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Add another to the trilogy list

It’s not every year that you see two great trilogies come to live. Heck, it’s three so far! Today, thanks to my friend Robyn, we saw the Shrek trilogy come to life. I have to say, while it might not be as good as the …

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Pirating Star Wars

(Oh, I’m just dying to see what links to this article because of that title!) No, this is not about copying the Star Wars movies. So if that’s what you’re looking for, please look elsewhere. This is about two great …

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A wake for Rich

Tonight was the wake for Rich. It was a chance for those who knew him to get together and remember the life he led, to share in his memory, and spend one last time collectively in his presence. How do you say goodbye to …

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Fare thee well, Rich

A few months ago, friend and colleague Rich contracted large cell lymphoma, a rather nasty form of cancer. There was a massive upwelling of support from the company and its staff (especially those of us who knew Rich …

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Getting closer to fatherhood

Until about three weeks ago, the only way I knew Alex was pregnant was a slowly growing belly and her insistence that the baby was, in fact, using her internal organs as its sparring partners. The problem with human …

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DRM's new name - Digital Consumer Enablement

To paraphrase Shakespeare: Would a pile of crap by any other name smell just as bad? Apparently, the head of HBO doesn’t think so. He wants to rename DRM so people think of it in a nicer light. There’s only problem with …

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The easiest move ever

So my friend Adrian finally bought a place of his own. Impressive, given what he had been looking at only a few months ago. And he chose well, too. It’s not a bad place at all, and if he treats it well, should appreciate …

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Breakpoints patented?

I’m really beginning to hate to have to revisit US Patent Law. Especially for something this stupid. Seiko Epson has applied and won a patent for, of all things, breakpoints. Yes, breakpoints. For those of you who have …

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Keebler posted this on his site, and I think I shall do the same in support against the DCMA. (You know how much I just love the DCMA, RIAA, and MPAA’s attempts to completely control all media and tell everyone that they …