Dynamics of the Wikipedia
There has been a lot written about the Wikipedia lately and most of it pretty negative. So today when I saw Dave Winer link to an essay on the subject I expected another flame fest. But what has been posted…
RIAA pretty happy with itself and happy about suing people
I just read a interview with some of the folks at the RIAA and like normal they seem to be pretty happy with themselves for suing thousands of people each year. They are also very happy with the way their…
Light posting this week as I am in School
I have a very full load this week and on top of that I am in class for the rest of the week light posting for the next couple of days.
Restore Web Braille Petition
Seems copyright fears has caused a site that was of immense value to the visually impaired. Here is a segment of a e-mail I received. [www.RestoreWebBraille.com] “Essentially the National Library Service For The Blind (NLS) pulled the plug on a…
A Picture is worth a 1000 Words!
I have been talking to people about Second Life for a few weeks now and the implications for people like me that are in Hawaii, and cannot afford to travel all the time to some of these conferences and other…
Recording Industry says it’s ok now to Rip CD’s for you MP3 Player
Well it’s funny that the RIAA is saying that it is now legal to RIP your CD’s onto your MP3 players. Don’t they realize that the entire world has been ripping CD’s onto MP3 players for a long time. These…
Happy Birthday Geek News Central!
Well this is post 6033, and today Geek News Central turns 4 years old. What a ride it has been. If you would have told me that this blog would have been largely responsible for my book deal which lead…