When we argue over whether or not a programming language should have
types, we are not discussing a matter of fact. Instead, we are
participating in what [linguistic philosopher John L.] Austin would
call confessional language; what we are really doing is saying
something about ourselves.
...
Re: Strange Java Loader (not so strange
- Trojan.ByteVerify)
Re: Strange Java Loader (not so strange
- Trojan.ByteVerify)
12/30/2004 09:51 PM
K-OTiK Security (Dec 30 2004)
EFF suing on JibJab's behalf for "This
Land is Your Land" parody
EFF suing on JibJab's behalf for "This
Land is Your Land" parody
08/02/2004 03:02 AM
EFF has taken things one step further with JibJab and their endangered
political parody of This Land is Your Land (Woody Guthrie's copyright
holder has threatened to sue them for their work).
We're bringing the fight to Guthrie's rightsholders, and suing on
JibJab's behalf, "to defend JibJab's fair use and free speech rights."
Check out Donna's excellent and heavily linked post for more.
Link
EFF defending creators of This Land is
Your Land parody
EFF defending creators of This Land is
Your Land parody
07/29/2004 06:53 AM
I'm proud to relate that EFF is representing Jib Jab, the creators of
the wonderful "This Land is Your Land" Flash parody that aroused
the ire of the holder of Woody Guthrie's copyrights and resulted in a
threatened
lawuit. Here's a little bit of my cow-orker Fred von Lohmann's
letter to the copyright-holder's lawyers.
In your July 23 letter, you contend that "This Land" offers no
"satirical comment" on the Guthrie original. You are mistaken.
While your view of Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land" as being
predominantly about "the beauty of the American landscape" and "the
disenfranchisement of the underclass" is interesting, most Americans
think of the song as an iconic expression of the ideal of national
unity. Jib Jab's parody addresses, among other things, the lack of
national unity that characterizes our current political climate
(ending with the optimistic hope that unity might be rediscovered). In
short, "This Land" explores exactly the same themes as the Guthrie
original, using the parodic device of contrast and juxtaposition to
comment on the original. See Abilene Music v. Sony Music
Entertainment, 320 F .Supp.2d 84, 90-91 (S.D.N.Y. 2003) (emphasizing
the role of contrast and juxtaposition as parodic devices). The
parodic comment takes on an additional dimension of irony when viewed
in light of the often omitted closing stanzas of Guthrie's original.
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The Builders of Basecamp
The Builders of Basecamp
03/17/2005 03:38 AM
O'Reilly Network interviews Jason Fried of 37signals: “We built Basecamp
because we needed it. I’m a big believer in investing in what
you know and what you need. We invested our time, energy, and focus
into building a product that we knew we needed to run our own
business. When you build what you know, and when you use what you
build, you’ve got a head start on delivering a breakout
product.”
Hero Builders.com
Hero Builders.com
12/17/2003 07:15 AM
Amusing and somewhat disturbing all at the same time .. Okay, I find
this really hilarous .. Action heroes for modern times .. truly
tasteless dot com .. bearded Saddam dolls .. these action figures ..
als Puppen erwerben .. make an honest buck ..
restherobuilders.com
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Chip builders go unleaded
Chip builders go unleaded
04/21/2004 10:15 AM
Personal Computer World Apr 21 2004 2:08PM GMT
Self-Esteem Builders for $500, Alex
Self-Esteem Builders for $500, Alex
06/05/2005 11:38 PM
From the just when I started feeling good about myself department: So
my plane home to San Francisco is delayed for two hours and I manage
to get on an earlier flight as a standby passenger. It's only after
I've...
Information Builders to help measure the
enterprise
Information Builders to help measure the
enterprise
05/25/2004 04:31 PM
Information Builders today unveiled its WebFocus Performance
Management Framework, a set of tools that it said will enable
score-carding through the enterprise.
