Saturday, May 04, 2002

9:08:41 PM   Mailbox Bombs Note  //  Hmmmm....

5:15:25 PM   "The problem with capitalism, see, is that in creating new markets you usually destroy older markets. Kellner and Hollywood just don't seem to understand that. As Copyfight put it more eloquently (Speak Softly and Carry a Big Sledgehammer), Hollywood has fallen in love with the creative and distribution possibilities of the Internet, but feel betrayed that those same possibilities will destroy many of their existing business models. " Yale Law School: Top Ten New Copyright Crimes.  [via Scripting News]

4:40:29 PM   "Swimming pools can be dangerous for children," the authors wrote. "To protect them, one can install locks, put up fences and deploy pool alarms. All of these measures are helpful, but by far the most important thing that one can do for one's children is to teach them to swim." No Easy Fixes Are Seen to Curb Sex-Site Access. One of the most thorough reports ever produced on protecting children from Internet pornography has concluded that neither tougher laws nor new technology alone can solve the problem. By John Schwartz. [New York Times: Technology]

4:37:07 PM   "People think this is a Hollywood movie," said one man guarding the front door. "This ain't a Hollywood movie. This is real life." A Biker Is Buried in California, and a Turf War Rages On. A bloody war that is raging across the country, Canada and even Europe, as several bike gangs have teamed against the Hells Angels. By Charlie Leduff. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

4:23:13 PM   The template project has been on hold since the version code control fun of a week or so back.  Really need to get back to this.  kRadio may start changing again some time soon.   Seems to me like there are two goals here:  change the aesthetics and ease the commenting.

4:21:30 PM   The code style comments is becoming a pain the ass.  Need to work on this.  I ought to be able to tweak the templates to do some of this for me ?  Hmmmmm.......

3:58:24 PM   "There is just one problem with hiring part-timers. The obsessive full-timers. They dislike the idea that someone else has a life outside work; they complain about absent part-time colleagues; and, above all, they resent reporting to someone who puts in fewer hours. That means, in practice, that it is difficult to put part-timers into management positions, even though they often have the right, calm and organized temperament"  [nickdenton.org] [via Scripting News] //  The nugget at the top strikes a chord with me.  //  Dave says:        I had the same idea once, it doesn't work.  [Scripting News] //   Dave should have said it didn't work. //  I firmly believe it can work.  Problem is that not everyone is capable of doing //  of doing the part time thing.  I have seen people kick butt at it. //  I've seen others fail miserably.  It comes down to the difference //  between those that need part time work to be able to survive at home //  versus those who choose part time to improve their life (note the lack //    of saying home here).  The former //  will fail miserably and is already most likely failing daily.  The latter will //  be far more effective than any of the so called "full timers" who spend //  most of their "full time" slacking and usually get their 80% done in the //  20% of time they are not shooting the BS as they wander around the //  office and/or cruise the web.