Book Excerpt: Copyright? or Copywrong?
The Internet, which has given birth to so much innovation in recent years, is on its way to being neutered, Lawrence Lessig warns in The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World.
Lessig says that legal protection is becoming much too broad, especially for intellectual property, because existing companies are interested in stifling any innovation that might threaten them.
Friday, March 29
New York Metro's guide to cheap eats in New York City.
We've got nothing against $34 black sea bass, and $26 burgers are fine, too. But who can resist delicious fare in unpretentious, unexpected places? Our Underground Gourmet experts have forked and knifed their way all over town, bringing back reports of smashing Swedish meatballs, luscious lobster rolls, crackling fried chicken, delicate dim sum, succulent hand-stuffed shawarma, and more -- all at prices so modest they'd give Alain Ducasse heart palpitations. Check out our 80 great ways to eat on the cheap.
We've got nothing against $34 black sea bass, and $26 burgers are fine, too. But who can resist delicious fare in unpretentious, unexpected places? Our Underground Gourmet experts have forked and knifed their way all over town, bringing back reports of smashing Swedish meatballs, luscious lobster rolls, crackling fried chicken, delicate dim sum, succulent hand-stuffed shawarma, and more -- all at prices so modest they'd give Alain Ducasse heart palpitations. Check out our 80 great ways to eat on the cheap.
Thursday, March 28
Who's got the Best Mess?!
Apartments.com has unearthed 3 worthy Finalists in the 2002 Apartments.com Messiest College Apartment Contest and we're giving you the best seat in the house to view their unbelievable apartments and read their "mess defense" essays!
Apartments.com has unearthed 3 worthy Finalists in the 2002 Apartments.com Messiest College Apartment Contest and we're giving you the best seat in the house to view their unbelievable apartments and read their "mess defense" essays!
As the Web Matures, Fun Is Hard to Find
Just 11 years after it was born and about 6 years after it became popular, the Web has lost its luster. Many who once raved about surfing from address to address on the Web now lump site-seeing with other online chores, like checking the In box.
Just 11 years after it was born and about 6 years after it became popular, the Web has lost its luster. Many who once raved about surfing from address to address on the Web now lump site-seeing with other online chores, like checking the In box.
The Racial Profiling Myth Debunked.
By Heather Mac Donald. The anti–racial profiling juggernaut has finally met its nemesis: the truth. According to a new study, black drivers on the New Jersey Turnpike are twice as likely to speed as white drivers, and are even more dominant among drivers breaking 90 miles per hour. This finding demolishes the myth of racial profiling. Precisely for that reason, the Bush Justice Department tried to bury the report so the profiling juggernaut could continue its destructive campaign against law enforcement.
By Heather Mac Donald. The anti–racial profiling juggernaut has finally met its nemesis: the truth. According to a new study, black drivers on the New Jersey Turnpike are twice as likely to speed as white drivers, and are even more dominant among drivers breaking 90 miles per hour. This finding demolishes the myth of racial profiling. Precisely for that reason, the Bush Justice Department tried to bury the report so the profiling juggernaut could continue its destructive campaign against law enforcement.
Ernest F. Hollings: 2002 Politician Profile
Most members of Congress get the bulk of their campaign contributions from two main sources: the industries that make up the economic base of their home district and the Washington-based interest groups that pay more attention to the member's committee assignments in Congress. In addition, most Democrats receive substantial sums from labor unions.
Most members of Congress get the bulk of their campaign contributions from two main sources: the industries that make up the economic base of their home district and the Washington-based interest groups that pay more attention to the member's committee assignments in Congress. In addition, most Democrats receive substantial sums from labor unions.
Wednesday, March 27
Projected virtual keyboard.
A full-size fully functional virtual keyboard that can be projected and touched on any surface is shown by Siemens Procurement Logistics Services at the CeBIT fair in Hanover, northern Germany, on Monday, March 18, 2002.
A full-size fully functional virtual keyboard that can be projected and touched on any surface is shown by Siemens Procurement Logistics Services at the CeBIT fair in Hanover, northern Germany, on Monday, March 18, 2002.
Beautiful site featuring early French film experiments
Here's a site full of movie experiments from early film pioneer Etienne-Jules Marey, all translated to QuickTime format. Flash and QuickTime required.
Here's a site full of movie experiments from early film pioneer Etienne-Jules Marey, all translated to QuickTime format. Flash and QuickTime required.
What did you have for lunch today?
This website is intended to be the central repository for all useful lunch related information on the internet. Do not be fooled by other internet lunch sites, only whatdidyouhaveforlunch.weblogs.com can bring you to a state of perfect lunchtime bliss and make you ejaculate at the same time. Though I'm not sure how this site is going to do either, I can tell you with a great amount of certanty that none of the other sites can even do one of those things.
