That boies title in the partner's name caught my attention. I checked out the site:
"...in 1998-2000 Mr. Boies served as Special Trial Counsel for the United States Department of Justice in its antitrust suit against Microsoft. Mr. Boies also served as the lead counsel for former Vice-President Al Gore in connection with litigation relating to the election 2000 Florida vote count."
now where exactly does this fit in the irony spectrum?
There was a recent story on NPR about Captain Cook which mentioned that his maps of various expeditions were so accurate that they were being used into the 1990's.
I wonder if they were used so recently, why did they stop? did GPS totally ecplipse everything around that time frame?
Oh, the stuff about Captain Cook dealt with a book called Blue latitudes if anyone is interested.
Not really any need to comment on this article, he does it all himself:
"...The only thing we have a problem with is when the government funds open-source work. Government funding should be for work that is available to everybody..."
As a librarian, I have no problems with publishers making money at what they do. However, I think the reality of how libraries deal with e-books is mis-represented. The e-book products that I am aware of involve buying a set number of 'copies' of each e-book. If you buy 3 'copies' only 3 people can use it simultaneously and for a limited time only.
As far as journals and magazines are concerned, the library I work at pays in the neighborhood of $100,000 a year for access to databases that can be accessed inside the library by the general public and through the internet by authenticated students, faculty and staff. Some of these databases involve a cost of 64 cents per database query for finding citations of articles, not the articles themselves.
Now given that I work for a fairly typical small to mid-size library, with hundreds of peer institutions across the country with similar setups, I think publishers are probably getting a fair shake, and probably more than their fair share from libraries.
Stories like these are a big reason I didn't have a great deal of sympathy for complaints about Leonardo Di Caprio interviewing Clinton about global warming and not being a Journalist.
A musician/athlete whatever is busted for drugs and is ordered by the court to participate in public awareness programs, Mitnick strikes out on his own to educate about computer security (albeit admittedly for profit) and gets shut down? I don't have any really strong feelings about this, but it hardly seems consistent.
I'd rather have the option to get a printed manual, because learning styles vary between individuals, and even within: some programs I like online docs, and for others I gotta have a book. I have a dog eared old html reference (that actually is a printed out web page) that's probably not the greatest, but I still use it because for some reason unclear even to me, it suits me and it gets the job done relatively quickly compared to other docs I've tried.
Having the option to print out a PDF is a fairly good compromise, but it sure helps to have a quick, duplex capable printer. Even so, a whole book printed on 8 1/2 * 11 paper seems awkward sometimes.
This topic is extra interesting in light of the Library of Congress/digitizing books discussion of last week.
While it may not be in the spirit he intended, and as a librarian, I may not agree with the points about 'internet as cesspool' I do believe there is some arrogance in believing that you can get everything off the Internet, for a couple of reasons:
Libraries constantly fight funding reduction because of clueless legislators who hear from their intern or aid or whoever that 'you can get everything off the Internet, so harrumph, what do we need these libraries for?' (remember that bonehead from Arizona a few weeks ago that wanted to restrict campus internet use to "educational use" only?) This results in an accelleration effect: If the LOC started digitizing books, certain factions would take it as a fait accompli that all the books were already digitized, therefore funding for the LOC should be cut drastically --resulting in reduced capacity for the LOC to digitize books and continue to collect paper copies in the transitional period (I believe that most/all books will be published electronically or dual format someday)
Secondly, there is a tendency to rush in and digitize in shovelware fashion and say 'there, did it, done!' where a more studied and careful approach would result in greater overall accessibility in the long run--I've seen more crappily done PDF's than you can shake a $69 scanner at. I also did a paper on this years ago, but it's on 5 1/4" floppy and darned if I have anything that can pull it back up now...
