Slashdot has an article about how the RIAA is declaring that 'Fair Use' is not ripping CDs to an iPod. And I'm sure that the motion picture industry wanted so much to declare that recording television shows to VHS tape isn't fair use either, but, alas, it is.

Oh, and …

I'm sure it's no secret how I feel about Patent Trolls (those companies that exist solely to sneak up on unsuspecting companies with an arsenal of patents in order to profit), but I think it's interesting to think of cases like the NTP vs. Blackberry case in the light of …

BTW: Am I old in saying that I don't understand myspace one iota?

In what is quite heartwarming, ballsy, and inspirational, a group of Georgetown University Law Students turned their backs on Alberto Gonzalez during a speech. The photos and description are priceless, and I applaud those students for making a stand against the administration's security policies.

Best quote from the article:

• "When …

Simply making statements like "I feel groggy in the morning after I wake up" won't stand in the world of science. No siree, in order to make these statements in the land of science, you need research (and a NSA grant wouldn't hurt).

I know this will only fuel my …