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Thursday, March 14, 2002 |
Titles and Links not working?
Hmmm! It seems Titles and Links are not working I wonder why...
I was talking with some SysAdmins today and one of them commented that a lot of times, they are saying things like: "That's strange", "I've never seen it do that", "I wonder why this doesn't work", "I don't know how to fix that, it should be working". Imagine if other professions use those phrases often, like auto mechanics, medical doctors or dentists...
11:13:34 AM Google It! 
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The Consumer Technology Bill of Rights
- 1. Users have the right to "time-shift" content that they have
legally acquired.
- This gives you the right to record video or audio for later
viewing or listening. For example, you can use a VCR to record a
TV show and play it back later.
- 2. Users have the right to "space-shift" content that they have
legally acquired.
- This gives you the right to use your content in different places
(as long as each use is personal and non-commercial). For example,
you can copy a CD to a portable music player so that you can
listen to the songs while you're jogging.
- 3. Users have the right to make backup copies of their content.
- This gives you the right to make archival copies to be used in
the event that your original copies are destroyed.
- 4. Users have the right to use legally acquired content on the
platform of their choice.
- This gives you the right to listen to music on your Rio, to
watch TV on your iMac, and to view DVDs on your Linux computer.
- 5. Users have the right to translate legally acquired content into
comparable formats.
- This gives you the right to modify content in order to make it
more usable. For example, a blind person can modify an electronic
book so that the content can be read out loud.
- 6. Users have the right to use technology in order to achieve the
rights previously mentioned.
- This last right guarantees your ability to exercise your other
rights. Certain recent copyright laws have paradoxical loopholes
that claim to grant certain rights but then criminalize all
technologies that could allow you to exercise those rights. In
contrast, this Bill of Rights states that no technological
barriers can deprive you of your other fair use rights.
10:52:53 AM Google It!
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Send a Message to Congress
Good morning digital rights activists! A new group digitalconsumer.org went public today. Lots of SV names in the group. They hope to influence public policy in regard to copyrights, digital technologies, and more. What they really need: a small research organization that creates reports that analyze the intersection of public policy and computer technology. These reports would be sent to all lawmakers, the public, and the press. I figure it would cost $400 k a year to run an organization like this, not much given the impact. In the long run, it would provide a source high quality fuel to power the current debate and get us out of this current name calling. [John Robb's Radio Weblog]
10:50:31 AM Google It!
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Long live Andrew S. Grove, Long live Intel!
Piracy, or Innovation? It's Hollywood vs. High Tech. Hollywood studios and record companies are putting pressure on the makers of consumer electronics to come up with technology to prevent the playing of copyrighted material. [New York Times: Technology]
That brought an angry retort from Andrew S. Grove, the chairman of Intel. "Is it the responsibility of the world at large to protect an industry whose business model is facing a strategic challenge?" he said in an interview. "Or is it up to the entertainment industry to adapt to a new technical reality and a new set of consumers who want to take advantage of it?"
I am extremelly impressed with Intel. Not one of my favorite companies I've grown to appreciate the strong and righteous corporate culture they most have. I like this quote better than Steve Jobs' quuote in the same article.
7:48:06 AM Google It!
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