Monthly Archives: January 2003

I forgot to check this year’s National Film Registry selections. Each year the Library of Congress chooses 25 films for preservation. There are some interesting (in a good way) picks this year including Alien, Boyz N the Hood , and … Continue reading →

Pretty good article in the Globe about SEVIS, the new INS system that I write software to help colleges use. As of today, any time a foreign student drops a course, gets a part-time job, takes a medical leave, or … Continue reading →

Keeping your mind fit. “A new study, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, says three areas of the brain that are adversely affected by aging stay in better shape when a person keeps their body physically fit.”

FBI IT upgrade 50 percent over budget.

Computer Users Warned of Clot Risk.

Check out the bike this guy is riding to the south pole. Here’s the pic. Looks like fun.

Another Cory Doctorow story on Salon.

The plaintiffs in the McDonald’s beef-fries case are unhappy about the way the settlement money is being distributed: A key element in the case is that six of the seven original plaintiffs disagree with the list of groups. They claim … Continue reading →

Today’s Supreme Court decision in the Eldred v. Ashcroft case makes me think that only way to win against the copyright holders is through guerilla war. Steal everything you can, folks, and give money directly to the artists.

Woohoo! Cory Doctorow’s first novel, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, is out and available for download. Unfortunately, the site has been Slashdotted.