What's that you say? the Elian Gonzalez saga is coming out on DVD? with 45 hours of bonus news coverage saying the same goddamn thing over & over? *pants with anticipation, submits story to/.*
Surely Pinkerton is crafty enough to know that these 'disturbed' kids they're looking for would by their definition be highly likely to be making reports themselves, paranoia and all that.
here's an excerpt from their 'about' section:
(quote)
Your call will go to a company working for your school. A person who has been specially trained to listen to your concerns will answer and ask questions like...
What school do you go to?
What are you concerned about?
What did you see or hear?
Have you discussed your concerns with a trusted adult?
(end quote)
I wonder what other 'helpful' data they might be collecting? "arch your back, for more security!" (SNL airport skit w/sharon stone)
it's so dependent on context, just as all the other 'insult co-opted as empowering word' terms like the n word, dyke, fag, geek, etruscan, u.s.w.
now substitute 'cloying' or 'grating' for 'offensive' and you may have something.
Otherwise, I think of words like that as "I know it's supposed to be offensive, that's why I use it!" What's a good term for that: recursively ironic, perhaps?
...now that Mr. King is no longer hampered by the logistical considerations of paper printing, he'll probably be publishing a new book about every 3 days!
...the awesome preservative powers of green magic markers!
seriously though, perhaps a small return deposit, say $.50 off your next rental if you return the 'dead' disc for recycling would reduce the trash impact.
hey, when did they take the 'cents' button off keyboards? I just noticed it =)
I wonder if anyone has considered making an XML version of the MARC system that libraries use. Most library catalogs will let you search by items by author, title, publisher, standard number (isbn and so forth) date, type of material (book, cd, video etc.) and various other parameters, driven by the descriptive capabilities of MARC tags.
Also, has anyone gone to including URLS & search strategies in works cited for papers and such? Will this become necessary?
Slashdot Mirror
Well, it'll be everywhere..like the sky...and um, it's based on a network, or net..so
Skynet!
bing, bang, done, let's break for lunch!
meanwhile, at the secret RIAA underground HQ:
Let's see,
shift key defeat...check!
whatever keypress bypasses this method...check!
ah, only ~102 to go and victory is ours, mwa ha ha
That boies title in the partner's name caught my attention.
I checked out the site:
"...in 1998-2000 Mr. Boies served as Special Trial Counsel for the United States Department of Justice in its antitrust suit against Microsoft. Mr. Boies also served as the lead counsel for former Vice-President Al Gore in connection with litigation relating to the election 2000 Florida vote count."
now where exactly does this fit in the irony spectrum?
I subscribed to Yahoo internet life last year -- dead after 3 issues
I subscribed to Salon last month (admittedly I knew they've been in hot water more or less the last few years) and now this
I oughtta start charging these companies for my not subscribing to them...
There was a recent story on NPR about Captain Cook which mentioned that his maps of various expeditions were so accurate that they were being used into the 1990's. I wonder if they were used so recently, why did they stop? did GPS totally ecplipse everything around that time frame? Oh, the stuff about Captain Cook dealt with a book called Blue latitudes if anyone is interested.
Bring back Dr. Who and do the FX with Amigas
Not really any need to comment on this article, he does it all himself:
"...The only thing we have a problem with is when the government funds open-source work. Government funding should be for work that is available to everybody..."
As a librarian, I have no problems with publishers making money at what they do. However, I think the reality of how libraries deal with e-books is mis-represented. The e-book products that I am aware of involve buying a set number of 'copies' of each e-book. If you buy 3 'copies' only 3 people can use it simultaneously and for a limited time only.
As far as journals and magazines are concerned, the library I work at pays in the neighborhood of $100,000 a year for access to databases that can be accessed inside the library by the general public and through the internet by authenticated students, faculty and staff. Some of these databases involve a cost of 64 cents per database query for finding citations of articles, not the articles themselves.
Now given that I work for a fairly typical small to mid-size library, with hundreds of peer institutions across the country with similar setups, I think publishers are probably getting a fair shake, and probably more than their fair share from libraries.
_seven_ degrees of Kevin Bacon!
