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Lost it’s all lost…
Ok so due to Godaddy not being able to keep backups longer than 30 days. Can’t totally blame them, but… All of my rants are gone down the bit bucket. I will see if there are copies laying around. Meantime … Continue reading
Hello world! Back sorta…
Well had to recover all of my old blog posts. That was fun and is still going on. Someone should write a app to move blog posts off of archieve.org and into WordPress… Anyway, we be back.
YouTube suit called threat to online communication
So what happens when a big media company decides to buy into the Internet? They start suing everyone they can in order to stop them from growing their business. It’s interesting to note that if YouTube was owned by Viacom … Continue reading
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Music Play Count Inflaters….
Ok I just read an article on wired that has me concerned and pissed off. The big labels are cracking down on websites that use, allow users to hear, play or otherwise stream their music. So if this article is … Continue reading
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FCC gets hoodwinked by Comcast
So I love it when the truth comes out. Unfortunately it hasn’t come out to the press yet. But who knows someday they will wake up and smell the coffee. So here’s a link to a blog that you should … Continue reading
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United Baggage Schedules Cancellations…
Here’s the thing. I just got back from a trip out west and I can’t believe the lousy service I got from United. Then I read this… http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aYeRrGwo.r4k&refer=us United Air to Charge Some Fliers for 2nd Checked Bag – Bloomberg … Continue reading
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Travel Documents and other infringments of freedom.
Ok in another move to make us look more like the USSR of the 70′s the US Federal Government has decreed that the States need to have all of their drivers come into DMV’s IN-PERSON to get a new ID. … Continue reading
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Copyright infringment issues
I will put more here later. But for now it amazes me how stupid some people are. Ok I know using a label on folks tends to just get them excited instead of listening but I just can’t help myself … Continue reading
Hospitals and tell me again why we are better than third world countries?
Ok so I haven’t posted in a longish period of time. For this I appologize though I am sure the single reader of this won’t mind. Then again this is part of what I want to talk about. I visited … Continue reading
Digg.com Crackdown and ensuing revolt
Check out the following link. You have to love the fact that once Pandora is out, she is out of the box for good, no matter how hard those opposed try to stomp. http://www.wired.com/entertainment/hollywood/multimedia/2007/05/crackkdown_protest Wired Story about DIGG I love … Continue reading