"he's whining that Disney has shut him down for political reasons"
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Canadian Liberal party trying to shut
down political parody site with crappy
Trademark claims
Canadian Liberal party trying to shut
down political parody site with crappy
Trademark claims
12/23/2003 09:33 AMI'm off to catch a plane, but before I go, I had to post this. Bullies
from the Canadian Liberal party are strong-arming a parodist who has
put up a political site to make fun of the Prime Minister. This
(should be) a national embarrassment: Canadian journalists should be
covering this story.
I woke up on Wednesday morning to a phone call from a friendly guy
named Tim, who informed me that I had one hour to take down the
website, PaulMartinTime.ca, or he would set the lawyers loose on our
asses (that's not a quote, but it's an accurate summary).
In between his friendly but businesslike remarks, he dropped a few
remarks intended to make me nervous. He said, for example, that he
"had a little trouble getting through privacy.ca, but they're no
longer supporting your cause." If we had in fact been using
privacy.ca, that would be pure power-play. It would mean that he had
intimidated (legally or otherwise) a company whose function it is to
protect the identity of people who use it into breaking its sole
mandate. As it turns out, we don't use privacy.ca; the address of Rob
Maguire, the person who registered paulmartintime.ca, is publically
available, for all with an internet connection to see.
LinkDisney descendant quits the Disney Board
of Directors, and tells Eisner why
Disney descendant quits the Disney Board
of Directors, and tells Eisner why
12/02/2003 04:13 AMRoy Disney's letter of resignation to Eisner ..
email
craphound.com/roytoeisner.txt
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VCs Whining About Too Much Money...
Again
VCs Whining About Too Much Money...
Again
07/19/2004 04:43 AMBack in January we noted that the top tier VCs were out there
complai
ning that their lower tiered competitors were raising too much
money and harming the overall VC space. It seems those complaints
are only getting louder. For the past year or so, many VCs I've
spoken to have been pointing out the same thing. Despite the dot com
bubble popping, institutional investors are still shoving each other
aside to give VCs money. They have a certain amount of money they
want to put into risky investments, and they have no other place to
put it than VCs. So, every VC firm heading out to raise money is
finding themselves deluged by plenty of investors who want to put in
way more money than the fund can handle. Thus, these top tier VCs
start
whining that the lower tiered VCs will end up with that
cash, flooding the market. Then, they're afraid that they'll no
longer have easy pickings on ripping off the top startups while
earning their cushy management and carry fees. What's most amusing,
of course, is that for many, many years, these same top VCs tell story
after story about how startups should sign on with only top tier VCs
because of all the help they give them to make them a success. If
that's the case, why should they care if the lower tier VCs have cash?
If what they've been saying is true, it shouldn't matter, because the
lower tier VCs won't be able to help turn startups into a success like
the top tier guys. Having too much money is only a problem for a VC
firm in a situation where the VC firm itself has little impact on the
success of a firm. Basically, all this is doing is making the VC
world a little more competitive, and that should force
them to
do a better job (though, not to stop whining). As we've pointed out
in the past, while bubbles may be bad for investors, they can often be
good
for consumers, so don't buy the VC hype.
infantile whining
infantile whining
07/24/2004 01:14 PMwashingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10456-2004Jul23.html
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Let the whining begin!
Let the whining begin!
05/14/2004 12:13 PMThough I suppose it's well past that time. SixApart announced the new
licensing scheme for Movable Type 3.0. I'd figured something was
coming down the pike reasonably soon--given their setup there wasn't
any way they could sustain their development and actually have people
eat. And, while the new prices seem more than a touch high, well...
hell, it's their code, they can do what they want with it. The part I
haven't been looking forward to isn't the cost, but rather the
inevitable whining. Boy, has there been whining. Most of it has been
"Oh, this software which I have...
why your whining is unbecoming
why your whining is unbecoming
01/28/2004 08:44 AMikea and starbucks and justin timberlake are things that only the
spoiled have time to complain about
Disney Dream Desk PC - Disney glues Blue
Ears on PCs
Disney Dream Desk PC - Disney glues Blue
Ears on PCs
08/06/2004 04:29 AMI4U Aug 6 2004 8:30AM GMT
Gmail: Stop the Whining!
