Month: November 2004
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IPPA stripped of bad mojo
According to this article, the Senate seems to have heard the people. Unless I’m reading things incorrectly its now : – *more* illegal to film movies in theatres – *more* ok to skip through parts of films – *more* difficult for promoters to take advantage of professional boxers
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National Treasure
I had the opportunity to go see “National Treasure” this afternoon. It was pretty good and better than I expected. It was not quite “Pirates of the Carribean” good, though but entertaining nonetheless. It was good to see Nicholas Cage do a good job as the intrepid treasure hunter. Justin Bartha makes for a really…
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IPPA still trekking …
Nothing much really new to say on the subject of HR2391. Here’s another article on the matter. A good quote from John McCain in the article: “Do we really expect to throw people in jail in 2004 for behavior they’ve been engaged in for more than a quarter century?” Did I mention I really like…
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I’ve been schooled…
Yes folks, I have apparently been unaware of all the nuances of calling shotgun. You may remember doing this as kids … or if you are like some of us, still do this to this day. So here are the official rules for calling “Shotgun“.
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Dude, you’re getting a Best Buy Customer
A few weeks ago Best Buy made an announcement where they told Wall Street that they were putting their bad customers, those who mail in rebates, buy items on sale, and return items often, into a “bad customer” database. Apparently those customers “wreak enormous economic havoc” and they need to be rid of them. Dell…
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It slices, it dices, it puts you in jail for skipping a commercial
The lame ducks appear to be quacking up a storm : Wired has an article on the Intellectual Property Protection Act (HR2391), a bill collection, which the lame duck session in the Senate is trying to pass. The bill does such things as get rid of “fair use”, define a fine and/or 3 years imprisonment…
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Now I know where my missing socks went
Apparently Atlantis has been found … again . There is still much skepticism about the find … worst case it will give those wearing aluminum foil hats fear of an impending sea attack.
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I’ve been Saved!
Well it was a cold, drizzly, and dreary day in Dallas. It was a good day to sit around do not much of anything. So not much of anything managed eat up a good chunk of the day. Of course you probably want to hear about something a little more exciting than my extensive use…
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Why not?
Well instead of just spamming some of my friends with countless links and sarcastic commentary I figure I would expand my audience or at least switch to an “opt-in” model for my ramblings. So this is the result of that line of thinking. I must warn everyone that I am a geek and honestly had…