Information Builders joins BPM fray
Information Builders joins BPM fray
05/27/2004 08:00 AM
Computer Weekly May 27 2004 12:28PM GMT
Information Builders Shows the iWay
Information Builders Shows the iWay
06/01/2004 02:04 PM
Information Builders Inc. held its Summit User Conference here last
week, making several announcements, including a disclosure that its
iWay Software subsidiary is forging a deal with Sun Microsystems Inc.
Information Builders CEO Talks on Making
Connections
Information Builders CEO Talks on Making
Connections
05/31/2004 08:35 AM
Gerald Cohen, CEO of business intelligence software maker Information
Builders, sizes up the state of the industry.
Mammoth, Tusks Found by Builders
(Reuters)
Mammoth, Tusks Found by Builders
(Reuters)
04/11/2005 07:53 AM
Reuters - Construction crews in a town near
Los Angeles have uncovered the fossilized skeleton of a
mammoth, with tusks, believed to between 400,000 and 1.4
million years old, a paleontologist said on Friday.
Book that explains Palm OS Handheld uses
for Builders
Book that explains Palm OS Handheld uses
for Builders
05/12/2004 07:03 AM
Mammoth found by Los Angeles builders
(Reuters)
Mammoth found by Los Angeles builders
(Reuters)
04/08/2005 03:27 PM
Reuters - Construction crews in a town near Los Angeles have uncovered
the
fossilized skeleton of a mammoth, with tusks, believed to between
400,000 and 1.4 million years
old, a paleontologist says.
Lighting Systems: Illuminating New
Options for Builders
Lighting Systems: Illuminating New
Options for Builders
09/15/2004 10:57 PM
Constructech Magazine Sep 16 2004 3:24AM GMT
Project Management: Bringing Builders
Back to Basics
Project Management: Bringing Builders
Back to Basics
09/15/2004 10:58 PM
Constructech Magazine Sep 16 2004 3:23AM GMT
This Land Is St. Joe's Land
This Land Is St. Joe's Land
04/14/2005 03:32 PM
Real estate will always be worth something. So, too, should the St.
Joe Company.
Microsoft To Roll Out Windows Media
Center OS To System Builders
Microsoft To Roll Out Windows Media
Center OS To System Builders
07/14/2004 01:30 AM
CRN Canada Jul 14 2004 6:15AM GMT
Microsoft Expands Media Center Business
to System Builders
Microsoft Expands Media Center Business
to System Builders
07/13/2004 01:39 PM
“In August, Microsoft will dramatically expand the reach of its
Windows XP Media Center Edition software by providing it to custom PC
system builders for use in so-called white box PCs.”Excellent!
That means I should be able to get it from a reseller for my own
homebuilt system.
Information Builders CEO Talks on Making
Connections (Ziff Davis)
Information Builders CEO Talks on Making
Connections (Ziff Davis)
05/31/2004 09:51 AM
Ziff Davis - Gerald Cohen, CEO of business intelligence software maker
Information Builders, sizes up the state of the industry.
We all need a little strange sometimes
We all need a little strange sometimes
11/17/2003 07:48 PM
Laura’s Blog .. RockerGirl .. Laurarockergirl.zapto.org
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Nothing So Strange
Nothing So Strange
01/07/2004 07:04 PM
Nothing So Strange is an excellent movie on numerous levels. On one
level, its a straightforward documentary of one group?s?
Strange Attractores
Strange Attractores
09/06/2004 12:12 AM
Strange
Attractors ~ 12 independent animators from Australia have set up a
showcase of animated films. (via Cartoon Brew)
Omnicare's Strange Buy
Omnicare's Strange Buy
01/04/2005 01:11 PM
Omnicare's expansion of its CRO unit seems unwise given its effort to
acquire a major rival.
new strange worm
new strange worm
04/13/2004 12:43 AM
Alex Gen (Apr 12 2004)
The internet is strange
The internet is strange
09/03/2004 06:18 AM
T
his guy complains that his dog's blog gets more
hits than his own blog.
