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Charity Suggestion: Children’s Miracle Network, Eugene Family Guest House

October 23, 2015 vidHeroLeave a comment

If you’ve ever thought “I’d like to donate 5 bucks to a charity. but which one?” – may I suggest one that matters to my family?

Go to this link: https://11354.thankyou4caring.org/SHMC_Main_Donate and select the Designation: “Patient Family Guest House.” Maybe put in a comment like “This is for someone who really appreciated the CMN/Lions Family Guest House while their kid was in the NICU at Sacred Heart in Eugene.”
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copyright: Do copies need to be physical? (duplication vs. translation?)

February 17, 2011 vidHero2 Comments

Reading this “Did Watson Succeed On Jeopardy By Infringing Copyrights?” article got me thinking about copyright again.

Someone commented that OF COURSE google book scanning is copyright infringement. here is my (perhaps naive) reply: Continue reading “copyright: Do copies need to be physical? (duplication vs. translation?)” →

Sayyy, web browsing friend, have you read this?

May 26, 2010 vidHeroLeave a comment

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/05/ff_nicholas_carr/

quote: “Research continues to show that people who read linear text comprehend more, remember more, and learn more than those who read text peppered with links.”

At first, this strikes me as just another dogmatic fear-of-change reaction. ‘we did it one way for hundreds of years, so this new thang must be inferior. or a throwback to primitive animal-brain crap that nobody really wants.’ .
…I guess they do mention that the hypertext distraction isn’t as pronounced as it once was, because people have learned to tune out hyperlinks. but. I don’t think they really believe it.

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Copyright Licensing Panic: Please don’t play ball with the dinosaurs!

February 23, 2010 vidHeroLeave a comment

I read this io9 article about Google’s progress securing third party copyright licenses, and all the pussy authors who are freaking out. I also read this guy’s comments and then his blog on the subject (he presents a view I don’t agree with. but find challenging).

This is my rant/reply:

I’m drinking the google-aid here, but it makes a lot of sense. Continue reading “Copyright Licensing Panic: Please don’t play ball with the dinosaurs!” →