Friday, November 14, 2003

Over at Julie/Julia, a new trip to D.C., and some verrrrrrry exciting news of a familial nature coming up soon. (And no, it's not a baby. . . . .) 11:16:17 PM    comment []

Update: MyTunes downloads shared music files using iTunes. A U.S. programmer has developed a software tool that allows users to download shared music files using the Windows version of Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes software, which was released last month. [InfoWorld: Top News] 9:57:09 PM    comment []

Are copyright owners against security? [CNET News.com - Front Door] 5:44:36 PM    comment []

Union workers at Powell's Books staged a one-day strike Wednesday to protest what they said were unfair labor practices by bookstore managers. (The Oregonian) Union officials have lodged seven unfair labor practice charges against Powell's since Oct. 1, the day the labor contract expired, according to documents filed with the National Labor Relations Board. The charges allege Powell's managers have illegally discriminated against union officials for, among other things, conducting union business via company e-mail. Another charge alleges that "agents of the company" have followed ILWU Local 5 President Mary Winzig at work and "spied on her activities," targeting her for "super-supervision." (http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/10687 2851925540.xml) 3:15:02 PM    comment []

Court Sentences Al-jazeera Hacker 1:14:42 PM    comment []

Judge: Garage Door Opener Doesn't Violate DMCA (Chamberlain v. Skylink) ( background stuff) 11:13:34 AM    comment []

One of many, "Oh, great, now what?" Secunia advisories: [SA10180] Eudora From and Reply-To Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Critical: Moderately critical Where: From remote Impact: System access A vulnerability has been reported in Eudora, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. Full Advisory: http://www.secunia.com/advisories/10180/ 10:13:24 AM    comment []

Academics discover blog, mourn the fact that they will never be as trendy as Foucault despite discovery. Jody over at the Big Dump Truck discovers that her blog is being discussed in an academic lecture. The results are hilarious: here the author (Jody) uses the products of capitalism to produce "her own mundane cultural forms and her means of communication" And more . . . (thanks, Learning the Lessons of Nixon!) 7:19:08 AM    comment []

Three cheers for the Democrats' filibuster. It's time to depoliticize the judicial appointment process. [Salon.com] 7:14:57 AM    comment []

Two from Wired News: MS: Don't Force Us to Be Lousy. Under pressure from the European Union to modify its Windows operating system, Microsoft says that if it does, European consumers might be looking at a substandard version. You Gotta Stop, Smell the Roses. It's midpoint on the Great Route 1 Road Trip. The main lesson learned so far is that slow is the way to go -- but that's easier said than done. Michelle Delio reports from charming rural North Carolina. 7:12:58 AM    comment []

CC technology challenges. In an effort to grow the technology around the Semantic Web, Creative Commons launched a series of Technology Challenges. Nathan Yergler has posted a very cool answer to one of those challenges. MozCC is "an extension for Mozilla-based browsers, including Mozilla Firebird, Mozilla and Netscape, which scans pages for RDF, specifically embedded Creative Commons licenses.  When a license is detected, mozCC does two things.  First, it scans for license information pertaining to the current web page and places relevant icons on the status bar.  Second, it enables a button on the toolbar which allows you to explore the parsed licensing metadata." Nathan has also developed a Creative Commons RDF License Validator. [Lessig Blog] 7:10:08 AM    comment []