Tuesday, July 20, 2004

Th th thursday (four years ago in my weblogging): Out of band, I was asked about filters and whether they're easily customizable by users/parents. (The answer, of course, is either 'no' or 'hahahahaha, are you kidding?') I grabbed these urls quicklike in partial reply, and I figured I should recycle them here, too: Internet Filter Resources Naming authority decides to create 3-10 new suffixes Shirin Neshat Anarchist Librarians Against Intellectual Property Steven Johnson on Al Gore's senior thesis, in FEED. I've been seeing references lately to Patrick Reynolds, nonsmoking grandson of R.J. Reynolds, and his online search for a soulmate. This Salon story, by Carina Chocano, even compared him and his Web site to Mahir, the Turkish guy who was coming on that way before becoming a Web star. (Now, he hawks CDs and banner ads.) It all reminded me of Rod, who, as I recalled it, had a site at http://www.10k4awife.com/ . . . was he still looking for Ms. Right, still offering ten thousand dollars to anyone who made the match? And he is, it seems -- or has continued to pay registrations and hosting fees, at any rate. I had a student a few summers ago I was going to fix up, but she smoked. Ixnay on the okingsmay if you're going to get together with this guy. So, I couldn't go for the dough. I didn't think much about it again, 'til I started seeing these other things . . . and I thought I'd share it with all of you. 4:31:20 PM    comment []

Benton Headlines reported Friday: BROADCASTERS TO HOUSE: COPYRIGHT FEES KILLING INTERNET RADIO Internet radio webcasters told the House Judiciary Internet & Intellectual Property Subcommittee that burdensome copyright rules are forcing radio stations off the Internet, instead of encouraging them. The National Association of broadcasters offered Congress a five point plan: 1) exempt the sound recording fee for streams to stations' local, over-the-air audience; 2) reform the sound recording fee, including the "willing buyer, willing seller" standard; 3) reform statutory license conditions to make them consistent with broadcast practices; 4) eliminate copyright liabilities for ephemeral recordings that exist only to enable a licensed or exempt broadcast; and 5) ensure that reporting and record keeping requirements do not preclude broadcasters from streaming. The recording industry countered that new technologies are making piracy easier and what's needed is legislation requiring a broadcast flag, encryption or other copyright protection measure. [SOURCE: Communications Daily, AUTHOR: Terry Lane] (Not available online) 9:29:16 AM    comment []

Three years ago in my weblogging: Mud Mania, Napster, Human Subjects, Distance Education Napster Cleared For Takeoff (Again) After Shutdown Order Overturned Revenge of the file- sharing masses! Hopkins faults safety lapses: Panel says volunteer likely died from drug used in asthma study; Board, researcher blamed Distance education developments: Federal Ban on Recruitment Bonuses Causes Problems for U. of Maryland's Online Venture, Sylvan Learning Systems Forms Division Focusing on Online Higher Education Sylvan Learning Forms Online Unit University of Phoenix joins online partnership Blackboard Lays Off 40 Workers G8 protester is killed in Italy Where Webvan Went Wrong Webby Awards 4:28:16 AM    comment []