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Scrabble ownership and the public domain: Scrabble ownership and the public domainBe careful JohnYou're starting to channel Lawrence Lessig.Is "2067" a typo?1993 + 70 = 2063Or is it not as simple as that?Incentives to CreateGood post, John. Modern copyright law is simply ludicrous. When originally enacted, copyrights were intended to give incentives to creators and balance...; Tags: Sales force management, grandchildren, incentive; Discussion threads 2008-01-17
'Harry Potter' author fights e-book fraud on eBay: 'Harry Potter' author fights e-book fraud on eBayLawsuit in India? Prepare to wait till sun goes nova.This breaks me up. I have heard countless stories about the legal system in India. Be prepared to wait till your grandchildren are dead and gone before anything comes out of it.The biggest democracy...; Tags: E-books, grandchildren, e-book fraud, e-book, eBay Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-03-01

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Best Buy to sell Ubuntu for $19.99: Best Buy to sell Ubuntu for $19.99stop the madness"the learning curve is steeper for those wanting to do more with the any OS"Dre`, once you realize that you are a 'Windows power user' and NOT a computer expert, you would not fail so often.I tend to agreethat 60 days would...; Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, WINDOWS USERS, Ubuntu, Best Buy Co. Inc., Microsoft Windows, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-11
31% of US organizations have weight-loss programs: 36% of US organizations offer health care coverage for both same-sex partners and for dependent grandchildren. In addition, 30% offer health care benefits for foster children, and 15% give paid adoption leave. 62% pay for long-distance calls home during business travel; 37% offer a compressed work week; 24% offer such...; Tags: Health Care, Benefits, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, AM; Blog posts 2008-06-24
Memo to Microsoft: Put up or shut up on patent claims: I was reminded today that it has now been a year since Microsoft made its claim that Linux violates hundreds of its patents. In the year since Microsoft has used this FUD like a bargaining chip. It has sued no one. It has not pressed its patent...; Tags: Patent, Microsoft Corp., Claim, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-21

Hot new open source ISVs, projects make the grade at OSBC: Hot new open source ISVs, projects make the grade at OSBCEnglish pleaseWhen something/someone gets notice it is told to quit what this writer means is "got noticed".Please can we have these items in English not some 3rd grader's perception of the languageRE: Hot new open source ISVs, projects make the...; Tags: ISV, open source, open source ISV; Discussion threads 2008-03-28
How this nearly barenaked lady has been brought to you courtesy of a Skype SPIM-mer: How this nearly barenaked lady has been brought to you courtesy of a Skype SPIM-merWhy not just remove images from people asking to be your buddy.Seems a simple enough solution to me.Spam is spam.. they have a warning/spam button.. use it.RE: How this nearly barenaked lady has been brought to...; Tags: E-mail, Construction, Spam, Skype Technologies S.A.; Discussion threads 2008-03-07
Microsoft hoses user data - mea culpa: Darn! It looks like I screwed up the Microsoft hoses user data - again! post. I'm sorry. I hate it when I do that. While Microsoft did disable a number of early Word and other file formats, it wasn't as long a list as I thought...; Tags: Communication, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Productivity, Storage, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Hardware, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-01-09
Alliances represent new Microsoft direction: Now that "Elvis has left the building" at Microsoft, you may be wondering what direction it has marked for future growth. In a word, alliances. It's a dicey proposition given that Microsoft is now everywhere in the world of computing. But that's where it's...; Tags: Cerner Corp., Alliance, Microsoft Corp., Games, Game Players, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-01-07
Iran shuts down 24 cafes in Net crackdown: Iran shuts down 24 cafes in Net crackdownUSA TodayIn the USA today as well as today's USA Today are couple of notions and articles that are related. Sometimes I think our posts here are picked up fast and this was one on those times because on Friday there was a...; Tags: Gender and diversity, USA Today, cafe, crackdown, women; Discussion threads 2007-12-17
