Lawrence Lessig argued against the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act in 1999. They lost (and lost on appeal to SCOTUS), which was a terrible thing for public domain works. One of the arguments lost in the (what little) reporting was done on this case is this one: This point is rarely made, but it […]
Apparently, installing AIM installs the spyware program Viewpoint Media Player. I’m glad I don’t use this program, although I did find Viewpoint software on my machine. I wonder if this is installed with Netscape. Oh, and my favorite part, AIM inserts free.aol.com into IE’s Trusted zone so they can push software installs without having to […]
Heh… I love when CNN busts themselves. I can’t wait to hear the silence from this one. Is 5.6 percent a low figure, or a high one? Depends. If only 5.6 percent of hamburgers are discovered to contain meat, that’s way low. But if 5.6 percent of teachers are using their students as drug mules […]
Make your own barcode or UPC code. Link (via LockerGnome)
Kerry was in Vietnam. The Kerry committee’s final report, issued in January 1993, delivered the ultimate insult to history. The 1,223-page document said there was “no compelling evidence that proves” there is anyone still in captivity. As for the primary investigative question ?what happened to the men left behind in 1973?the report conceded only that […]
Has anyone in the States ever heard of this? The Book Group (via ..:peacedividend:..>
If anyone sees this come to America or sees a Region 1 DVD, PLEASE let me know. I don’t understand a word of Japanese, but this looks visually incredible. Link (via BoingBoing)
I saw the USA version of Iron Chef USA. Please God, please, don’t let this version be this camp. Link
Two part article on the Guardian about how the influx of diverse peoples into the homogenous culture in Britian has resulted in a “progrssive dilmena” It was the Conservative [British] politician David Willetts who drew my attention to the “progressive dilemma”. Speaking at a roundtable on welfare reform, he said: “The basis on which you […]
Interesting reading. Tom Peters posted 16 observations about outsourcing and the new global economy. His conclusion: we need to train many, many more creative, risk-taking entrepreneurs. That will require a massive shift in how we educate our youth. The only reliable indicator of whether you will be an entrepreneur: you are the son or daughter […]