Boy inspires cancer video game
Boy inspires cancer video game. It turns out to be far less creepy than it sounds.
Archive for June 2004
My thoughts on P2P
My practical side says choose the cheapest path of least resistance. Recently, I decided what that would be for me. That is, any RIAA distributed CDs I will only buy used, any non-RIAA I will buy new. Now, if I could get an extra $1 into the artists hands in the process, I’d have the record company payouts to artists beat.
The path of p2p music and movie sharing still has too much legal resistance for my taste. Sure, only a handful of the total involved are getting sued, but I’m wary.
It doesn’t help that I get DMCA notices at work for our customers. That rattles you a bit.
Lazy Day
Feeling quite lazy today. Haven’t eaten yet and it’s after 2. Will probably just lounge, watch some movies, and archive some Reno911 to vcd.
Asides
Installed asides today per Photomatt’s method. For those unfamiliar, asides are mini entries with a more brief formatting style. Consecutive posts appear as an unordered list.
Won’t someone think of the children?
Update: I had to edit a small amount because I was misquoting egregiously. I referenced parts of the floor speech in support of the bill as excerpts of the bill itself. It has been corrected.
I think I need to stop reading the draft of Hatch’s act formerly known as INDUCE. It’s driving me nuts.
One point the drafters of the bill hit over and over is that peer to peer companies are exploiting the innocence of children and inducing immoral behavior. And isn’t that such a horrible thing? It must be stopped!
I’m not saying I applaud leading kids astray, but let’s take a step back and get some perspective as to artists, as well as other mediums, influencing children. From the floor speech in support of the bill: