By firebrand, on February 24th, 2009%
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 I get to start over. So bear with me while I get things rolling again.
By firebrand, on February 21st, 2009%
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.
By firebrand, on May 29th, 2008%
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 that there would be no lawsuit and that Viacom would be quite happy letting . . . → Read More: YouTube suit called threat to online communication
By firebrand, on May 2nd, 2008%
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 correct then they are basically fudging the numbers and then charging the sites accordingly. . . . → Read More: Music Play Count Inflaters….
By firebrand, on February 15th, 2008%
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 watch if you haven’t already been watching. Plus I love the subject.
Comcast Hoodwinks . . . → Read More: FCC gets hoodwinked by Comcast
By firebrand, on February 4th, 2008%
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
This wouldn’t be so bad, if I hadn’t just experienced one flight cancellation, . . . → Read More: United Baggage Schedules Cancellations…
By firebrand, on December 17th, 2007%
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. You would have to bring in proof of citizenship, or legal residency in order . . . → Read More: Travel Documents and other infringments of freedom.
By firebrand, on December 14th, 2007%
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 here. Some folks (NOT all) are really idiots when it comes to copyright law.
. . . → Read More: Copyright infringment issues
By firebrand, on May 3rd, 2007%
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 my sister and new baby early in April. What better time to go to . . . → Read More: Hospitals and tell me again why we are better than third world countries?
By firebrand, on May 3rd, 2007%
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 the creative use of Photoshop.