User: tcd004

I know I'll get flamed for this

On: Slashback: cubans, crises, code-dependency

But I have to say I'm disappointed the AP is not pursueing the guys who made that Elian parody. No matter how much it sucks, copyright law is a reality. I know it's a totaly face in the Microsoft case as we saw last week, but as a writer and photographer, I know I woulndn't want something I did to be illegally picked up and distributed 350,000 times without at least giving me a credit line.

The AP got alot of bad press over that and they didn't deserve it. I deal with the AP every day. They're inexpensive, easy to deal with, and a hell of alot more friendly than Corbis, (owned by Bill G.) If the guys who made the parody would have just contacted the AP and paid the fee, none of this would have happened. I bet it would have cost less than $250.

What's more is that pic was easily a pulitzer candidate, but now that it's been the but of every possible joke, there's no way the photographer will get it.

tcd004

Here are my

Microsoft and AICN parodies, where are yours?

It's great to know

On: Acts Of The Apostles

someone is taking advantage of the new economies available to publishers of short-run books. Hopefully we'll see more audience-specified works in the future.

tcd004

Here are my Microsoft and AICN parodies, where are yours?

wouldn't

On: .god Domain Names: Another "Pioneer" Registrar

registering "microsoft.god"

hmmmm

seems to me that would be about like crossing the proton streams. you know, dogs and cats, living together...

tcd004

Here are my

Microsoft and AICN parodies, where are yours?

Man, what a bunch of angry nerds.

On: Jeffrey Zeldman Bites Back

There were better questions posted on that forum.

too bad they weren't moderated up.

tcd004

Here are my AICN and Microsoft parodies, where are yours?

Seems faster.

On: Introducing The New Slashdot Setup

Imagine a beo... oh nevermind.

I wonder how many peoplehours go into running slashdot each week?

tcd004

Here's my Microsoft Parody, where's yours?

Sometimes I wonder if....

On: Online Book About Nano/AI

some technologies like nanotech, and AI will have to be as closely guarded as "the bomb." They'll be factors that determine the super-powers of the future, (along with biotech.)

Imagine what a well-trained terrorist group could do with nanotechnology.

tcd004

Here's my Microsoft Parody, where's yours?

Somewhere between vaporware and..

On: Apple Demonstrates A Dual-G4 Power Mac

We need a new name for tech that's slapped together for a trade show, looks great on stage, but won't hit consumers hands for at least a year. How about nearhereware?

nearware?

tcd004

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A session with Mr. Gates

On: Michael Chaney asks Microsoft to Open Kerberos

Assistant: Mr. Gates, a Mr. Michael Chaney is on the phone.

Gates: Who?

Assistant: Chaney, you know, the guy who saved hotmail for us?

Gates:Michael who?

tcd004

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Sorry again

On: Making Linux Easy With Eazel's Andy Hertzfeld

This was supposed to be a joke, based on the last story, (OSX coming out late) but obviously it wasn't a very good one.

tcd004

Whoever moderated this down..

On: Transferring Domains From NSI?

apparently never dealt with NSI.

Ah ha!

On: SGI's New Linux Boxes

"Pricing and Availability

The workstation family will be priced from $2,725 (U.S. List). The Silicon Graphics 230 is shipping now, the Silicon Graphics 330 and the Silicon Graphics 550 are expected to ship later this quarter. For additional information on specific configurations, please go to http://www.sgi.com/workstations/index.html"

They're using the Steve Jobs model of Supply and demand.

tcd004

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Are you concerned..

On: Web Design Luminary Jeff Zeldman

That INTERNET II is going to make the web a purely commercial marketplace?

Let me explain. Right now any Joe Schmoe can put up a web site, and have the potential to serve 100,000 pages a day. When INTERNET II comes along, we'll all be competing with expanded rich multimedia content, FMV, etc... that only large corporations have the ability to do right. HTML won't cut it anymore.

Will this kill the nature of the internet as we know it?

tcd004

Here's my Microsoft parody, where's yours?

Re:I thought it was funny, and ontopic

On: A For-Profit Trip To The Moon

Thanks George!

You're the man.

tcd004

Automated whose-it what's?

On: Co-Evolving Robots At Brandeis

This will be really cool till Linda Hamilton crushes it in a hydraulic press.

tcd004

Here's my Microsoft parody, where's yours?

Re:Clearly The Way Things Are Going-WHAT?

On: A For-Profit Trip To The Moon

Fewer screwups? You really think a competetive price-per-pound marketplace, with...say 15-20 corporations all racing to be the first to put thier flag on Asteriod 37-D is going to have fewer screwups than the Gov?

I'll bet we're looking at somethign simialr to the industiral revolution in space. Corporations will exploit the fuzzyness of space-law for profit, and people will be the ones who suffer.

tcd004

Here's my Microsoft parody, where's yours?

I hope no one finds the big

On: A For-Profit Trip To The Moon

monolith I buried up there.

I heard about a company who plans to blast people's ashes to the moon, for $12,000 per pop.

tcd004

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Dammit! I submitted...

On: Hump Day Quickies

like 20 things to this website and none got pub'ed.

I think I'll make a list of everyone's name who visits this site and sue!

tcd004

It could be my ignorace of this subject, but...

On: Techie Story On TCP Stacks

I really don't see how this can affect Dos attacks? If anything, it could make them worse.

tcd004

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Seems like a pretty easy mistake to avoid...

On: i820 Chipset Under Recall

I wonder if intel was spending too much time following the microsoft trial, not enough time reading their schematics?

tcd004

Here's my Microsoft parody . Where's yours?

My Subaru

On: IPv6 Over OpenBSD

Runs an ipV6.

tcd004

The Advertising industry

On: Print From Your TV Set, Says HP

must be having mass convulsions.

tcd004 Look, A Microsoft Parody!

Apple is putting MP's

On: Rumors Of MP PowerMac G4 Flying!

for marketing reasons. They need to do someting since they're about 500Mhz behind everyone else.

Of course we true make users know Mhz doesnt mean anything.

tcd004

Why would you fake an AMD?

On: Tampered Athlons Hit Oz

Why not a Pentium III, since you could get more monedy from it. In otherwords, why make counterfit $1 bills, if you could make $20's? tcd004

I've been really impressed with the Supreme Court

On: Supreme Court Rules ISPs Not Liable for E-mail Content

Their rulings have been right on target on the past few internet-related cases they've heard.

Too bad they don't have direct jurisdiction over patent law. (at least not to my knowledge.)

tcd004

It would be great.

On: Credit-card sized Linux system

If someone could set up Iomega Click! drive, or IBM micro drive support for one of these.

tcd004