 | Blah...Interesting Couple of Weeks October 16, 2007 12:51pm in life |
| Eh, it's been an interesting couple weeks. I've been feeling drained for the most part, but doing well overall I guess. I've played poker a couple times, had a BBQ, played Halo 3, relaxed, worked, took a bike ride. I'm just tired, have a lot on my mind, the list goes on. Oh well, life goes on too and I'm making the best of it. Tags: thoughts, interesting |
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| Interview with Richard Stallman October 15, 2007 12:36pm in tech |
 Richard Stallman, the eccentric founder of the GNU operating system and GPL, had an interview with LinuxInsider. It's an interesting read as he gives his thoughts on what open-source and free software actually means. Full Story [linuxinsider.com] Tags: linux, links, opensource, freesoftware, news, interview |
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| Nigeria says NO to Bill Gates October 14, 2007 12:35am in offbeat |
 Apparently Bill Gates has been denied a Visa to enter Nigeria on his coming trip to Africa. Nigeria is apparently worried that he will decide to permanently reside there and drain on their resources. You almost wonder if Nigeria is just doing this to screw with him, cause I just don't see Bill Gates wanting to permanently reside in Nigeria. As one of the comments states "Apparently the Nigerian government wasn't a big fan of Windows Vista.. that or they're still recovering from Windows ME!" and that just made me laugh cause ME was crap and Vista is too damned bloated for its own, or anyone else's good. Full Story [Gizmodo.com] |
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| Shuttleworth on Ballmer, Microsoft October 11, 2007 11:02am in tech |
I just read an article that goes along with my previous entry about Ballmer attacking Linux. Mark Shuttleworth, the CEO of Canonical (the company responsible for Ubuntu) where he disputes Steve Ballmer's claims against Linux. He raises some very good points and I am forced to agree that Ballmer and Microsoft are taking the wrong approach against Linux. Does Linux encroach on some of Microsoft's intellectual property? I'm sure there are some that aspects of Linux do. However, none of the Linux developers can really do anything without Microsoft first letting them know what they're infringing on. I'd be curious as to how many times has Microsoft violated the GPL licenses in their programs. I also like Mark's comment saying that Linux innovation just piggyback's off Microsoft. As Mark states, this is complete bullshit because if you look at IE7 and Microsoft's virtualization (the two examples Mark Shuttleworth gave, and I'm forced to agree) came from innovations from Firefox and Xen respectively. It's definitely an interesting read. Stallworth on Ballmer [Linux-Watch.com] |
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| NIN Leaves Label October 10, 2007 2:47pm in thoughts |
 As mentioned many places over the internet, Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails have left their record label and are now as they put it, "free agents". They follow other big bands like Radiohead to be without a record label. NIN is a pretty well-known band and for them to break away from the record label and make it known as to why, here's a link to an interview a little while back with Trent Reznor. Interview with Trent Reznor Reznor makes a valid point. Record labels are greedy SOBs. Charging an extra $10 for the changing CD ink that costs an extra 83 cents? PLEASE. And it's not like the money is going to Nine Inch Nails. Nope, its going to the record labels who want more money. Trent is completely against that and wants his fans to be able to afford his music. The prices the labels charge today is making that harder and harder for the majority of people. So where does this leave the record companies. Their insistance on DRM and ripping off fans is putting them in a position I don't think they have yet realized. Some record companies are giving in to removing DRM, others are too stubborn to look at the bigger picture. But if this keeps up, you almost wonder how many more bands are going to speak up against the record labels. Their tactics against the P2P companies and users are only giving them more bad publicity and some bands have gone so far as to say "steal our music". And don't even get me started about the iTunes store. I support NIN and any band that stands up to these musical oppressors and hope that the record labels find some way to embrace the digital age or else NIN and Radiohead leaving might be the least of their concerns. |
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