Category Archives: in English

Microsoft claims Windows is malicious

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Microsoft has released two patches today – one for a critical error in MS Internet Explorer, which is a must to install (but then, why would someone use MS Internet Explorer at all?) The other one is the “Windows Malicious … Continue reading →

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Freesouls

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Joi Ito published a book, called Freesouls. It is a unique book, and you should definitely hurry and buy it (there are only 1024 copies printed with paperback, and a luxury box set of 50 copies). I blog about this … Continue reading →

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Creative Commons and My Grandfather

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Through Larry Lessig, I came to this good piece, written by Andy Oram about Creative Commons. It focuses mainly on the fact that people could support Creative Commons financially (which is important), so I will not write more on that, … Continue reading →

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Net Neutrality Under Pressure

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

You may remember that two years ago I blogged about the interview I gave for the FTC Internet Access Task Force (IATF). You can read more about Network Neutrality at another blog entry of mine. What worries me today, is … Continue reading →

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Bulgarian Attorney General Releases Web Site Under Creative Commons

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Bulgarian Attorney General Boris Velchev released the official web site of the Office of the Chief Prosecutor under Creative Commons license. They use CC-Attribution (Bulgarian version), which means in English that anyone is free: # to Share — to copy, … Continue reading →

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Supreme Administrative Court issues a good decision for the Bulgarian Internet

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Today the Supreme Administrative Court announced that it is annulling art. 5 of the notorious Ordinance 40, which deals with data retention. It is the final decision, and that’s the word of the Court. Now, I have criticized the Bulgarian … Continue reading →

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Bulgarian media, society: they look, but they don't see

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Population of Greece: 11.2 M Population of Bulgaria: 7.6 M Greece Police: 50,000 (or 45,000) Bulgarian police: 63000 (of which police 47000, firefighters: 8000, administration: 5000, science&tech: 3000) Bulgarian media, society, when discussing the issues about combating crime, look, but … Continue reading →

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Goran Bregovic releases new album: Alkohol (with a "K"), part 1: Rakija

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Goran Bregovic has released his new album, Alkohol (part 1: rakija, sljivovica). Great news for the fans. Tracklist: 1.Jeremija 2.Paradehtika 3.Venzinatiko 4.Na zadnjem sjedistu moga auta 5.Zamisli 6.Soferska 7.Gas Gas (Shantel vs. Bregovic) 8.Ruzica 9.Za Esmu 10.Napile se ulice 11.Kerna … Continue reading →

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The Path Towards Centralization of Internet Governance Under the UN

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Essay by Anonymous (Note by Veni: Published by the Publius Project of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University in three parts – part one, part two, and part three. I combined the three parts, as it … Continue reading →

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Something to worry about in Bulgaria

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Focus news agency reported few days ago about a petition taking place online. The Bulgarian media has republished that information, including providing a link to the petition. What worries me, and I believe should worry every citizen, is that the … Continue reading →

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