Identity Theft Central

May 30, 2006

The NYT runs an alarming piece on why Arizona is a hot-spot for identity theft. The article features the details on how some theft scams work. Sample: But the suspect showed officers something they had not seen before. Browsing a government Web site, he pulled up a local divorce document listing the parties’ names, addresses […]

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Ernie’s First Podcast

May 29, 2006

Ernie’s been recorded reading his excellent recent ode to Miracles, and essay on Mitch Landrieu’s loss in New Orleans. More, please.

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No Hard Feelings

May 29, 2006

For about a month now, I’ve begun leaving the Treo behind when I leave the office. For now, during selected absences only. But still, I’m serious about exploring whether or not the difference I’ve come to assume it makes is real, or just a defensive justification for carrying around a neat toy. And today, I […]

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Apple vs. Bloggers

May 27, 2006

The decision in the leaked Apple trade secrets case is out, and it’s a big win for blogging. Denise Howell has exceptional coverage.

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Web 2.0 TM 2.0

May 27, 2006

We mesh guys have been having pretty a intense backchannel discussion on the Web 2.0 trademark controversy. Stuart, online branding guru, recognizes the importance to the O’Reilly people of protecting a brand they came to first and into which they breathed life. He’s right, of course, to insist that that kind of effort be protected. […]

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Let’s Have a ‘Web 3.0’ Conference

May 26, 2006

The controversy over CMP Media’s cease-and-desist letter over use of the term ‘Web 2.0’ is spreading like wildfire. And well it should. As many have now said, the move is poor judgment on just so many levels. Let’s count them. (Full disclosure: I’m one of the founders of a conference earlier this month on Web […]

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Defective by Design

May 24, 2006

Boing Boing reports on anti-DRM civil disobedience: “Protestors from the Free Software Foundation’s excellent Defective By Design anti-DRM campaign staged a surprise demonstration yesterday at Seattle’s WinHEC conference, disrupting Bill Gates’s keynote. The demonstrators swarmed the entrance to the conference center in bright yellow hazmat (hazardous material) suits as attendees filed in to see Gates […]

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iCryptex

May 24, 2006

Darren Barefoot’s Apple and DaVinci Code parody site, while it may not last, is sublimely funny.

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Free Nationwide Wireless in the U.S.?

May 24, 2006

ISP Planet reports that M2Z has applied to the FCC for 20 MHz of spectrum in return for providing 95 percent of U.S. customers free coverage. “Kleiner Perkins, history’s most successful venture capital firm, is backing John Muleta and Milo Medin’s offer to unwire the entire United States. 384/128 will be free while they’ll sell […]

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On eMusic

May 24, 2006

Ars Technica profiles eMusic, the world’s #2 online music retailer, and the only ‘major’ online retailer that sells music without DRM. Ars notes that eMusic’s labels – generally indie – don’t have the big label fear of piracy: The majors are terrified of piracy and so insist on strict DRM controls to safeguard their music. […]

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The Lawyerpult

May 20, 2006

Dilbert on patent litigation.

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One Mac Myth Debunked

May 20, 2006

A few weeks ago I made the switch from Windows to OSX, and bought a MacBook Pro. I’m delighted with the system, and it’s radically changed the way I use a computer. Which is to say, now I spend more time using a computer, and a lot less time not using it, because (for example), […]

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