybazelon says "quit asking about elena kagan's sexual orientation" http://bit.ly/dgOEfl
• RT @jcbeam: Hey there grandkids! #LibraryofCongress
• My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: The Magnetic Fields (83), Joanna Newsom (32) and Brendan Maclean (19) http://bit.ly/dbQF7L
• @HowardKurtz on cbs spreading supreme court rumor http://bit.ly/9gTiv2
• good for them ... "weinstein brothers win back miramax" http://j.mp/dihTml
• how ridiculous ... "right-wing hysteria watch: is 'glee' part of hollywood's leftist propaganda machine?" http://bit.ly/d5C3kk
• the wall street journal law blog has "a post about lawyers and stress" http://bit.ly/9DhZZc
• i knew i should have woken up early for this ... "leaders' debate: nick clegg seizes his moment in the tv spotlight" http://j.mp/aSZzyo
• question: do people assume that everything i tweet has the endorsement or support of qut?
• question: how does one's public and private persona translate to twitter?
• question: can you have a personal twitter account that is not related to your job? your political affiliation? your community group?
• RT @efa_oz: Reasons from the left to oppose the Internet filter http://bit.ly/bsfH0Z #openinternet #nocleanfeed
• whentotweet says my followers are listening at 6am CET, which is 2pm in brisbane http://bit.ly/dbnI7w
• cool ... soon you'll be able to use google to search for tweets as far back as the very first tweet march 21 2006 http://bit.ly/dz1yyM
• job lackman says "it's time for pundits to stop using the word 'kabuki'" http://bit.ly/9SSyUT
• i have wondered this ... "how do movie theaters decide which trailers to show?" http://bit.ly/adHUZM
• orin kerr offers some tips for law students ... "a common law school exam mistake" http://bit.ly/aYa81J
• antony green analyses the last time queensland had a daylight saving referendum http://bit.ly/d4mBNq
• geeks have taken over american tv? ... "geek power! 'big bang' and 'lost' tv's new top dogs" http://bit.ly/9DYfE7
• controversial ... "sarah palin is the new al gore: the right's answer to the left's biggest political celebrity" http://bit.ly/bwD6my
• justice white has finally accepted an appointment to the court of appeal of queensland http://bit.ly/9MShic
• this is so wrong ... larry king is getting divorced from his 8th wife http://j.mp/bv443F
• RT @efa_oz: Video of the 7:30 Report last night: Internet filter policy under fire http://bit.ly/8Xywcw #openinternet #nocleanfeed
• RT @adam_turner: PR: "Vodafone & 3 mobile today announced it will offer dedicated iPad price plans for all models from end of May in Australia"
• RT @nambucom: We would like to confirm that Nambu will always be free, and not charge our users to remove ads. Please help spread the word!
• @emilybazelon asks, "are diane wood's abortion rulings truly indefensible?" http://bit.ly/bSwGBily
• this is disappointing ... "ipad international launch delayed until the end of may" http://j.mp/bdj77c
• and the court finds that ?casual sexual relationships ... have their obvious advantages? http://bit.ly/aPBCfd
• is anyone actually using google buzz? ... "google buzz spreads across the web, launches official share buttons" http://bit.ly/9DPXC8
• pity, i'd have loved to have seen what sbs did with big brother ... "shaun brown: sbs3 yes, big brother no." http://j.mp/czt4J9
• #qanda to feature tweets on screen ... "q & a hot on twitter" http://j.mp/duf71d
• the webby award nominees are online here http://bit.ly/9AVd3Q
• apparently "rudd jnr helps put australia on arbitration map" http://j.mp/d8ONGS - haha hardly, uni of qld used to dominate that competition
• a good report from @bengrubb ... "minister sits on mobile app censorship" http://j.mp/bDSYVh
• @julie_posetti on australian political journalists and "how #spill effect brought color, collaboration to media tweets" http://j.mp/dxFTvA
• i wonder when australia will get to see hbo's "treme" (from the creator of "the wire")? http://j.mp/aOg7MV
• RT @efa_oz:ZDNet explains how easy it will be for people to get around the filter http://bit.ly/bzOJpd #openinternet #nocleanfeed
• RT @TheQldPremier: Independant MP introduces Bill for vote on Daylight Saving in SEQ only & I'm wondering-after 18 yrs, is it time to give people another say?

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