Archive for the ‘Diversions’ Category

BBC Commentary on DRM

Sunday, March 19th, 2006

I wanted to pass along this insightful article from Bill Thompson of the BBC on How to right the copyright wrongs. Here’s an excellent quote: (more…)

Boycott Message Spreads Down Under

Thursday, March 9th, 2006

Today the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age in Australia both ran an article about the forthcoming high definition DVDs and covered my call for a boycott. Have a look: Battlelines Drawn Over Next Gen DVDs.

Thanks to those generous Aussies who visited the site and donated a few dollars to keep the boycott ad campaign going!

Ruminations…I Like That

Wednesday, March 1st, 2006

Thinking hardWhen I was looking at AW Stats this morning, I noticed that my little editorial about Apple’s announcements (below) had gotten quite a bit of exposure overnight. Clicking around to see what others had to say, I found myself feeling some regret for what I had written.
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Something Happening Here – What it is Ain’t Exactly Clear

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

Joy of TechThe more I think about Apple’s announcements today the more I get this odd feeling that something has changed in Cupertino. Something is not right. Where’s the ‘fire’ that used to be obvious in every new Apple product? Attempting to make a big deal out of such trivial products and product changes is just plain weird.

It makes me wonder if Mr Jobs has become disengaged lately, or shifted his focus too far towards making deals with content companies and artists. Or perhaps everyone on Infinite Loop is drained from the effort of switching over to Intel chips. (more…)