This website is intended to be the central repository for all useful lunch related information on the internet. Do not be fooled by other internet lunch sites, only whatdidyouhaveforlunch.weblogs.com can bring you to a state of perfect lunchtime bliss and make you ejaculate at the same time. Though I'm not sure how this site is going to do either, I can tell you with a great amount of certanty that none of the other sites can even do one of those things.
Worst Manual Contest Results 2002
How would you like to receive this employee manual when you start a new job? Well, someone actually did. Written in a soapbox-style manner, this handbook dwells on trite issues while failing to mention or define important subjects typically found in employee manuals.
How would you like to receive this employee manual when you start a new job? Well, someone actually did. Written in a soapbox-style manner, this handbook dwells on trite issues while failing to mention or define important subjects typically found in employee manuals.
Tuesday, March 26
Apple: Looking for a few good converts - Tech News - CNET.com
Apple Computer is looking for defectors. The Cupertino, Calif.-based computer maker has adapted an exit survey conducted at its 28 retail stores for the Web, giving potential Windows switchers a greater opportunity to ask questions and lay their doubts to rest before making the leap to the Mac. Apple also hopes to gain valuable marketing information it can put toward luring people away from Microsoft's omnipresent operating system.
Apple Computer is looking for defectors. The Cupertino, Calif.-based computer maker has adapted an exit survey conducted at its 28 retail stores for the Web, giving potential Windows switchers a greater opportunity to ask questions and lay their doubts to rest before making the leap to the Mac. Apple also hopes to gain valuable marketing information it can put toward luring people away from Microsoft's omnipresent operating system.
WriteTheWeb: The problem with charging for content
You must have noticed it - the fast-growing trend among content sites to start charging for content. But just because it works for some, it won't necessarily work for all, and there appear to be a lot of site owners who have not grasped that yet.
You must have noticed it - the fast-growing trend among content sites to start charging for content. But just because it works for some, it won't necessarily work for all, and there appear to be a lot of site owners who have not grasped that yet.
GPS enters the mainstream.
Per Enge remembers the days when global positioning system devices were the size of microwave ovens and were temperamental. They had to wait for passing satellites to get their bearings.
Per Enge remembers the days when global positioning system devices were the size of microwave ovens and were temperamental. They had to wait for passing satellites to get their bearings.
Not your father's WSJ.
The Wall Street Journal will unveil a brand-new look on April 9th. It will be the first time the US's second-largest daily publication has been redesigned since 1944. According to Advertising Age, the publication's redesign has been a very top-secret project. Jon Fine's article "PEEKING AT THE NEW 'WALL STREET JOURNAL'?" gives us some of the rumors floating around about the new WSJ.
The Wall Street Journal will unveil a brand-new look on April 9th. It will be the first time the US's second-largest daily publication has been redesigned since 1944. According to Advertising Age, the publication's redesign has been a very top-secret project. Jon Fine's article "PEEKING AT THE NEW 'WALL STREET JOURNAL'?" gives us some of the rumors floating around about the new WSJ.
George F. Will: The war on terrorism is suddenly going terribly wrong. Suicide bombers serving Yasser Arafat, the world's senior and most successful terrorist, have caused U.S. policy in the Middle East to buckle and become more accommodating. So more than six months into the war on terror, terror is more vindicated as a tactic than ever before.
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This is one of the must-see sights on typography on the web. Very well-designed and laid out. It explains many aspects of type through text and great visuals. But the most interesting thing is a timeline starting from 15,000 BC to present day with all the important events in typographic history. A very informative and fun site. You'll need Shockwave software to view the site. [via fontsite]
This is one of the must-see sights on typography on the web. Very well-designed and laid out. It explains many aspects of type through text and great visuals. But the most interesting thing is a timeline starting from 15,000 BC to present day with all the important events in typographic history. A very informative and fun site. You'll need Shockwave software to view the site. [via fontsite]
Michael Bierut talks about type in the movies (RealAudio via Studio360). See also Mark Simonson’s recent article ‘Typecasting.’ [via linesandsplines]
Salon.com Arts & Entertainment | Oscars 2002: Somebody make it stop!
Hilarious last word on this week's traumatic Oscars.
Excerpt: After the reality check of Sept. 11 and its sobering aftermath, many people looked at the glitterati of Hollywood and said, "Can you explain why the fuck any of us ever thought YOU were so important?"
Hilarious last word on this week's traumatic Oscars.
Excerpt: After the reality check of Sept. 11 and its sobering aftermath, many people looked at the glitterati of Hollywood and said, "Can you explain why the fuck any of us ever thought YOU were so important?"
Volume Control Knob Turns Heads
Takahiko Suzuki, a jewelry designer from the industrial city of Nagano, Japan, designed the PowerMate, a volume control for computers.
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