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LWN.net Covers GeekPAC
This was an article published on LWN, written by Lisa Hoover. A very nice compendium of who we are and what we’re about: Link to article. Fundable.org page
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PublicKnowledge: Benefits of iPhone App Store tainted by 1984-like Control
- or - DO WE REALLY LIKE THE TASTE OF APPLE'S REMOTE-KILL KOOLAID? Today’s Wall Street Journal has a story about Apple’s App Store for the iPhone [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121842341491928977.html?mod=googlenews_wsj]. Clearly, having an easy way for mobile users to download apps is a good w
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PublicKnowledge: Benefits of iPhone App Store tainted by 1984-like Control
- or - DO WE REALLY LIKE THE TASTE OF APPLE'S REMOTE-KILL KOOLAID? Today’s Wall Street Journal has a story about Apple’s App Store for the iPhone [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121842341491928977.html?mod=googlenews_wsj]. Clearly, having an easy way for mobile users to download apps is a good w
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PublicKnowledge: Why the Cablevision Decision Matters
In my post from Monday [http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/1697], I laid out a very brief outline of some of the conclusions reached by the Second Circuit in its Cablevision decision [http://www.publicknowledge.org/pdf/cablevision-decision-20080804.pdf] on remote DVRs. Today, I want to take a step
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PublicKnowledge: Why the Cablevision Decision Matters
In my post from Monday [http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/1697], I laid out a very brief outline of some of the conclusions reached by the Second Circuit in its Cablevision decision [http://www.publicknowledge.org/pdf/cablevision-decision-20080804.pdf] on remote DVRs. Today, I want to take a step
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Hacking the Election Birds-of-a-Feather
Tonight at 6pm at LinuxWorld, GeekPAC will host a Birds-of-a-feather on “Hacking the Election.” If you’re at LinuxWorld, it’s in room 310 at 6pm. See you there!
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GeekPAC to Form Political Action Committee Around Technology Issues; Launches Fundraiser
PAC to support copyright reform, DMCA reform, net neutrality, and other technology issues GeekPAC (http://www.geek-pac.org/), a group of concerned citizens formerly known as BytesFree.org, has relaunched under a new name to reflect its new focus. GeekPAC will form a political action committee with t
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Groklaw: The End of the Patry Copyright Blog
William Patry has shuttered [http:// williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/08/end-of-blog.html] his blog, The Patry Copyright Blog. The archives are gone too. He tells why in a final post. It's a tragedy, nothing less. No, no one at Google made him do it. He did it for a couple of reasons, both of which r
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UEFA Euro 2008 Schedule
This is the schedule for the 2008 version of the European Cup.
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johnmark.org: 10 Survival Tips for the Modern Wageslave
When it comes to developing career and business sense, I must confess to being not simply a late bloomer and a laggard, but a complete imbecile for most of my adult life. It wasn’t until a few years ago that I started to take career development more seriously. And what was the catalyst for that? Why
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Yet another reason not to drive
As if there weren't enough already, including skyrocketing gas prices and pollution, now we can add "might get shot" to the list.See this latest incident in San Francisco. It's getting *scary* out there.
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Return of the Quakes - Home Opener vs. Chicago
It's been almost 3 years since I last saw the earthquakes play live - and now we'll get that chance again. Unfortunately, it just had to coincide with Lug Radio Live, which I must attend for BytesFree.org.This Saturday the Quakes take on the Fire in th...