Monday, January 27, 2003

IM and weblogs. Lots of great stuff in the thread on Instant Messaging and weblog. Russ Lipton, as usual kicks big ass. He says each item on a weblog could form a chatroom for a few hours or days after it's posted. Keep a transcript. Allow the blogger the usual controls to keep spam, abusive posts and off-topic stuff off. [Scripting News] 8:11:08 PM    comment []

Show Your Support for the EFF. Two notes from the Electronic Frontier Foundation: DMCRA Reintroduced - Ask Your Rep to Co-Sponsor! You can use this fill-in-the-blank form to have an email or fax sent to your legislator. It doesn't get any easier than this to make your voice heard!   SendItToTheEFF.org (set up by Rick Abruzzo, not the EFF) "A bunch of record companies got busted for price fixing and collusion. This basically means that they all agreed to charge above market value for each CD. Because they did this, you lost your opportunity to let fair market competition dictate the best price for a CD. In other words, you were ripped off. In the ensuing lawsuit, the courts handed down a ruling favoring the consumer. You are a valid claimant if : You 1. bought music 2. from a store 3. between 1995 and 2000. This means that certain record companies owe YOU money. You shouldn't keep that money. You should Send It To The EFF! No, really. You want to do this." [The Shifted Librarian] 5:27:09 AM    comment []

Monday and back to it. Our new boys, Copper and Rusty spent a restful night and didn't cry or fuss all night. Of course curled up next to us in bed all night for warmth helped. 5:18:47 AM    comment []