Previously, I noted that Iran has many bloggers.

Now we have pictures:

Word for the day:

pa·tri·ob·fus·cate

1. To mask one’s goals with “patriotism”; and
2. To make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand: “A great effort was made… to obscure or obfuscate the truth.”

Usage: The law was patriobfuscated.

Dave Winer’s been promoting OPML for a while now. He said it’s the googlish way to do directories. I thought it was a cool idea but I didn’t see tools or applications.

Now, SharpReader allows me to save my rss subscriptions as a file. Aaron Swartz has a description of his Subscription Syndication Script. It references Joshua Allen’s OPML and XSLT page.

I have a feeling we’ll being hearing more about OPML.

Many took Alan Greenspan’s comments about the role of law in shaping markets as a caution against overextending intellectual property rights.

I’m promoting a “Calculation Debate” for the Information Age. Greenspan’s cautious endorsement can only help.

Related

• BBC: Greenspan mulls patent problems
• Slashdot: Greenspan Examines the Economics of IP