Web Development Books

On pirates and piracy

Even more fundamentally, there is no such thing as creativity that doesn't rely on the past. Sometimes the links are very subtle and hidden; sometimes they're out in the open, and we don't notice them only because we've declared Bach and Beethoven "great composers" and forgotten the popular music of their day. Our peculiar post-Romantic notion that all real artists somehow create their works out of nothing is partly to blame. Nothing could be further from the truth. And it's not just art. In a very rare moment of humility, Isaac Newton said "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants."

So the notion that creativity can be owned, and that any use of someone else's ideas requires compensation, is nothing but an attempt to steal all of creativity. Whoever can pay their lawyers the most wins. Anyone smell pirates in the room? I am not willing to sacrifice this generation's great artists on the altar of Hollywood. I'm not willing to have the next Bach, Beethoven, or Shakespeare post their work online, only to have it taken down because they haven't paid off a bunch of executives who think they own creativity.

Source: O'Reilly Radar

peperima: tumbleweed!arthur

by Pepper

Arthur has never been so scared in his life. He tries tumbling away, but it quickly becomes Cobb, Arthur giving a little push in the right (wrong!! Evil!) Directorate, and they walk and roll around the desert for an embarrassing number of long hours. Cobb feels particularly sort of desolate (hence, the desert) and spends most of his time to discuss his sexual insecurities. Arthur ordered them both the salads, because (not saying Eames said this, but it is quite true), he is a passive-aggressive little shit, so I just sat down to eat and Arthur do not watch it, because, yes, passive- aggressive.But then Arthur's finished and he's like, "He could have said something if he did not want a salad, and Eames is like," What? "Calm down, I'm eating. Literally, right now, I'm eating this stupid salad." E he goes to swallow his mouthful of vegetables, but - it did! With the pressure bb ♥ gone (for now)! : D STUMBLEWEEDS NO, ONLY skills fundamental to success....

Read more...

News

Judge Refuses to Exclude Troublesome Google Email

PCWorld - Dec 31, 1969

The email is important because a jury might see it as evidence that Google knew it needed a license for Java. That could lead to a judgment of willful infringement, which carries a heavier penalty. At a hearing when the email first surfaced,

Hotel Pur - Quebec City (Includes first-hand account)

DigitalJournal.com - Dec 31, 1969

I later discover a 24-hour coffee machine is available for guest use in the lobby, providing complimentary cappuccino, mocha, latte and regular brewed java, as well as a full selection of teas. The property also boasts “Quebec's largest indoor pool”,

Unpleasant Surprise Found for Southeast Asian Games' Cyclists

Jakarta Globe - Dec 31, 1969

The first damaged part runs 300 for meters and the second 200 meters. Construction to fix the road had only just started when cycling event organizers visited the site. “We've already called West Java Governor Ahmad Heriawan to ask how long will it

The Morning Line, 10/21

Cincinnati.com (blog) - Dec 31, 1969

And as they watched Yadier Molina unleash one more laser beam across the diamond as Kinsler sprawled toward the bag headfirst, they weren't sure they would ever remember to breathe again. “It was definitely hard to breathe there,” Murphy said with a

SEA Games: Athletes to Sleep Aboard Ships

Jakarta Globe - Dec 31, 1969

The Indonesian Cycling Union (ISSI), meanwhile, will hold a road race test event in Subang, West Java, today. “It will be a rehearsal for the organizers, so that they will know what problems could arise when the actual event starts,” national team head