Tuesday, October 28, 2003

!!! More on this later! DMCA censorware exemption win!. [How sweet it is ...!] http://www.copyright.gov/1201/docs/fedreg-notice-final.pdf The Register's recommendation in favor of this exemption is based primarily on the evidence introduced in the comments and testimony by one person, Seth Finkelstein, a non-lawyer participating on his own behalf. In addition... [Infothought] 5:34:50 PM    comment []

California fires show limits of firefighting. Natural forces often trump modern technology when it comes to wildfires. [Christian Science Monitor | Top Stories] 5:32:07 PM    comment []

Shoplifter is forced to hold embarrassing sign by store security to avoid having the police called. On [NewsIsFree: Popular Items] 6:05:04 AM    comment []

R.I.P., Garrett Hardin. Garrett Hardin, 88, Ecologist Who Warned About Excesses, Dies. Garrett Hardin, whose concept of the "tragedy of the commons" brought attention to the damage that innocent actions by individuals can inflict on the environment, died on Sept. 14. By Stuart Lavietes. [New York Times: Science] 5:40:54 AM    comment []

Spam Pitches Are Mutating Faster. Trying to stay one step ahead of ever-improving spam filters, spammers are creating and trying new tricks much more quickly. Antispam developers are keeping up, for now. By Ryan Singel. [Wired News] 5:38:51 AM    comment []

Powers of Ten Java applet -- shows the Milky Way galaxy from 10 million light years, then steps in orders of magnitude to the Earth, an oak leaf outside the buildings of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida, on down to DNA and smaller. Sweet. 5:34:10 AM    comment []