Well, the dog blog is written in dog. And on the internet, nobody
knows you're a dog... So obviously, there must be a lot of dogs
about. More than you might think.
Ruff, ruff ruff ruff ruff. Ruff ruff ruff ruff, ruff ruff ruff ruff
ruff.
Ja sama suomeksi: hau, vuh vuh vuh vuh. Vuh hau, grrr vuh vuh.
Strange alliance
Strange alliance
07/09/2004 08:34 AM
Why is Rupert Murdoch's media empire publishing Ralph Nader's latest
tome?
the law + sex = strange bedfellows
the law + sex = strange bedfellows
07/21/2004 04:40 PM
How does same sex marriage differ from heterosexual marriage? It
may really be until death do us part. or Awkward
things happen
when legislative debate trails judicial necessity.
Strange Dolls
Strange Dolls
03/30/2005 07:38 AM
Strange Dollsstrangedolls.net
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strange reaction
strange reaction
04/15/2005 04:23 PM
Strange Reaction is a
music blog that serves up mp3s from obscure and out of print old
school punk records. Don't miss The Damned on John Peel,
Bad Brain's first 7", and T
he Neon Boys (pre-Television Richard Hell and Tom Verlaine!).
Strange names are okay
Strange names are okay
05/01/2004 03:23 AM
I got an email from a friend asking if "RSS" is really the best
name for the activity of creating and reading XML-based news feeds. I
think it is, because if there was only going to be one name for the
activity, RSS would have to be it. I can prove it. Suppose you call it
XYZ and convince some people to call it that. Then some people will
call it RSS and other people will call it XYZ. Unless you can convince
everyone to change, which is a very hard thing to do, you're going to
have two names for one thing, which is more than twice as confusing as
one name.
An example. I use a GSM phone in Europe. I even met the people
who designed it. I have absolutely no idea what it stands for and I
don't need or want to know.
Another example. In Germany the high speed trains are called
ICE. When I got on my first train, the American than I am, I called it
an ice-train. The conductor explained that it's an acronym. I-C-E.
What does it stand for? Inter City Express. This in a country where
the first and only language is German. An English acronym is the name
of their high speed rail system, one that they are justifiably proud
of.
All around us are things which have incomprehensible names.
Eventually that fades into the background and they become new words in
our common vocabulary, familiar and happy. Like TV. What is that short
for? Tele Vision. What the hell does that mean?
One more. Read the title of this section. Okay. Now think about
that for a minute. It's a fairly universal cross-language word for
"got it." We all say okay all the
time. It's an acronym, right? What is it an acronym for? I bet
you'll be surprised.
"Strange
graphic:"
"Strange
graphic:"
05/12/2004 01:25 AM
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
09/24/2004 04:12 PM
Corante > Strange Attractor
Corante > Strange Attractor
07/26/2004 03:49 PM
Strange Attractorcorante.com/strange
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Life's strange dance
Life's strange dance
09/15/2004 03:01 PM
He came to her in the middle of the night She memorized his face under
the street light He talked...
"a strange signal from space"
"a strange signal from space"
09/03/2004 02:42 AM
The Strange Case of the Shocker
The Strange Case of the Shocker
09/22/2004 10:11 AM
Strange history of how a shocking hand gesture rocked a small
Pennsylvania town .. going to town with one in the brown .. The
Strange Case of the Shocker .. all you guys check this out .. three
fingers .. [meer]rotten.com/library/language/the-finger/shocker
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ACT and Oracle: Strange Bedfellows
ACT and Oracle: Strange Bedfellows
04/29/2004 09:03 AM
Remember "Trashgate," a k a Larry Ellison's attempt to dumpster dive
for info that could be used against Microsoft in the Department of
Justice antitrust case against Microsoft? Well, seems Ellison's Oracle
has decided that the target of its dumpster diving, the Microsoft
mouthpiece Association for Competitive Technology (ACT), is now more
of a friend than foe. >
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