I believe that in the future, when I look back on this week, the first image that will spring is one of bone-crunching tiredness. Of course, this is mostly self-inflicted, but I digress. I had been warned by people more experienced than me that this was to be expected. So, Read more…
This has been an awesome start to the VI Computer Law conference, although I don’t know if I’m allowed to say this as one of the organisers, so take my praise with a pinch of salt. The first Geek Law workshop had a bit of everything geek: killer robots, SETI, Read more…
I’m posting my BlogDay list very late this year. I can only use as an excuse that I’ve been rather busy with the Conference to do the BlogDay its deserved favour. Without further excuses, here is the list (in no particular order): Terra Nova: Blogging, MMORPGs and gaming, what’s there Read more…
Excellent article by Bill Thompson on the problems of accuracy in Wikipedia. Bill says that: If Wikipedia can find a way to combine community participation with greater oversight, perhaps by encouraging every registered user to check changes and edits instead of leaving it largely to the central cabal of administrators, Read more…
Vivendi Universal has announced that it will offer its music catalogue for free in a legal download site in exchange of advertisement. This could be a tremendous hit for other legal download sites. This may be an indication that some music executives could be throwing in the towel in their Read more…
Wikipedia has millions of articles, but what do people actually read? The recently created Wikipedia charts may give us a rough idea of user’s real interests. As of today, the top articles are: 1. Main Page2. JonBenét Ramsey3. United States4. Wikipedia5. Pluto6. Irukandji jellyfish7. Wii8. Jeff Hardy9. Pokémon10. Neighbours I Read more…
This is the last week of registration for the VI Computer Law World Conference. If you’re anywhere near Edinburgh, be sure to drop by and join us in this event.
I have been enjoying watching the Dragon’s Den on BBC2. This is a TV program where inventors pitch their ideas to a group of potential investors. The combination of wacky inventions, nervous pitches, colourful personalities and some memorable put-downs make this a quite enjoyable program. Last night’s winner was one Read more…
Apple is settling a patent dispute with Creative, the makers of rival digital player ZEN. According to reports, Apple will pay $100 million USD to Creative in an amicable solution to the patent infringement suit. Creative Technology owns U.S. patent 6,928,433 which protects an “Automatic hierarchical categorization of music by Read more…
Two comedy items received through the Cyberprof mailing list, one intentional and one not (we hope). Behold the Campus Downloading video, a release by the RIAA to scare students into not downloading music on campus. I bet that this video will acquire cult status only equaled by Reefer Madness, due Read more…