Are we sure Judge Jackson has seen the part of Fantasia with the brooms?
...and buy Metallica and Napster each a whack-a-mole game? It might satiate their respective impulses with similar results.
Stories like these are a big reason I didn't have a great deal of sympathy for complaints about Leonardo Di Caprio interviewing Clinton about global warming and not being a Journalist.
A musician/athlete whatever is busted for drugs and is ordered by the court to participate in public awareness programs, Mitnick strikes out on his own to educate about computer security (albeit admittedly for profit) and gets shut down? I don't have any really strong feelings about this, but it hardly seems consistent.
I'd rather have the option to get a printed manual, because learning styles vary between individuals, and even within: some programs I like online docs, and for others I gotta have a book. I have a dog eared old html reference (that actually is a printed out web page) that's probably not the greatest, but I still use it because for some reason unclear even to me, it suits me and it gets the job done relatively quickly compared to other docs I've tried.
Having the option to print out a PDF is a fairly good compromise, but it sure helps to have a quick, duplex capable printer. Even so, a whole book printed on 8 1/2 * 11 paper seems awkward sometimes.
This topic is extra interesting in light of the Library of Congress/digitizing books discussion of last week.
While it may not be in the spirit he intended, and as a librarian, I may not agree with the points about 'internet as cesspool' I do believe there is some arrogance in believing that you can get everything off the Internet, for a couple of reasons:
Libraries constantly fight funding reduction because of clueless legislators who hear from their intern or aid or whoever that 'you can get everything off the Internet, so harrumph, what do we need these libraries for?' (remember that bonehead from Arizona a few weeks ago that wanted to restrict campus internet use to "educational use" only?) This results in an accelleration effect: If the LOC started digitizing books, certain factions would take it as a fait accompli that all the books were already digitized, therefore funding for the LOC should be cut drastically --resulting in reduced capacity for the LOC to digitize books and continue to collect paper copies in the transitional period (I believe that most/all books will be published electronically or dual format someday)
Secondly, there is a tendency to rush in and digitize in shovelware fashion and say 'there, did it, done!' where a more studied and careful approach would result in greater overall accessibility in the long run--I've seen more crappily done PDF's than you can shake a $69 scanner at. I also did a paper on this years ago, but it's on 5 1/4" floppy and darned if I have anything that can pull it back up now...
What's that you say? the Elian Gonzalez saga is coming out on DVD? with 45 hours of bonus news coverage saying the same goddamn thing over & over? *pants with anticipation, submits story to /.*
here's an excerpt from their 'about' section:
(quote)
Your call will go to a company working for your school. A person who has been specially trained to listen to your concerns will answer and ask
questions like...
What school do you go to?
What are you concerned about?
What did you see or hear?
Have you discussed your concerns with a trusted adult?
it's so dependent on context, just as all the other 'insult co-opted as empowering word' terms like the n word, dyke, fag, geek, etruscan, u.s.w.
now substitute 'cloying' or 'grating' for 'offensive' and you may have something.
Otherwise, I think of words like that as "I know it's supposed to be offensive, that's why I use it!" What's a good term for that: recursively ironic, perhaps?
seriously though, perhaps a small return deposit, say $.50 off your next rental if you return the 'dead' disc for recycling would reduce the trash impact.
hey, when did they take the 'cents' button off keyboards? I just noticed it =)
I wonder if anyone has considered making an XML version of the MARC system that libraries use. Most library catalogs will let you search by items by author, title, publisher, standard number (isbn and so forth) date, type of material (book, cd, video etc.) and various other parameters, driven by the descriptive capabilities of MARC tags.
Also, has anyone gone to including URLS & search strategies in works cited for papers and such? Will this become necessary?
on the real millienium date issue: 2000 tastes great, but 2001 is less filling bugger the facts, sell what sings, baby! >:)
Is Bork of the same background as Posner? Didn't Bork come down pretty hard on microsoft?