Travel Photography and the Law. “Before you take that photo, you may need permission for the following: Photographing buildings, works of art, or other copyrighted items; Photographing people; Photographing on public or private property. In this short article, attorney Dianne Brinson briefly discusses when permission may be required.” [xBlog: The visual thinking weblog | XPLANE]
Month: August 2003
When Financial Scandals Were More Fun
When Financial Scandals Were More Fun. Patricia Beard's colorful new book suggests how Edith Wharton might have sounded had she been hugely interested in the insurance business. By Janet Maslin. [New York Times: Books]
An Experience with Safari
An Experience with Safari. Ian Stoba, a Safari subscriber, describes a recent experience he had when his credit card submission was rejected. He writes, “Many other businesses could stand to learn that putting well informed and capable people in front of customers earns loyal, repeat business.”… [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]
Revisiting Zope
Revisiting Zope. For years I've been following the adventures of Zope, an open source application server that is particularly adept at content management. The Zope engine and its layered applications are written in Python, and the whole system is built on top of a Python-based object database called ZODB. Having done a lot of Zope… Continue reading Revisiting Zope
Space and time
Space and time. The Times explains DSpace, where digital scholarship survives transient storage norms. A sample: ''Loss'' is propelling the movement. When a grant fizzles, when a professor resigns, retires or just buys a new computer, work can get lost. University libraries hope to preserve this material forever — not exactly a common time span… Continue reading Space and time
ACLU Report on Patriot Act
ACLU Report on Patriot Act. Unpatriotic Acts: The FBI's Power to Rifle Through Your Records and Personal Belongings Without Telling You, July 2003, from the from the ACLU. The focus of this 26 page report (pdf) is an examination of, along with related resources and legal documents on, Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act,… Continue reading ACLU Report on Patriot Act
wiki backlash?
wiki backlash?. There's an interesting thread on Phil Ringnalda's blog today regarding the naming process for the !(echo/atom/pie) syndication format project. I'm not yet at the point where I see wikis as adding sufficient value to any process I'm involved with to justify the installation, configuration, and learning curve for users necessary to add another… Continue reading wiki backlash?
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Job For John: “Last Thursday, July 24th I was downsized from my job of 3 years at a software company. Later the same day I heard that President Bush's economic team would be doing a bus tour through Wisconsin and Minnesota this week touting Bush's tax cut and its prosperous economic effects. 'What a bunch… Continue reading Untitled
UCITA Effort Dropped by its Sponsor
Ed Foster: UCITA Effort Dropped by its Sponsor. That's good news indeed, but UCITA opponents are well aware it is by no means total victory. NCCUSL is not so much throwing in the towel as acknowledging the fact that UCITA is completely stalled, particularly because of its rejection by the American Bar Association earlier this… Continue reading UCITA Effort Dropped by its Sponsor
Here's a great post on ZeroConf by Don Park. I have just one question “where's ZeroConf for the PC?” Python or php backend?
Here's a great post on ZeroConf by Don Park. I have just one question “where's ZeroConf for the PC?” Python or php backend? Zeroconf Rising. I love the zeroconf stuff and am happy to see more open source zeroconf projects and products emerging. Why? Because my instinct tells me this area of technology is going to… Continue reading Here's a great post on ZeroConf by Don Park. I have just one question “where's ZeroConf for the PC?” Python or php backend?