Archive for April, 2008
Laws are for other people
Closed Published by Tom April 30th, 2008 in Fail, Government, Politics, SoftwareIt’s becoming more and more obvious that the Bush White House is in violation of Federal law regarding email retention. As the investigation continues, it’s been revealed that an upgrade from Lotus Notes to Exchange/Outlook broke their existing backup system. The solution: manually saving emails in .pst files scattered among the various servers. This resulted [...]
Román Cortés has produced a picture of Homer Simpson done only with text and CSS. No, really. Drag your cursor over it to see the letters.
Could Constitutional Flaw Unravel Eight Years of Patent Board Rulings?
Closed Published by Tom April 30th, 2008 in Fail, Government, PatentsThe USPTO has a problem on their hands, two-thirds of their patent appeals judges were improperly appointed. The Constitution requires that the Department of Commerce must appoint “inferior officers” and the judges are considered as such. The appointments began in March of 2000 and it’s likely most patent cases since then have had at least [...]
Wow, I’ve managed to puke out 70 Insider Box comics.
I saw a article in my feed reader the other day about how the web has basically turned us all into authors but at the same time gotten rid of all the readers. I can see how that’s the case.
[Update] Found it, from the NYT Sunday [...]
Is Lessig’s Free Culture just a modern Das Kopyright?
Closed Published by Tom April 30th, 2008 in Freedom, Technology, WebCopyright reformer Lawrence Lessig has been getting a lot of attention lately, including a new book that equates his stance on copyrights with Communism. I guess people are still pining for the Cold War and can’t pass up any opportunity to dredge up the Red Menace. But the real issue, as the article points out [...]
In case you’re confused about what could happen in the Microsoft/Yahoo deal. Marc Andreessen explains it all in If Microsoft goes fully hostile on Yahoo. It’s not as simple as I thought it was.
Man acquitted of murder is sentenced to 25 years for robbery
Closed Published by Tom April 29th, 2008 in Fail, Government, RochesterJames Slater, a local peace activist, was shot and killed during a robbery. Police apprehended the two men who robbed and murdered him along with the gun. But one of the men took a plea deal to testify against the other and was convicted of robbery, while the other was just sentenced to 25 years [...]
Now that I’ve gotten my license, I’ve been listening to the numerous Rochester area amateur repeaters on 2 meters and 440 MHz and I’m surprised how little activity there is.
Pinpoint microwave resolution could lead to wireless power transfer
Closed Published by Tom April 28th, 2008Sliding Door
Originally uploaded by tommasz
Schoen Place in Pittsford.
Motor Launch
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From our trip to the Buffalo Naval & Military Park. Little Rock’s motor launch.
Speed Graphic, 101mm Optar, Ilford Pan F ISO 50, f16 @ 1/10.
