The Library Bulletin

• The ‘internet of things’ is sending us back to the Middle Ages Interesting article for those interested in the intersection of new technology and property / user rights. "A person may purchase a nice-looking box full of electronics that can function as a smartphone, the corporate argument goes, but they buy a license only to use the software inside. The companies say they still own the software, and because they own it, they can control it. It’s as if a car dealer sold a car, but claimed ownership of the motor."

• Bernardi backlash raises $200k for school's Do It In a Dress fundraiser Senator Bernardi tweeted his frustration about a South Australian school's 'Do It In A Dress' fundraising day by tweeting, "This gender morphing is really getting absurd". That tweet prompted a backlash and a flood of donations and in less than 48 hours, the school has hit $200,000.