Sunday, August 01, 2004

Computer glitch grounds two airlines. Hundreds of flights delayed nationwide for hours due to "an internal technology problem." [CNET News.com] 6:49:09 PM    comment []

The Copyright Gap. Here's the hypothesis: Today's telecom and copyright laws often regulate similar subjects, but with a big difference. The telecom laws slightly favor market entrants, while the copyright laws favor the incumbent disseminators. The result is a "copyright gap" that grows larger every day.... [Lessig Blog] 6:48:39 PM    comment []

MMORPGs, company towns, and free speech. A few weeks ago we blogged Yale Professor Jack Balkin's paper on free speech issues in the context of MMORPGs. Now attorney Peter Jenkins has... [The Second Life Herald] 6:48:31 PM    comment []

My Body, the Fixer-Upper. An account of John Perry Barlow's physical restoration under to the guidance of The Canyon Ranch, to be televised on the Discovery Channel. Also features, Alexander Tsiaras and Dr. Mark Liponis. [BarlowFriendz] (See also Too Alive to Be Virtual... and Slouching Towards Buffness.) 10:40:27 AM    comment []

Bailout Feared if Airlines Shed Their Pensions. The federal agency that insures company pensions is facing a possible cascade of bankruptcies and pension defaults. By By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH. [The New York Times > Business] This is genuine cause to worry. 7:39:58 AM    comment []

DNS opens networks to data attacks. The ubiquitous online service allows intruders to communicate across supposedly secure corporate perimeters. [CNET News.com] 7:39:39 AM    comment []

Happy birthday, Lisa! 7:38:42 AM    comment []

Dance-mobbing the Publicans. John Perry Barlow proposes dancing smart mobs in the streets of Manhattan during the Republican National Convention. I think it's brilliant theater, brilliant politics, and, most of all, it brings some FUN to this grim, divided, portentous election season. [Smart Mobs] 7:36:05 AM    comment []

Mad About Music. Host Gilbert Kaplan presents this summer special exploring the power of music in the lives of four award-winning actors and directors as we revisit earlier appearances of Mike Nichols, William Friedkin, Alec Baldwin and Alan Alda... [WNYC New York Public Radio] Check it out 7:35:57 AM    comment []

SUNDAY COMICS [Begging To Differ] 7:31:42 AM    comment []

Dave: I just noticed something really cool. WNYC, New York's public radio station, is using enclosures in its RSS feed. 7:31:36 AM    comment []