Does Money Make Us Happy?

December 31, 2005

What a great way to close out the year – this wonderful article from Robert Levine. Happy New Year, everyone. I’ll be back next year.

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More on Net Neutrality

December 31, 2005

Business Week Online had a new analysis piece on net neutrality earlier this month that slipped by me.

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Who Owns the ‘Net?

December 31, 2005

This is the title of a Mark Evans piece on net neutrality on the cover of today’s Financial Post – it’s Part V of their “Fast Forward to 2010” series (it’s not online (yet), as far as I know). Mark takes a very close look at neutrality issues – it’s a great summary of where […]

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Monetizing Flickr

December 30, 2005

What if Flickr had an e-commerce engine that allowed its users to license their photos for a fee, a la istockphoto? There is wisdom in crowds, and artistry too, often enough.

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Repeal The Future

December 30, 2005

Tim Bray has an outrageously sane piece today on the state of DRM. The title of this post steals from his.

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Yet Another Disclaimer

December 29, 2005

Yet another disclaimer with a sense of humour, this one from the Association of American Law Schools section on Contracts: This web site is a forum for the exchange of information and points of view. Opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of the Section on Contracts or of the Association of American Law Schools, […]

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Music Industry Antitrust, Redux

December 27, 2005

On the heels of the news that the music industry is being Spitzered comes a developing meme that Apple’s domination of online music makes its DRM unlawful tying under U.S. antitrust laws. See also Rob Hof at BW Online and the links to Rex Hammond and Dave Winer in his post.

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What Makes Laptops So Dangerous?

December 27, 2005

Daniel Engber of Slate has an Explainer column that explains why laptops get so much attention at airport security – available as text or podcast.

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The Coming Neutrality Wars, Redux

December 26, 2005

Michael Geist recently reprised his Toronto Star ‘two-tier internet’ article on neutrality with more of an international flavour for the BBC, and AP covered the issue in a Christmas day story that focused on the internet access provider vs. internet applications provider angle.

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Songbird Media Player

December 26, 2005

Apropos of my recent post about no longer using iTunes, thanks to cousin Dave for pointing me to the beta blog for Songbird Media Player, billed as an open alternative to iTunes, and scheduled for 0.1 release in early 2006: Songbird is a complete desktop media player or “jukebox” with a uniquely open approach to […]

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Suggested Email Disclaimers

December 25, 2005

Via Reddit, a collection of parody email disclaimers, with links to others. My favourite: Disclaimer: By sending an email to ANY of my addresses you are agreeing that: I am by definition, “the intended recipient” All information in the email is mine to do with as I see fit and make such financial profit, political […]

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Merry Christmas!

December 24, 2005

It’s time to take some time away so I’ll retire until … well, until the next interesting story catches my eye, or we run out of eggnog, whichever occurs first. I’ve just passed 1,000 posts and it’s been a terrific year. Thanks to all of my readers and to everyone who’s contributed comments to the […]

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