Archive for March, 2003
Monday, March 31st, 2003
I've told many of my friends here about what I claimed was the earliest copyright ruling in the world - it's standard fare in Irish primary school history. Glad to see others agree it was an early example. Follow the links for the full story...
Posted in Intellectual property issues | Comments Off on Earliest copyright
Monday, March 31st, 2003
Meg has linked to the html version of the Weblog Revolution talk.
As promised earlier, I've got some more thoughts on the talk, but I haven't shaped them into publish-able form yet. Soon, I promise!
Posted in Online communication | Comments Off on MCLLM 2
Monday, March 31st, 2003
It's always useful to have a reminder regarding why being 'liberal' isn't necessarily a sufficiently grounded political stance, and I must admit that they are the targets of some of my favourite aphorisms. This new quotation comes courtesy of Xan Brooks in the Guardian's 'The Informer' briefing last Friday:
And yet ...
Posted in Trivia | Comments Off on Liberals
Monday, March 31st, 2003
Since I was at the MCLLM this week, I was unable to attend the weekly protest on North Prospect Avenue, which I had otherwise have done. I was there last week (I must admit it was my first time) and found it a generally positive, if occasionally bewildering, experience. With ...
Posted in Political activism | Comments Off on Saturday protests
Sunday, March 30th, 2003
Mark raised a question in a comment recently about the RSS sources I subscribe to. First, if you're looking for a good news reader, I recommend NetNewsWire Lite for those using Macintosh. Apart from funferal's feed, I take a mixture of major news sources, magazine and specialised sources, and weblogs.
Posted in Computing Technology | 1 Comment »
Sunday, March 30th, 2003
On the way back from De Kalb I stopped at an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, Technotopia vs. Technopacalypse. I was hoping to encourage readers to get to it if they could, but it looks like the final event is at 2pm today! The $15 charge ...
Posted in Alternative Media | Comments Off on GNN
Sunday, March 30th, 2003
You don't realise how dependent on your internet connection you are until you have to go off-line for a prolonged period of time. And by prolonged I mean just over 50 hours. Thankfully, it was all in a good cause - I headed up to the wilds of De Kalb ...
Posted in Online communication | Comments Off on Back online – MCLLM 1: weblog as literature
Thursday, March 27th, 2003
This article on ZNet - with no less than 76 co-authors - is worth checking out. Basically, we must keep organizing, and reaching out to those not yet converted...
Posted in Political activism | Comments Off on 76 co-authors?
Thursday, March 27th, 2003
Slate's report of proceedings in a case in the US Supreme Court succeed in making you feel like you're watching a car-crash.
Posted in Society and culture | Comments Off on Sodomy in Texas
Thursday, March 27th, 2003
Robert Fisk has a much-linked brilliantly angry, if disturbing, piece in today's UK Independent newspaper, dealing with civilian deaths in Iraq. He is, of course, currently based in Baghdad.
Posted in International Affairs, International law and structures | Comments Off on The severed hand on the metal door