Gmail: Stop the Whining!
04/20/2004 12:29 AMOpinion An unfounded sense of entitlement brings out the
whiners and government hacks.
"Disney descendant quits the Disney
Board of Directors, and te..."
"Disney descendant quits the Disney
Board of Directors, and te..."
12/02/2003 09:59 AMMore Whining About Stock Option
Expensing
More Whining About Stock Option
Expensing
09/22/2004 04:20 AMIt's getting ridiculous how much effort is being put into the effort
by both sides
on the debate
over whether or not companies need to expense stock options. This
is entirely an accounting question with no direct impact on cash. It
shouldn't impact a company's operations in the slightest if they were
forced to expense options, but it certainly won't do a bit of good
towards cutting down on fraud (the original reason the concept was
proposed). The companies that claim this will kill innovation are
making a big deal out of nothing. Anyone who will suddenly change how
they feel about a company as an investment opportunity because of this
is completely clueless and shouldn't be investing anyway. That said,
the only thing that putting this law in place would really do is give
some more money to accountants to figure out how options should
actually be expensed -- and for that reason alone it's probably better
if things were left as they are on the issue. However, the companies
complaining that politicians aren't paying enough attention to this
issue have it wrong. They're paying too much attention to it.
Put the kibosh on back-seat whining
Put the kibosh on back-seat whining
06/17/2004 06:34 AMLos Angeles Times Jun 17 2004 10:59AM GMT
Roy Disney resigns from Disney, slams
Eisner
Roy Disney resigns from Disney, slams
Eisner
12/02/2003 01:43 AMRoy Disney has resigned from the Disney Board of Directors, and has
sent a scathing email to Michael Eisner explaining, in exorciating
detail, exactly why he's leaving the company his uncle founded.
1. The failure to bring back ABC Prime Time from the ratings abyss
it
has been in for years and your inability to program successfully the
ABC
Family Channel. Both of these failures have had, and I believe will
continue
to have, significant adverse impact on shareholder value.
2. Your consistent micro-management of everyone around you with
the
resulting loss of morale throughout the Company.
3. The timidity of your investments in our theme park business. At
Disney's California Adventure, Paris and now in Hong Kong, you have
tried to
build parks "on the cheap" and they show it and the attendance figures
reflect it.
Link
(
Thanks, Robynne!)
From Therapy's Lenny Bruce: Get Over It!
Stop Whining!
From Therapy's Lenny Bruce: Get Over It!
Stop Whining!
05/03/2004 07:26 PMDr. Albert Ellis demonstrates his no-nonsense, confrontational,
obscenity-laden technique. Call it stand-up psychotherapy.
JoeUser: Whining from the Free Beer
Crowd
JoeUser: Whining from the Free Beer
Crowd
12/20/2002 10:51 AMJoeUser: Whining from the Free Beer Crowd
JoeUser has some good comments on those "open source advocates" that
always want "something for nothing" i.e. that free software is somehow
morally superior to commercial software. I don't think I've ever
taken that position. I don't see anything morally superior about Open
Source -- to me Open Source is very much about a more open engineering
process that leads to better software. Like Open Source or not -- the
types of software it produces, while not perfect, tend to be of
greater quality -- results may vary, and as with commercial software,
Open Source can produce crappy stuff. But when it works the results
are outstanding (Apache, Mozilla, SendMail, Linux, BSD, PHP). [_Go_]
BostonHerald.com - Opinion: Still
whining Kerry running out of time
BostonHerald.com - Opinion: Still
whining Kerry running out of time
09/04/2004 09:16 PMBostonHerald.com - Opinion: Still whining Kerry running out of
time
news.bostonherald.com/opinion/view.bg?articleid=42744
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Silicon Valley: Stop whining and give
constructive ideas
Silicon Valley: Stop whining and give
constructive ideas
04/09/2004 03:59 PMSiliconValley.com Apr 1 2004 11:36AM GMT
Reasons
Reasons
08/04/2004 12:54 AMYears ago, when I was a law clerk, I was impressed by how much Judge
Posner could accomplish with one simple question. He would ask, "What
exactly is the purpose of this law (or proposed rule)?" It was
astonishing how often lawyers would stare or gasp, unable to answer
this...
