“Copyright enforcers should learn lessons from the war on spam”
Two of my favorite targets in a single (and pretty good) article — bonus! 🙂
Archive of posts filed under the Systems category.
Includes stuff about anything where feedback causes the system to adapt, including the systems of nature, those that are man-made or cultural, and those of the human mind.
“How the Psystar lawsuit might go very, very wrong… for Apple”
I’ve been saying since April or so that Apple really wanted to avoid going to court over Psystar (the Hackintosh maker) because it would open up a huge can of legal worms for Apple, but apparently most legal people think that Apple will win the case without even trying. This post gives some good reasons …
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“Apple files suit against Psystar”
The collective tech sphere (which has been holding its breath wondering what lawsuit-happy Apple was waiting for) can now breathe again. The article says that this “pretty much spells the end for Psystar.” He’s probably right, because it’s not likely Psystar can afford to defend itself… but if it can take this all the way …
Google Gears License
Interesting Terms of Service on Google Gears… not only does it explicitly exclude open-source products from the usual disassembly prohibitions, but it enjoins you (if you develop code that uses it) to “protect the privacy and legal rights of those users” (section 5.5). Not the sort of thing you generally see in a software license, …
Happy Independence Day!
And on a closely-related note, the court system has ruled that the President isn’t above the law. Who would have thought?
“Lots of Animals Learn, but Smarter Isn’t Better”
We humans think that we’re the be-all and end-all of evolution… that our bodies are mere support systems for our brains. Maybe we’re right, but some fascinating recent experiments suggest that we’ve survived despite our intelligence, not necessarily because of it.
“Lies We Tell Kids”
(I’ve been too busy over the past couple weeks to keep up with low-priority things, so now that I’ve finished part of a project, I’m playing catch-up.) One of the things that I like about Paul Graham’s essays is that they’re always thought-provoking. This one is no exception, and I recommend that anyone who has …
“Don’t Turn Your Back on Your Brain”
An amusing look at the trustworthiness of your memories, perception, and other facets of your brain.
“What are some movies that have either drastically changed the way you view the world or changed the way you live your life?”
This page made me think… not so much about the movies mentioned (I’ve never seen most of them, and don’t care to), but about how fiction can teach us the more important things about life better than reality can, in some cases. I learned much of what I know about people and their relationships from …
“Why people believe weird things about money”
Via LifeHacker, a very interesting article about people and why we don’t always (or even usually) make rational choices.