Linux Advocacy by Joe Shaw is a good article on general technical advocacy. However, I will suggest that it is a good overview of advocacy in general.
Monday, November 22, 2004
Sunday, November 14, 2004
Real Player/Real One ... Yuk!
I have been truly disappointed in Real Player/Real One. I find the "free" Real Player installation to be akin to malicious "AdWare".
This blog Link has a comprehensive article and summarizes my thoughts and feelings on the whole "Real Player" issue. If WinAmp can do this without being malicious or annoying, why can't Real One? In many ways, Real One is becoming more like Microsoft every year which is the ultimate irony considering Real One's history.
This blog Link has a comprehensive article and summarizes my thoughts and feelings on the whole "Real Player" issue. If WinAmp can do this without being malicious or annoying, why can't Real One? In many ways, Real One is becoming more like Microsoft every year which is the ultimate irony considering Real One's history.
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
I will not miss AG John Ashcroft
The Ashcroft Raids
AG John Ashcroft's use of "preventive detentions" in the fight against terrorists yielded zero convictions out of almost 5000 detentions.
I will not miss AG John Ashcroft.
AG John Ashcroft's use of "preventive detentions" in the fight against terrorists yielded zero convictions out of almost 5000 detentions.
I will not miss AG John Ashcroft.
Tuesday, November 09, 2004
The Quest for a Recumbent Bicycle
My quest continues. On the back of a jeep, I spied a Burly Cantos recumbent bicycle. Its design peaked my engineering interest & eye. Simple, direct, and lazy...I like it. The Burley company is quite interesting as well. I am not sure if I will buying a recumbent soon, but I will certainly be looking at Burley recumbent bicycles.
Monday, November 08, 2004
Just another one of those quotes...
John Adams wrote his wife, Abigail, from Philadelphia:
The founding fathers seemed to have a very keen and timeless grasp of the fundamentals.
-jmc.
"I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, and naval architecture ... in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, tapestry, and porcelain".
The founding fathers seemed to have a very keen and timeless grasp of the fundamentals.
-jmc.
Wednesday, November 03, 2004
Friday, October 29, 2004
Logic Patents in Europe
FFII: Logic Patents in Europe
This type of use of the patent system has always truly bothered me. I didn't like it when Amazon.com patented the "one-click" shopping. Of course, Microsoft et al. have been attempted to patent & derived royalty fee for years for what is the internet equivalent of oxygen & gravity. The issue of "Logic Patents" in Europe has the timber of one of those "over there" problem but it could very well happen here. Attempts are all ready underway to thrwart the open source and free software communities. All you have to do is read and follow SCO attempts to derive royalty payments & licensing fees from large entreprises. They even have the temerity to sue IBM. For an interesting account of this legal battle, all you have to do is go to GrokLaw. What is also interesting is how this "blog" has been the focus of ire and scorn of SCO. It is a very good blog to read if you are interested in the intersection of intellectual property, free software, and business. If people think of the the free market as a panacea for what ails us, all they have to is read a few account of business trying to make money by exploiting the legal system.
This type of use of the patent system has always truly bothered me. I didn't like it when Amazon.com patented the "one-click" shopping. Of course, Microsoft et al. have been attempted to patent & derived royalty fee for years for what is the internet equivalent of oxygen & gravity. The issue of "Logic Patents" in Europe has the timber of one of those "over there" problem but it could very well happen here. Attempts are all ready underway to thrwart the open source and free software communities. All you have to do is read and follow SCO attempts to derive royalty payments & licensing fees from large entreprises. They even have the temerity to sue IBM. For an interesting account of this legal battle, all you have to do is go to GrokLaw. What is also interesting is how this "blog" has been the focus of ire and scorn of SCO. It is a very good blog to read if you are interested in the intersection of intellectual property, free software, and business. If people think of the the free market as a panacea for what ails us, all they have to is read a few account of business trying to make money by exploiting the legal system.
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