Monthly Archives: September 2003

Google filesharing

Posted on 9/15/2003 by Ben

Interesting article on Lawmeme on why Google will win the filesharing wars if some sort of compulsory licensing scheme is adopted. The only thing in the article I disagree with is the inevitability of all but one of the P2P … Continue reading →

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Sorry, couldn’t resist

Posted on 9/15/2003 by Ben

Heil!

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Linux TCO

Posted on 9/15/2003 by Ben

There’s a Gartner report that claims Linux on the desktop will only be cheaper in a very narrow range of situations, The Register does a pretty good job of tearing it apart.

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Petition against RIAA

Posted on 9/12/2003 by Ben

The EFF has launched a petition to Congress protesting the RIAA’s recent behavior. Go sign it. We oppose the recording industry’s decision to attack the public, bankrupt its customers and offer false amnesty to those who would impugn themselves. We … Continue reading →

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Johnny Cash Dies

Posted on 9/12/2003 by Ben

Well the good musical news is followed by the sad: Johnny Cash is dead at 71. He left us with a really great last album.

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Pixies to reunite

Posted on 9/11/2003 by Ben

Joe points out that the Pixies are getting back together for a world tour and possible studio album. I never thought it would happen.

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BloggerCon

Posted on 9/10/2003 by Ben

Wow, a blogging event in a city I can actually reach affordably ($2 on the T). I’ll definitely be there Sunday and probably Saturday if it’s free.

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Joyce in local news

Posted on 9/10/2003 by Ben

Joyce Ng, my former co-worker, is in a local newspaper talking about a website she put together for survivors of the World Trade Center Marriott hotel. Apparently she was also on local TV news yesterday.

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AsiaOS

Posted on 9/10/2003 by Ben

The Register discusses China, Japan, and Korea’s plan to develop a new open-source operating system to compete with Windows. Also discussed are China’s plans to come out with its own digital TV formats and video standards for DVD players and … Continue reading →

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GNOME 2.4

Posted on 9/10/2003 by Ben

ArsTechnica has an in-depth review of the new features in GNOME 2.4.

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Salon on Enterprise

Posted on 9/10/2003 by Ben

Salon likes “Enterprise” and so do I, although I think the first two seasons contained as many bad episodes as good ones.

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SOE Closes SWG Forums

Posted on 9/9/2003 by Ben

Today Sony Online Entertainment closed off the SWG forums to the non-paying public, fearing that all of the negative feedback will scare away potential customers. Creative Director Raph Koster explained that they felt that the forums would never be a … Continue reading →

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SwgWiki

Posted on 9/9/2003 by Ben

I created a Wiki for SWG. I’m hoping it will eventually answer all those little questions that fall the cracks in the manual and the big sites.

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Star Wars Kid

Posted on 9/8/2003 by Ben

Have you seen the Star Wars Kid? Aparrently this is an older story but it’s an incredibly amusing video of a Canadian teenager having an imaginary lightsaber battle. I have to admit, he really brings it.

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Ferret Legging

Posted on 9/8/2003 by Ben

Ferret legging is, well, it’s exactly what it sounds like. As someone who’s been bitten by a ferret, I can attest to their inherent nastiness. I’m inclined to think this is a hoax but I can’t find anything about it … Continue reading →

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