This article details a independent parties journey into SCO to look at their evidence. SCO is being extremely tight-lipped about what they're planning on doing and what their evidence is for copyright infringement, and this article points out that even after signing their NDA, they're still tight-lipped about the actual …
read moreGIF Patent Expires Today
The LZW patent (which comprises of the compression used in GIF files) expires today in the US. And there was much rejoicing. Unfortunately it doesn't expire in all countries today. Oh, and a reminder: software patents still suck.
read moreCar Accident
Well, it had to happen sometime with the way the people drive down here. I had an accident coming home from work, less than a mile from where we live. A guy pulling out of a parking lot managed to cut into my lane (I was in the left lane …
read morePreview pwervie
Yeah, I know I need to take a bit more time in the preview stage. Man, I can't type sometimes. I'm thinking of integrating a script for doing spell checking as soon as I remember the site for it (something about poking badgers or some other thing. I'll have a …
read moreSenator Hatch Owes me five dollars for this stupid idea
Senator Hatch, I'm here to collect the stupidity tax for this bit of brilliance. Not only is this highly impractical on so many fronts (distribution of the PC disabling software to cpyright holders, determining copyrgithed material being transferred, etc), but quite frankly flies in the face of this little thing …
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