Seven reasons not to take that job
Seven reasons not to take that job
09/03/2002 11:37 AMCNET Sep 1 2002 10:09PM ET
10 reasons to use C#
10 reasons to use C#
11/04/2002 11:54 PMCNET Nov 4 2002 11:05PM ET
Reasons to Not Use Firefox
Reasons to Not Use Firefox
02/01/2005 09:08 PMBusiness Must Be Cautious With Firefox: Why
ComputerWorld thinks you should not use Firefox.
In the near term, many business users will be better
served by keeping Internet Explorer and installing security updates as
they're released. If they aren't dependent on Internet Explorer
technology, however, some end users could use Firefox for their daily
Web surfing while reserving Internet Explorer use for sites that
require it.
Needless to say, the Firefox devotees are pissed, and none of the 16 responses to the article that
ComputerWorld published agree with it.
Just A Few Reasons Why You Still Need To
Work
Just A Few Reasons Why You Still Need To
Work
04/07/2005 10:29 PMIt seems that every few years, some "thinker" starts to extrapolate
out on the trend of automation and comes to the conclusion that we're
all going to lose our jobs. Of course, some think this is a good
thing. If there's enough wealth to go around, then why not just chill
out and sip beverages on the beach or something? Obviously, it's
something of a pipe dream, but that doesn't stop the discussion from
happening. A few years ago it was Marshall Brain and his worries
about
robot
s stealing your jobs. Last month, a consultant ripped off the
same idea and renamed it
"off-
peopling" to make it sound new. Of course, they're all just
different riffs off the same idea that keeps coming up. A decade ago,
for example, it was Jeremy Rifkin telling us all that we were coming
upon
<
i>The End of Work. Of course, we're all still working, and
some are finally hitting back and giving a number of
detai
led reasons why human jobs aren't going away even as we automate
their jobs away. Basically, all of this automation simply opens up
new opportunities for different types of jobs -- often in the
surrounding ecosystem related to the automation. All of those
machines need to be built and maintained, after all. At the same
time, increased automation opens up new opportunities for support and
services -- and, that's where plenty of jobs have been heading
recently.
13 Reasons To Use Firefox Over IE
13 Reasons To Use Firefox Over IE
02/12/2004 08:39 AMNine Reasons not to drink
Nine Reasons not to drink
04/19/2004 07:05 AMphoto essay .. camera
kirktipton.com/NineReasons.html
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More Reasons Not To Upgrade
More Reasons Not To Upgrade
08/12/2004 10:26 PMOne common wisdom in the Macintosh land is to never install updates
from Apple immediately. Wait a while, and let all the other beta
testers upgrade and report their successs or failture before you do
so. Who knows, maybe Apple will even pull the update so that they can
work on it somemore before
you update?
But now, there is
another reason why you shouldn't update so quickly: find out if the
latest and greatest Apple patch will disable your beloved hack --
whether it is to play Windows Media files through your AirPort
Express, or copy your RealNetwork files to your iPod.
Sometimes,
the computer industry can make one sad.
13 Reasons to Firefox over IE
13 Reasons to Firefox over IE
02/19/2004 03:57 AMI have been using Mozilla 1.5 for a while along with Internet Explorer
but tonight I am going to give...
5 reasons to pan the iPod
5 reasons to pan the iPod
11/11/2003 03:40 AMA CNET article lists the five top reasons to avoid the iPod. Though
the article isn't completely anti-iPod, it does follow closely on the
heels of a CNET poll which was decidedly biased against Apple's
digital music device. According the article, battery life, price, a
lack of recording, the inability of the iPod to play WMA files and the
fact that it is hard-drive based are the 5 reasons to NOT buy one. The
article concludes with a list of competitors from Dell, Creative, Rio
and...
