Absolutely fantastic Wired interview with Bill Joy where we get into some of the gritty about open source, democracy, and gentle reminders that freedom really isn’t free. Sure… There’s the obligatory babble about Java but when all is said and done, it isn’t about “write once, run anywhere” it’s about “…individuals giving up the ability […]
can’t find a transcript but I just caught a sound bite from the news uttered by dem candidate john edwards :: talking about how “the last thing the south needs” is “someone like [howard dean]” telling them that he understands them or can speak for them. (something along those lines, like i said, waiting on […]
Popecountdown.com? Uh. Um. OK. Some selected tid-bits: “I’m hoping for you your ideas about heaven are true; it would suck dying while having wasted your life.” “if u have to die do it on my B-Day” “I wish for him that he goes to heaven, just like everybody else” “Could you maybe canonize me before […]
I know how much you both love cycling and hate Clear Channel … so it seemed appropriate. (via MeFi) UPDATE: Some no-hassle noise-making to be had — express your outrage! thanks pete!
Apparently, vigilante justice is OK in Philadelphia. I mean, sure … Susanto should get his punishment from the law — but who is charging the neighbors? And should those Catholic school girls be trading their plaid skirts for some bright orange jumpers as well? Just seems strange that little dick-waggling becomes a huge offense, just […]
Take Back Your Time Day was 10-24-2003. Who knew? I take comfort in the fact that at least I left 5 minutes early that day… Let’s try to make it a bit more *that* every day though… Kickin’ it in Maine this weekend, ya’ll. And lovin’ it.
From Ape Infinitum, re: iTunes Music Store: It’s all about recapturing second market revenue. *shrug*makes-face* Though I definitely fall in line w/ statements like: I wish I knew how to feel about iTunes. And/or “…people want to do the right thing [and go along with] good services at fair prices…” First off, $0.99 per song […]
From the Wired article on iTunes for Windows: [Apple’s] iTunes Music Store for Windows appears to be off to a grand start, but no matter how successful it may be, the online store will never, ever have the slightest impact on the file-sharing networks… Maybe not. But rampant file-sharing viruses just might. But I digress… […]
Fighting to Preserve Old Programs: “My general reaction to the Internet Archive’s request is that it’s a very good thing,” said Jennifer Urban, a visiting professor at University of California at Berkeley’s law school. “I certainly hope that the (Copyright Office) grants it, because it will go some distance in allowing archives to be able […]
*ahem* Getting back to the “English-language-centric Web” thing from not too long ago: The Absolute Minimum Every Software Developer Absolutely, Positively Must Know About Unicode and Character Sets (No Excuses!) I’ll need to finish reading this at some point. But at least I knew to use encoding. And Unicode, at that.