November 30, 2006
Retired
sLop (the blog you are reading) is retiring..
The archives should stay up indefinitely though so feel free to continue linking in if you like..
In the coming weeks, I should have something new up. Please stay tuned.
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February 04, 2006
NetFlix QoS
Is it just me or has NetFlix been going down hill lately? Almost every DVD has major playback issues due to scratches and so on..
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December 30, 2005
Are we in Bubble 2.0..?
Bubble 2 0 Fish And Dirty Words
I am pretty sure that we are but it is a small fry bubble not a multi billion dollar bubble. Then again, these small innovative companies may just continue to be just that and may not need to be bought by GEMAYA to survive and thrive.
Hmmmn.. GEMAYA, similar to Googlezon.
Posted by vanevery at 10:58 PM | TrackBack
December 21, 2004
Acacia wants to bleed the internet dry
Acacia to Acquire Patent Portfolios
Branching out on from their Streaming patents to just about everything else.
From the article: Among the acquired patents are those covering technology related to broadcast equipment, credit card receipt processing, peer to peer network communications, spreadsheet programs, datamatrix bar codes and image resolution or enhancements.
Posted by vanevery at 05:11 PM | TrackBack
December 06, 2004
Hillary support's The INDUCE Act
I was dismayed to learn that Senator Hillary Clinton has come out and in fact co-sponsored Senator Hatch's Induce Act. What follows is a draft of a letter that I am writing to Sen. Clinton to express my concern. I hope that others will do the same.
Here is some background material:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:S.2560:
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64315,00.html
http://techlawadvisor.com/induce/
http://www.corante.com/importance/archives/004563.html
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20040618-3906.html
http://www.futureofmusic.org/articles/INDUCEanalysis.cfm
http://action.eff.org/site/pp.asp?c=esJNJ5OWF&b=164928
Like your iPod, read this:
http://www.eff.org/IP/Apple_Complaint.php
Please comment on the letter as you see fit.
Dear Senator Clinton,
I was dismayed to learn that you have come out in support of Senator Hatch's Induce Act. I hope that on further consideration of the issues that this bill covers that you change your stance to better reflect the opinions of your constituents and for the betterment of our society.
The Induce act as it currently is written does much to stifle free-speech, artistic and fair uses of media. Imposing legal responsibility on the makers of devices and software for illegal use such device or software will create a burden so great on manufacturers and creators of such programs that they will not develop or offer products that have potential for misuse.
I fear that by trying to curb the theft of copyrighted material you will instead be curbing the ability for individuals and groups with legitimate uses for the technology that enables such to use it. Being thoroughly immersed in an academic and artistic atmosphere, I am witness every day to fair uses of technology that would not exist today were such a law in existence. In fact I feel that the software that I am using to write this letter would not have been developed simply because it includes the ability to cut and paste text from any source into the document.
I believe that should this Bill become law that it will undo much of the progress of free-speech and alternative media creation that has been enabled by the internet, personal electronic devices, computers, tape recorders and so on. Furthermore it will be a giant step backwards and lead to increased power by the media and further relegate citizens to the role of consumer without a voice.
I hope that you will reconsider your position on this matter.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Shawn Van Every
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October 17, 2003
Rules for *, disguised as a software design debate
The Rise of ``Worse is Better''
Posted by vanevery at 11:36 PM
September 26, 2003
Europeans compromise on software patents
Yahoo! News - European Parliament agrees on software patents
Once again, the Europeans show their progressive thinking and avoid the craziness going on here with some software patents.
Posted by vanevery at 02:38 AM
September 22, 2003
Who's a bright..?
New noun describing those who are atheists...
Posted by vanevery at 11:01 AM
September 18, 2003
JetBlue Privacy Debacle
Wired News: JetBlue Shared Passenger Data
I love JetBlue for their service, schedule and fares but I may think twice about traveling with them now.
Posted by vanevery at 11:19 AM
September 14, 2003
Solar Window Shades
Wired News: Through the Solar Looking Glass
Great Concept! Let's all hope people finally start getting a clue.
Props to Brooklyn Brewery for going wind powered.
Posted by vanevery at 09:54 PM
Friendster Thoughts
TurboTed, a recovering Friendster addict gives the goods on the Friendster epidemic. My friend(sters) have been asking me what I think will happen to it should it go the paid service route. From what TurboTed describes, I don't think it will matter as they are killing themselves by not embracing the creative ways their users are extending the service...
Posted by vanevery at 07:35 PM
Welcome
After more than 5 years of going without a regular web presence I have decided that now is the time to start a new. I am utilizing MovableType by Six Apart as it seems very powerful and plenty useful. Soon this site will feature my random ramblings, various links to discussions and topics of interest and my work (school and other).
For now, hold tight and check back soon...
-s
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