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Good day readers,
Last week was hectic as Hades for me at work. I almost missed this. I promised to at least keep you abreast of the "Pro-IP" Bill. If my memory is correct, I first mentioned the act here in August. It seems the bill has cleared the Senate Judiciary [...]

Before I wrote here, I put this post up about the possibility of Google releasing a browser. That is correct, way back in 2005.

I don’t know if I like the name "Chrome" as much as "Gbrowser".. Nonetheless, if Google make is work with all its various services in the right way, I feel [...]

It is one of the newest words in the English language and today is a great day to use it. So here I go.. WOOT! I realize that so very often bring only bad news here when I discuss the RIAA, MPAA and copyright issues. Today it is not the case.

Back on [...]

Yesterday, I got off on a bit of a rant about how I felt about some recent happenings regarding my the the most dislike company in America. I refer to them as the Racketeering Idiots Association of Absurdity but most of you know them as the RIAA.

The post received a few comments and I [...]

Back when I first mentioned the "dancing baby case", I promised to mention if I heard anymore. For now, this is all I have at the moment but it looks like the case is going to proceed. (In my opinion, boycott-RIAA is a pretty decent source.)

I have a hectic day at work today [...]

I spent the past few evenings, intentionally isolating myself from distraction, at the local library. I had done so because I had a briefcase full of printed documents regarding numerous RIAA cases. I am not going to delve into those matters quite yet but it does seem that the courts have knocked a [...]

One of the things that I tend to follow is the antics of the RIAA.
Personally my favorite resource for this subject is Recording Industry vs. The People. It is one of the feeds I check each and every time I have Google Reader open. Apparently, many others share my interest in this blog.

It [...]

One of the Web 2.0 thingies that I am interested in is KM (Knowledge Management). In this day and age, one needs at least some type of PKM (Personal Knowledge Management). Bill Ives over at Portal and KM often blogs on this topic. In his latest post he mentions they closed the event [...]

Almost a year ago, I put this post up here about an infant dancing to a song by "some artist with an identity crisis". I also heard that this same artist was a bit upset and had material he performed yanked despite the fact that he did not have rights to the song. [...]

Every once in a while, you hear a local news story that is just kewl. I though this was worth a few paragraphs here. Not too far from me, especially in the context of this topic, dwells a gentleman who has earned the nickname "rocketman". I first heard about in this article.

Ohio resident [...]

Please don’t Rick Roll me for this, I have to confess that I like Tay Zonday. I think both "Chocolate Rain" and "Internet Dream" are great tunes.

With 24 million views of Chocolate Rain, a Dr. Pepper and McDonald’s giving him ad spots, I would reckon I am not alone. He was also in [...]

There is so much information out there and it is just so easy to miss things. I noticed this Tesla Motors in my feeds twice this morning. I never heard of them before. Last names in the headlines were what drew me to the articles below.

I first heard of the auto maker over [...]

When I heard that this new Microsoft Product made Scoble cry, I was pretty eager to try it. I have always been a fan of stellar images as backgrounds for my desktops. I am also a big fan of the NASA Image of the Day.

A few years back I was pretty impressed when [...]

I heard about this early this morning. Arthur C. Clarke dead at 90.

Mr. Clarke was an author of great merit whose titles included 2001: A Space Odyssey, 2010, and Rendezvous with Rama.

Mr. Clarke is also know for his Three Laws of Prediction and is credited with being the visionary behind the communication satellite. [...]

I mentioned the other day that I, and others, thought this day was coming. I think that it is long overdue. It seems the RIAA must now defend itself in a class action suit.

I got news of via this article over at Slashdot. If you have not been following this case you [...]

I am sitting here listening to and half watching the March 10th edition of WebbAlert and I am hearing about a suit filed against the RIAA. Amongst the accusations: electronic trespassing, malicious prosecution, libel, slander, deceptive business practices, and invasion of privacy. Tanya Anderson has already had her day in court to clear her [...]

I was on the phone with a long time friend of mine who delivered the news to me. I thought it is definitely should be mentioned in this geek forum. For those of you who do not know, Gary Gygax is the co-creator of the legendary "Dungeons & Dragons." The first of [...]

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I have read a great number of posts over the years. I have such an addiction for computers and Internet content that many people have suggested I need a 12 step program for [...]

I was reading my many feeds and I happened across this article about a lawsuit because of a video. Apparently, Universal did not appreciate the fact that one of its signed artists could inspire a child to dance. The EFF (full release) is pursuing the case based on fair use and freedom of speech.

I [...]

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Yesterday, I put a post here that was largely inspired by the comment of a reader on an earlier rant. Before I even conclude the first paragraph, I thank all of you for commenting and the compliments on my article.

Yesterday’s rant had several good comments. [...]