Monthly Archives: April 2004

iTunes 4.5 DRM cracked

Posted on 4/29/2004 by Ben

I think this is an encouraging sign. For a while now the rhetoric around copy-protection has been that no DRM scheme will prevent piracy because they will all be cracked in short order. But most DRM formats have gone for … Continue reading →

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Evolution needs help

Posted on 4/29/2004 by Ben

The Evolution maintainers are overwhelmed with bugs and need help getting them fixed in time for the 2.0 release.

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Ad blocking hosts file

Posted on 4/29/2004 by Ben

I may have linked to this before but I just rediscovered it: easy Ad blocking with Mike Skallas’ hosts file.

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ABCNews RSS

Posted on 4/29/2004 by Ben

ABCNews.com has rolled out RSS headline feeds. They even have article descriptions.

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Interview with Miguel de Icaza

Posted on 4/29/2004 by Ben

Netcraft: Interview with Miguel de Icaza, co-founder of Gnome, Ximian and Mono. We have a lot of existing customers which are also considering Linux desktop migrations and rolling out some of these programs, so we’re learning from them. For example, … Continue reading →

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Jim Kelly free audiobooks

Posted on 4/28/2004 by Ben

Free Reads

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Jack Valenti interview

Posted on 4/28/2004 by Ben

The Tech has a hilarious interview with Jack Valenti, president of the MPAA and chief advocate of restricting how you can use your computer. TT: No, you said four years ago that people under Linux should use one of these … Continue reading →

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The Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2004

Posted on 4/28/2004 by Ben

The House has a ridiculous bill that could make sharing songs over your WiFi network a crime and require ISPs to maintain a database of your online activities. Fax your representative now.

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A Dog’s Life

Posted on 4/22/2004 by Ben

Globe Magazine: “When scientists at the Tufts veterinary school fractured the legs of six dogs to see how they healed, and then euthanized the dogs, all in the name of research, the ensuing outcry reopened the argument over how far … Continue reading →

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Randompixel

Posted on 4/22/2004 by Ben

Randompixel: For those of you who haven’t heard about the project before, Randompixel is a collection of disposable cameras, each swaddled in stickers instructing the weilder to take some pictures, then hand the camera off to someone else, a stranger, … Continue reading →

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Gmail

Posted on 4/20/2004 by Ben

Neat, I got a Gmail beta account through Blogger. Log into Blogger and see if you got one.

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New Thunderbird Logo

Posted on 4/20/2004 by Ben

The new Thunderbird logo is sweet.

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Municipal fiber networks stumble

Posted on 4/20/2004 by Ben

News.com: Quest for ‘Utopia’ hits a roadblock. The mayor of Salt Lake City says one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard: “I just don’t see the social good in using taxpayer money to fund a network that provides more … Continue reading →

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IETF to lead anti-spam crusade

Posted on 4/16/2004 by Ben

IETF’s MARID working-group will make a decision between the competing email caller-ID systems. The IETF already has received several proposals outlining ways to reduce spam by authenticating e-mail servers. Microsoft says it will submit to the IETF its Caller ID … Continue reading →

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Linux Insurance

Posted on 4/16/2004 by Ben

Salon: Making the world safe for free software. Insurance is crucial for Linux, Egger says. Unlike proprietary software, the free operating system is vulnerable to third-party infringement claims. When large corporations buy applications from proprietary software firms such as Microsoft, … Continue reading →

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