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Category Archives: Politics
More Microsoft IP lunacy
Following up my post a couple days ago on their new Longhorn advertising comes more insanity. I saw this on Slashdot the other day, but didn’t really think about it too much. It’s the same old Microsoft, right? But then … Continue reading
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Disingenuous Microsoft advertising
The other day I was watching TV and saw a new Microsoft commercial. At first I didn’t know what the ad was for, but was curious because it was clearly pushing some sort of technology and they were talking about … Continue reading
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Simple example of how freedom is good
It’s interesting to read that Lessig’s thoughts are increasingly about free culture and how non-free technology is hurting the advance of culture. But at just the same old technology and economics level where Bill Gates and his like are arguing … Continue reading
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Why John Gilmore’s going up against the TSA
I have to admit I didn’t quite get Gilmore’s issue with presenting photo ID to travel until fairly recently when I saw a “social hack” described on boingboing (see also Bruce Schneier on the same). But then I don’t necessarily … Continue reading
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Broadcast flag hopefully in trouble
I really like my Tivo and it seems like the things possible mythtv are huge…I can imagine a really rich client/server media center in my home that allows viewing and listening from multiple locations in the home (or maybe even … Continue reading
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Linus on patents
I don’t think this is exactly news, but Linus has been quoted saying patents are a problem. The article says thought that copyright would be a better way to protect software innovations. That seems wrong. In the US copyright is … Continue reading
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Be careful which browser you use
And here I thought it was bad that some dumb people write web pages that don’t work with non-MSIE web browsers. But who could have known it would get you arrested? Is this the post-9-11 world we live in thanks … Continue reading
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Not One More Damned Dime
I got an email about this thing and then noticed it on an urban legends web site. On the surface it’s a nice feeling idea. And out of coincidence mostly it happens that I didn’t actually spend any money on … Continue reading
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Michael Powell to resign as head of FCC
News reports are out saying so. I hope his replacement isn’t such a tool. But it’s hard to imagine anything else with Bush setting up his agenda for the next four years.
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Next up, Iran
Today’s news on the US and Iran shouldn’t come as a surprise. The administration’s been making it’s Iran case a little more subtly than it did on Iraq, but the wheels have clearly been in motion for some time. Having … Continue reading
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