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FT.com  Michael Eisner quotes Lincoln as a defender of intellectual property rights.  He is probably right about that.  However, he would have choked on the idea that term of protection for copyrights would last 95 years or more!  That's more than the life expectancy of 99% of humanity or nearly 4 generations of Americans!  This is… Continue reading FT.com

Public TV gets nasty.  Maryland public TV (MPT) fired Wall Street Week host, Louis Rukeyser today, given his on-air promotion of a new show that he was developing last week.  Louis' actions were motivated by MPT's behind the back decision last week to end Louis' 32 year relationship with the show.  Get this.  Wall Street Week has 2.6 m loyal… Continue reading Public TV gets nasty

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Mary Wehmeier's Radio Weblog – Dear Senator Hollings. Obviously you have little knowledge about the technology you wish to regulate so tightly. This lack of understanding about the technology you are proposing to control will write off small business people like me and countless other film, video and music editors who work outside the corporate… Continue reading Dear Senator Hollings

Red Hat Announces the First Enterprise-Class Linux OS. Red Hat Linux Advanced Server is the new powerful enterprise platform for mission-critical server deployments. Backed by Red Hat Network and Red Hat Professional Services, Red Hat Linux Advanced Server will support high availability workgroups with a serious level of security. Benefits include: Performance and Scalability Enhancements.… Continue reading Red Hat Announces the First Enterprise-Class Linux OS

DevShed: Error Handling in PHP. No developer, no matter how good he or she may be, writes error-free code all the time. Which is why most programming languages – including PHP – come with built-in capabilities to catch errors and take remedial action. This action could be something as simple as displaying an error message,… Continue reading DevShed: Error Handling in PHP

Several people have emailed me to let me know of programs using ADOdb. I'm very pleased with the diversity and quality of their apps. Good work!  BugIn BugIn' is a PHP/MySQL powered bug/issue tracking system. It is intended to be powerful, but lightweight enough that it doesn't need constant modification, or a full-time DB administrator.… Continue reading Several people have emailed me to let me know of programs using ADOdb. I'm very pleased with the diversity and quality of their apps. Good work!

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dinveintomark: How to get hacked in 24 hours. “A default Windows 98 installation with a cable modem (or other always-on connection), visible on the Internet as a “full peer” (i.e. not firewalled or otherwise protected), will be found and hacked within minutes by automated script-kiddie-level scans.” [Archipelago]

“Jason Fried of Spinfree (and 37Signals) has released Singlefile, a Web service that allows you to keep track of your book collection. Jason is one of the best user interface designers I know. In a year or two when I start my own company, I'm going to recruit Jason (and a few other people I… Continue reading Singlefile