I learned today that Joybubbles (aka Josef Engressia) had died on August 8th. I never knew Joybubbles, never spoke to him, but I knew of him. I had first heard his name some thirty years ago when I was shown my first bluebox, and heard how he had routed a phone call around the world [...]
Every few years I go through old domain names and get rid of some. When you have been working on the Internet for a number of years, you tend to collect domain names like old clothes. At one point, I had some 50+ domains, but, as I am not a squatter, I let them go [...]
At a time when people are beginning to realize the massive abuse and problems caused by the current intellectual property laws, in steps congress to expand and further confuse the system. Just prior to his summer vacation, Sen. Schumer (NY) introduced the Design Piracy Prohibition Act of 2007. Like pretty much every bill [...]
I had trouble sleeping last night; so enraged about my previous post that I just ended up laying in bed trying to relax and fall asleep. Around 4:00 I finally started to drift off and I noticed an odd sensation heat and fur pressed against my face. I opened my eyes to see this, and [...]
Recently proto virtual-world Second Life banned in-world gambling using it’s native currency, Linden Dollars. This really shouldn’t have come as a shock to anyone, given the government’s recent war against online gambling. Linden Labs, who administers Second Life, could not take the chance that the feds would come and seize their business. States have lobbied [...]
Author, Evan Eisenberg has proposed an exam for those seeking their poetic license. Here are a couple of examples:
According to Code, spaces between stanzas must be
no greater than two inches
no less than one yawp
provided with a vermin-proof cap
filled with fine sand
Enjambment is permitted when
space does not allow installation of a fixture on one line
a long-sweep [...]
There are days when I wonder if I have stumbled into some poorly written parody of reality. In assessing the greatest threats that law enforcement will face in the future, Australian Federal Police Commissioner, Mick Keelty announced this week that the greatest future threat we face is . . . wait for it . [...]
