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Seen, Heard, Said

Things I’ve seen, heard, or was told by someone. Item in this category usually originate from the Internet.

Is Internet access a freedom or a privilege?

Om Malik has an interesting question on his site: Is Internet access a freedom or a privilege?

No, this isn’t about you and your parents. It’s about the ability of the government (specifically, the US Government) to regulate how access is charged. I’ve been seeing some interesting articles pop up in the last few months about the where the Internet is going, or rather, how the access to the Internet might change (for the worse). In short, the Internet might end up being ruled by those who control access to it (i.e. Verizon, Qwest, Comcast, SBC, etc).

Having said that, what’s your opinion?

As If We Needed Any More Reason to Hate Them

I’m to busy to be angry about this right now or to do any more research, but I’m going to post it here anyway. From Slashdot:

Random_Transit writes “Ars Technica is reporting that the EFF has dug up plans by the RIAA/MPAA to stifle the consumer electronics market by replacing it’s “fair use” policy with something called “Customary Historic Use“. This new policy would effectively keep anyone from inventing any new type of media device without the RIAA/MPAA’s say-so.”

I think the Bible has it wrong, I think the Mark of the Beast is RIAA/MPAA.

Boot Up Windows Before You Even Log In

This is brilliant, simply brilliant. I have been longing for something like this for a very long time:

Ok. Here’s the scenario:

You have to wait 2 minutes while your computer turns on. You have to sit in front of your computer during this whole time because once it finally gets to the login screen, you have to type in the password. The computer then crunches numbers for another 2 minutes while it loads a wide variety of programs (MSN messenger, your Norton Antivirus, your Microsoft Office shortcut bar, etc…). Finally, after like 5 minutes, you have access to your desktop.

via BrainFuel via Lifehacker

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Full Time Author

I’ve been promoted to full time author (‘yay!’ indeed):

Stop by the About Us page for a glimpse at our pretty mug shots and some updated profiles. Andrew is now a full time author (yay!) so his profile is included for all to see ^_^.

From StudentTabletPC.com

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Klingon Fairy Tales

Inboxen™ cleaning time again!

Enjoy this list of Klingon Fairy Tales, from McSweeney’s, found via Kottke via BoingBoing:

“Goldilocks Dies With Honor at the Hands of the Three Bears”

“Snow White and the Six Dwarves She Killed With Her Bare Hands and the Seventh Dwarf She Let Get Away as a Warning to Others”

“There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe With a Big Spike on It”

“The Three Little Pigs Build an Improvised Explosive Device and Deal With That Damned Wolf Once and for All”

“Jack and the Giant Settle Their Differences With Flaming Knives”

“Old Mother Hubbard, Lacking the Means to Support Herself With Honor, Sets Her Disruptor on Self-Destruct and Waits for the Inevitable”

“Mary Had a Little Lamb. It Was Delicious”

“Little Red Riding Hood Strays Into the Neutral Zone and Is Never Heard From Again, Although There Are Rumors … Awful, Awful Rumors”

“Hansel and Gretel Offend Vlad the Impaler”

“The Hare Foolishly Lowers His Guard and Is Devastated by the Tortoise, Whose Prowess in Battle Attracts Many Desirable Mates”

[tags]Klingon, Fairy Tales[/tags]

Productivity

More Inboxen™ clean out time. This one is a goodie I often think about when perusing the LCD monitors at Costco or The Apple Store. From Signal vs. Noise: The science of interruptions:

How important is screen size? Meet the Life Hackers, a look at people who are trying to re-engineer high-tech work distractions, discusses a study where participants were given a 42-inch screen vs. a 15-inch one. One veteran researcher claimed he has “never seen a single tweak to a computer system so significantly improve a user’s productivity.” On the bigger screen, people completed the tasks at least 10 percent more quickly – and some as much as 44 percent more quickly.