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An excellent comment from a copyfighter

A user who calls himself Ryan Ramage, a local software developer (oh, and I don’t mean to imply this isn’t his name. But these are the internets, after all), made some excellent comments today on michaelgeist.ca about copyright as it relates to innovation and creativity. Maybe not the kind of comment that blows you out [...]

Wine cheereth God and man

You’ll note that I have a particular fondness for wine. And for drinking said wine. A glass a day, they tell me, is best. So, I added another page to the old blog, called “Vino” (see the link above). I’ll add wines as I try them (or remember the one’s I’ve already tried) and I’ll [...]

For the love of food

I love food. And I love going out and eating it. But, because I’m on something of a diet and money-saving kick, I haven’t had the opportunity to go very much lately. This young lady (now added to the blogroll) eats out a lot, and takes really excellent pictures of the things she and her [...]

Beacon illegal?

Turns out some aspects of Beacon were/are probably illegal. Check out this analysis. Another member of a professorial mailing list I’m on asked whether Facebook may have violated the Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988. Nicknamed the “Bork Bill” (a newspaper published his video rental records during his confirmation hearings), the VPPA protects your privacy [...]