How common are medical kickbacks?: How common are medical kickbacks?Self-Referring or Forced support of competitionLuckily your doctor owns the equipment and it is not part of a group assumption. If it was part of a group, and not the only machine in town, He may have been forced to send you to a competing doctor...; Tags: Insurance, patient, benefit, physician; Discussion threads 2007-12-12
All-in-One Journal (exe): Now add Voice, MP3s, Videos, and Home Movies to your Journal. The All-in-one Journal is the most advanced Journal or Diary Software on the market today. It's a full-featured text Journal with the additional abilities to add voice recordings, MP3s, Videos or even Home Movies to your entries. Now you...; Tags: All-in-One, Entry, MP3, All-in-one Journal, Corporate Communications, Digital Music, Digital Media, Marketing, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics; Software downloads 2007-12-07
No charges in MySpace suicide: No charges in MySpace suicideWhat a Crock![i]He said the people involved are probably suffering plenty already. “The loss of a life of a person that they once talked to as a friend, I’m sure, is just twisting them all up inside,” Banas said.[/i]I can almost guarantee you that this is...; Tags: INTERNET, pocketbook, Megan, suicide, MySpace; Discussion threads 2007-12-03
Should a child's first word be "Google"?: Should a child's first word be "Google"?Child language"Nicholas Negroponte, founder of OLPC, was quoted as saying that the first word children speak in villages where they roll out the XO is “Google.”"Mr. Negroponte is simply restating something that had already been observed by Enid Blyton. In one of her stories,...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Branding, Google Inc., first word; Discussion threads 2007-11-19
A purple Classmate!: A purple Classmate!comparison requestPerhaps not immediately, but would it be possible for you to also provide a comparison with these devices and the new EEE PC from ASUS? The EEE PC is a bit pricy when compared to the OLPC, but considering that its ASUS, it may have excellent...; Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Purple Haze, Classmate, Classmate PC, One Laptop Per Child project, Microsoft Windows Vista, Eee PC; Discussion threads 2007-11-02
Rep: Yahoo lied to Congress about Chinese journalist: Rep: Yahoo lied to Congress about Chinese journalistYahoo Lied to CongressWhat is going on? Is nothing sacred? Oaths used to be. I think that these lawyers should be disbarred. It has to stop somewhere. The president lies and nothing happens, media lies and nothing happens, legislators...; Tags: TV & Home Theater, U.S. Congress, Chinese Journalist, Rep, Yahoo! Inc., Dish Network; Discussion threads 2007-10-18
DHS accused of collecting union data on travellers: DHS accused of collecting union data on travellersDamn Lies!Best proof I've seen that DHS Sec. Michael Chertoff is lying. I know the U.S. Government is abysmally slow at destroying ANY data that it collects. And it gets replicated in so many places that stamping it out is harder...; Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, union data, Michael Chertoff; Discussion threads 2007-10-15
Police Blotter: Fired worker blames porn on malware: Police Blotter: Fired worker blames porn on malwareagreed nt.He could have been set upWhat's to say that his employer set him up for a fall? Surely a supervisor has his username and password. What's to stop them from using his account and going to a bad site or even placing...; Tags: HEALTHCARE, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, hospital, Police Blotter, malware, worker; Discussion threads 2007-10-03
Review: 'Halo 3' an amazing package: Review: 'Halo 3' an amazing packageMan! You've got a lot of time on your hands!A large write up for such a silly little game! Guess MS is paying for your time/words?To the Whiny Playstationeers Here:Sorry, kiddies.Halo is it and whatever doesn't play Halo is a box of junk.Deal with it.Movie?So,...; Tags: Games, Halo 3, game, Sony PlayStation 3; Discussion threads 2007-09-24
FCC sets cable requirement for digital switchover: FCC sets cable requirement for digital switchoverGov TV mandateThis seems sureal. Doesn't the government have better things to worry about besides the quality of Inside Edition broadcasts?RE: FCC sets cable requirement for digital switchoverMaybe they should also think about all of the people on disablity that don't have funds...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, HDTV, TV, switchover, cable, digital switchover, cable requirement, converter box, FCC; Discussion threads 2007-09-12