New Year's Resolutions
Thank Dave Winers for the pointer.
Every journal starts with line one. My question is where do I go now?
Doc Searls has pointed out an article in the Black Commentator about the importance of Howard Deans December 7 speech. When I read the Dean speech I thought it was good and it just reinforced why I was supporting Dean with my time and what little money I could spare. This article from the Black Commentator drives home how importanint Dr. Deans' campaign is.
Dean Makes Racial-Political History: "Howard Dean has taken history in his hands by hitching his ascendant campaign to a straightforward, anti-corporate message that does not pander to white racism. He presents whites in the South and elsewhere with the only principled choice they should be offered: to vote their interests, or vote for their bosses' interests (if they are lucky enough to have a job)."
The File-Sharing Debates: "This intriguing note arrived from a guy who's both a software engineer and a musician in two bands: "It's my belief that music CDs will soon be given away free. The CD will become promotional material to advertise a band's live shows and merchandise for sale. Space inside the CD cover could even be sold for advertising.
"This will have several results: First, bands will reduce the cost of producing a CD by making use of the incredible capabilities of your average digital recording system to avoid the ridiculous hourly prices that professional recording studios charge. (Next week my band is doing this very thing.) Self-production will become the norm.
"Second, CDs will become shorter, more focused and released more frequently. ("See us on tour next month at these locations! Hear these four songs performed live!") Third, bands will perform live far more often and venues for live music will see a resurgence in popularity."
Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, December 05 2003 @ 04:15 PM EST
The system of laws in the U.S. is one of the most successful open source projects in the history of the world. I'm thankful to all those who contribute positively to that system for the common good, and to the betterment of society.
Unfortunately this is true in every sense - that is, just like open source, if you don't like the way a project is going, you can pay someone to change it.
Hence DMCA and so forth.
"The ongoing debate over the war in Iraq has rarely moved beyond abstract terms to take into account the human beings - Iraqis and Americans alike - whose lives are affected by decisions in Washington."
Maybe the Diebold case is coming to the forefront. Bet you do not see any thing about it in the Daily Oklahoman.
Much of the story is about how weak the California Law is. And I am thinking at least Califorina has a law.