As Napster wavers, file-trading network Aimster is using an unusual shield to protect its users from snooping: copyright law sponsored by the recording industry. Wired.com
The History of Electronic Mail
Tom Van Vleck. (Rather dry reading, but offers an opposing view to The First E-Mail Message) —The History of Electronic Mail
Content is Not King.
“Content certainly has all the glamor. What content does not have is money.” Andrew Odlyzko. —Content is Not King.
You are in BRITNEY SPEARS
A reporter drops in on a Britney Spears chat room and talks about politics. Sort of. —You are in BRITNEY SPEARS
Navy experimenting with handheld computers
The Navy is providing handheld computers to almost all of its new officers and giving them to graduates of the Naval Academy and other naval programs. CNN.com
Typing of the Dead
More proof that the apocalypse is nigh: “Typing of the Dead” is a typing tutorial that also just so happens to be 3-D computerized gorefest. GamesDoman review of Typing of the Dead.
Latest on Napster
(See also: Digital Hollywood- No Resolution) —Latest on Napster Update, Feb 27, 2021 The above links are dead, but here’s a screenshot of what the Yahoo News “Technology Full Coverage” section looked like on February 23, 2001. (Courtesy the invaluable Internet Archive Wayback Machine)
Digital Copyright Reading List
Copyright: Your Right or Theirs? In Defense of Copyleft Timeline- A History of Copyright in the U.S. SUL- Copyright & Fair Use- Copyright FAQ Digital Copyright Reading List
Sharing news articles via email: compulsive metacontent
One example of metacontent: “People often pass around news articles via e-mail. Some even do it compulsively, in part because it’s so easy…” NY Times (registration required)
DirectTV’s war against hackers
Fascinating account of DirectTV’s war against hackers. Slashdot.
Healing the Web
The lessons I learned in just over an hour showed me how poor most Websites are and just how easy it would be for companies to perform their own usability tests to fix a lot of the problems.–David Lidsky, Healing the Web Update: Dec 2014. I originally blogged the above back in 2001. Lidsky’s brief article, written as the…
Monsters and dungeons and gender, oh my
“Fighting monsters and escaping from dungeons is a whole different world when you’re a woman. Men are oh-so-helpful when they’re not busy whistling at you.” Andy Patrizio cross-dresses as a half-naked elf babe. Wired.com
2000 Archive
Here is a link to my 2000 blogging archives, as preserved by the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
1999 Archive
I began blogging sometime in 1999, but didn’t begin dating my entries until July 20. Here is a link to my 1999 blogging archives, as preserved by the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.