Copy protection: Dismally ineffectual (2005/10/21)
The yutzes who tried to sue some kid for mentioning the existence of the shift key are still collecting money for their snake oil. The latest Black Rebel Motorcycle Club album is protected (hah!) by SunComm’s stuff. [read more...]
Just to put things in perspective... (2005/10/20)
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Two steps forward, one step back. (2005/10/17)
Okay, so, I reorganized my office. (I’m still working on it, some, every day.) [read more...]
Why a Greyhound bus is acceptable blues transportation (2005/10/13)
As you may be aware, a Greyhound bus may be acceptable blues transportation. [read more...]
Reorganizing my office (2005/10/13)
Okay, so, I just spent, get this, roughly a whole week cleaning my office. [read more...]
StarOffice 8 on NetBSD (2005/10/11)
Yes, you can run Linux StarOffice 8 on NetBSD-current. (Tested only using the SuSE 9.1 emulation stuff.) These instructions are from memory. [read more...]
The more we owe you, the more you owe us (2005/10/11)
Forgot to mention this gem in Source Lending’s lawsuit against my lawyer. [read more...]
Dice again: Are they just trying to be stupid? (2005/10/11)
Followup to this previous entry: [read more...]
Source Lending sues my lawyer! (2005/10/10)
Okay, I admit, at first I didn’t really think this happened. I mean, hey. Once or twice, Steve’s called up with some silly or hilarious story. Like the time he said that a defendant, get this, wanted me to provide blanket indemnity against all future liability. Oh, wait. That actually happened too. Same folks, even. [read more...]
So, about this whole "pro-life" thing. (2005/10/09)
I’ve heard it said that “pro-life” tends to pretty much cover people only before they’re born or once they’re actually dying. I’m not that cynical, although I’ve seen it in action. But I’d like to explore this thought a bit. [read more...]