Reasons To Be Cheerful
Reasons To Be Cheerful
12/17/2003 07:19 AM Reasons To Be Cheerful: Go on, give us
one. If a curmudgeonly, pessimistic, reactionary old prison doctor
like
Theodore Dalyrymple can do it, so can we. It's a great little
article, btw, but its title is even better. The late, great, crippled
Ian Dury sang
about them
and comedian
Dave
Gorman built an Edinburgh Festival show around it. So be a sport
and let us have one good reason of your own - preferably to do with
something ahead of us or just now coming into its own or still
stubbornly with us, despite the pricks and kicks. No nostalgia
allowed! [
It's the holidays, after all. Cynicism is for the
rest of the year. I greedily bag AskMetaFilter, thank you very
much.]
AP - Personal Reasons?
AP - Personal Reasons?
06/03/2004 03:46 PMNew York
Times
nytimes.com/2004/06/03/international/middleeast/02CND-TENE.htm
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Your reasons for running NT 4
Your reasons for running NT 4
05/19/2004 04:27 AMI asked you to write and let me know why you're still running NT 4
servers, and write to me you did. Either everyone who reads this
newsletter has an NT 4 server (or more - some of you have hundreds!)
tucked up on the network, or the only people who read it are those
with NT 4 servers. The outpouring of e-mail exceeded all but the time
when I said Macintosh advertising was addlepated (see link below), but
you know how those Mac fanatics can be.
Debate - .NET V. PHP: Top 6 Reasons to
Use .NET
Debate - .NET V. PHP: Top 6 Reasons to
Use .NET
09/05/2002 01:17 AMWebmasterBase Sep 5 2002 0:45AM ET
10 Reasons Why You Want Wiki
10 Reasons Why You Want Wiki
09/05/2004 02:31 AMImagine life before the Internet. Now think of life after the
Internet. Think Wiki. A plug for PESWiki.com, but also a plug for
wikis in general, that enable a site to become user-editable. [PRWEB
Sep 5, 2004]
Top 10 reasons to migrate to .NET
Top 10 reasons to migrate to .NET
11/11/2002 11:24 PMCNET Nov 11 2002 11:01PM ET
Top Reasons Why You May Not Be Indexed
Top Reasons Why You May Not Be Indexed
12/05/2002 07:36 AMStickysauce Dec 5 2002 5:36AM ET
Microsoft SA - reasons to comply
Microsoft SA - reasons to comply
07/05/2004 09:34 AMLower fees, mostly
Top Ten Reasons to Lower the Voting Age
Top Ten Reasons to Lower the Voting Age
04/09/2004 03:55 PMMany of you have by now heard of the high profile bill in California
to lower the voting age to 14 for state and local elections. In
spite of the onerous partial vote system called for in the bill, I
believe it should be supported. This bill has often been slighted,
mocked and maligned by columnists and pundits, so in the interests of
fairness I present to you the top ten reasons to lower the voting age.
Reasons To Love Apple
Reasons To Love Apple
07/14/2004 10:25 AMYes, I do believe Apple is viable. I expect it to remain healthy for
years to come. And OS X remains the best operating system on the
market. By Paul Gilster, News Observer (via MyAppleMenu)
CNET gives five reasons why not to buy
an iPod
CNET gives five reasons why not to buy
an iPod
11/07/2003 11:09 AMDeliberately courting the ire of Apple lovers everywhere, Eliot Van
Buskirk of CNET gives five reasons why not to buy an iPod: its battery
life is too short, you can't/shouldn't jog with it, it's expensive,
you can't use it to make high-quality recordings, and it doesn't work
with any of the other online music stores besides iTunes. All true,
but it says a lot about the excellence of the iPod's design that it
has been able to make people overlook its shortcomings. Read...
CNET: Five Reasons Not To Buy An iPod
CNET: Five Reasons Not To Buy An iPod
11/10/2003 10:52 PMThe Reasons I Prefer To Teach On A Mac
The Reasons I Prefer To Teach On A Mac
05/12/2004 06:53 PMBy John Nichols, Mac Using Educators (via MyAppleMenu)
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