links for 2006-07-29
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extreme spyware fighting – get your linux box now!
Posted by akaDruid @ del.icio.us on 29 Jul 2006 at 01:07 am
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Shawn Hogan
The case of Shawn Hogan, the million who was sued by the RIAA and is fighting back, has prompter some interesting discussion of how the system works, and the pros and cons of changing it. Discusses the idea of making copyright non-transferable, which is something I thought was a good idea due to the power that record companies have over artists but is actually not that clear cut.
It seems all methods of publishing art of any kind are dominated by large corporations who exert control by sheer volume, and profit enourmously at the expense of both artists and consumers of art. Once, they were performing a valuable role in financing the production, distribuition and promotion of art, but for some forms of art (such as music), technology has brought those things into the reach of the artists.
Posted by akaDruid on 28 Jul 2006 at 08:07 am
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St Olave’s Church
Weird perspective, something to do with the cameraphone I think, looks as if the buildings are leaning in around the church.
Love the skulls above the gate, doubt anyone would decorate a church like that these days!!
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links for 2006-07-26
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links for 2006-07-25
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Cool photos, this photo scraping site is good a finding images but terrible at linking back to information. Wish there was some way of finding out where these places are.
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Some guy surveyed some of the most famous programmers with some general questions. The answers are surprisingly consistent.
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Looks interesting but is it quite killer yet? 300mb freeonline backup apparently, not much but can you do free syncing? might be good.
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Only a lucky few are allowed each summer to get up close and personal with the McNeil River bears, but now they have a much bigger audience thanks to a remote camera trained on their every move.
In something akin to the Big Brother reality television s
Posted by akaDruid @ del.icio.us on 25 Jul 2006 at 01:07 am
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Technorati hit by spammers
Great. Now I’m going to have to disable the ‘incoming links’ panel on my blog. It’s powered by Technorati’s service that shows who is linking to your blog. So the bright spark spammers just link to every blog in the world with their keywords for their blog title…
Why does nobody plan for stuff like this? Everything free will be abused. Always. For ever.
Posted by akaDruid on 24 Jul 2006 at 03:07 pm
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Why people are in debt…
The American TV show ‘Oprah’ has put together a ‘ Debt Diet‘ guide which is apparently highly regarded. It includes such tips as
‘If you put just $10 a day towards your debt, in one year you could put $3600 towards your debt!’
‘Pay credit card bills on time to avoid late fees’
Try ‘Putting your children in public school’
…and every page warns you to consult a financial advisor. I know they legally have to put things like that but it would be more responsible to also point out that there are number of ways in which you can get good advice on debt issues without spending more money!!
If that’s a good guide, what does a bad one look like?
Posted by akaDruid on 24 Jul 2006 at 10:07 am
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links for 2006-07-23
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links for 2006-07-20
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This page describes how to install the “Circumventor” program, which can be used to get around all Web blocking programs.
Posted by akaDruid @ del.icio.us on 20 Jul 2006 at 01:07 am
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links for 2006-07-19
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incredibly simple method of drawing perfect ovals
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How the world is turning to renewable energy resources. The UK doesn’t even rate a mention but China has 30 million, yes 30 MILLION households using rooftop solar water heating panals, and 93% of homes in Iceland are heated using geothermal energy.
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Want to buy a fake vacation, medical degree or ‘Siberian purebred’ alley cat? Anything’s possible, as long as you don’t care if it’s real…
This is why allofmp3.com exists!
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“Four companies in Japan have created a low-cost, user-programmable humanoid robot targeting educational and research applications. … The HRP-2m Choromet stands about 14 inches tall, and is capable of walking upright on two legs. It can also assume supi
Posted by akaDruid @ del.icio.us on 19 Jul 2006 at 01:07 am
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