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Entries from May 2007

My neigh(gay)borbood, Hawley-Green on Wikipedia

May 22nd, 2007 · No Comments · LGBT, gayborhood, gaybors, hawley green, multicultural, syracuse, urban development

I did a search for the Hawley-Green neighborhood I live in on Google, and it turns out there is a Wikipedia listing—complete with a photo of my apartment. Love it!
Tucked away in a triangle one block south of James Street, the major artery of Syracuse’s northeastern neighborhoods, Hawley-Green was at first home to carpenters, wagon [...]

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Excerpt from Al Gore’s new book (amazing)

May 17th, 2007 · No Comments · algore, constitution, democracy, free speech, gore, internet, reason, truth

I might actually buy this one because I totally wrote a paper about this, but alas, I missed the book deal:
Fortunately, the Internet has the potential to revitalize the role played by the people in our constitutional framework. It has extremely low entry barriers for individuals. It is the most interactive medium in history and [...]

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I love activism [SaveNetRadio.org]

May 5th, 2007 · No Comments · CRB, IREA, activism, internetradio, music, npr, riaa, savenetradio

Time to get involved—I’m sick of the government bowing down to the RIAA with their decades old business models and pulling laws out of their ass for the Internet, the one place where there should be no laws. The attempt by the Copyright Royalty Board to raise Internet radio rates does nothing but shut down [...]

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Why the DMCA looks good, but still sucks

May 3rd, 2007 · No Comments · DMCA, america, drm, economics, iplaw, music, riaa

A commenter over at Slashdot gives an insightful explanation of why we have the DMCA even though it is, umm, not worth having:

All of this is just my rather long-winded way of trying to explain why so many people (people in government in particular) are hooked on strong IP law (including the DMCA, DRM, and [...]

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Links for Wednesday [2007-05-02]

May 3rd, 2007 · No Comments · links

Career Ramblings » Blog Archive » Start Your Own Business In 9 Steps Part 1
Fifty Lessons | Home - I wish I could pay for this.
35 Designers x 5 Questions | Smashing Magazine - Hot design tips.
Main Page - Wikimedia Commons - Still kinda new, but looks promising. Free media crap.
What Do You Do When [...]

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