2003 Redesign: [viewed best in gill sans]
As you can probably already see (if not, force-reload or visit the site), my new redesign is up. My birthday’s…
won’t anyone think of the starving?
The Onion: Kid Rock Starves to Death: MP3 Piracy Blamed. Right on target. Hillary Rosen: “Why would anyone in their…
IMMINENT END OF NET PREDICTED (source code at 11)
Curious Yellow. There, I said it. I’ve been struggling over whether or not to say that for a while now….
new arguments
Daryl Hanson has an argument against the CTEA I hadn’t heard before [Lessig]: Many authors created works with the implicit…
patently “fair use”
Article I, Section 8: “The Congress shall have power to […] promote the progress of science and useful arts, by…
books for reading at the Eldred victory party (or if you move to australia)
onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu has a list of books that you cannot read in the US, at least not until the Supreme Court…
and the voices said…
Well, that speak to me thing was fun. Here are some highlights (my comments emphasized): Aaron. you’re really losing it….
Gelernter on TechTV
On the off chance that someone taped it, I’d like to see David Gelernter on TechTV’s Big Thinkers. Maybe it’ll…
Sinister RSS Conspiracy
Mark Pilgrim, Sam Ruby and the Internet Archive are all in a vast underground conspiracy to validate RSS feeds. The…
all the features, none of the fat
Yes! Experimental build of Phoenix for Mac. “This is not an official Mozilla.org product. Please do not file bugs in…
little voices in my head
Morning diversion: Want to make my computer say stupid things? Check out Speak to Me!, a series of little shell…
These Are A Few of My Favorite Fonts
I’m embarassingly bad at remembering font names, so I decided to make a list of my favorites. Suggestions gratefully appreciated….
Who’s Making a What?!
Mitch Kapor and Andy Hertzfeld (with Tim O’Reilly and Pamela Samuelson on the board) are making an free software RDF-backed…
Bernstein Reports
In a press release, Bernstein reports that the government’s attorney told the court they would not enforce the law against…
The Other Oral Argument
Tomorrow is D. J. Bernstein’s oral argument in his crypto case. I wish him the best of luck. It’s funny…
Eldred Transcript
Thanks to some friends, I’ve been able to get a copy of the Eldred case transcript. I’ve cleaned it up,…
Speeding Broadband Deployment
Andrew Odlyzko is very clever [Wer]: The impractical method for stimulating broadband adoption is to make music free on the…
Seth, Lisa on Larry
Seth Schoen’s account of his trip is very interesting and fills in spots I missed. Lisa Rein has put up…
Larry on Larry
Larry Lessig: from the front line. ‘So please, no more of the bullshit about “rockstars” or “visionary.” I’ve lived this…
Heaven on Earth
Thanks to bbum, you can now write 100% Pure Cocoa OS X apps in 100% Pure Python with your users…
A Sad Day for America
CNN: Senate approves Iraq war resolution. ‘The president praised the congressional action, declaring “America speaks with one voice.”’ I’m not…
Elsewhere, Elsewhen
DO THIS NOW: Call your representative, ask them not to go to war Lisa Rein: Camping Out at Eldred Illegal…
Mr. Swartz Goes to Washington
In which I see the Bookmobile, go to the Superparty, wait in line until 2AM, almost miss getting to the…
Trip Notes
Scissors I, like most other people here, went through the security checkpoint. Unlike everyone else, they decided to search my…
Apple: Heinous DVD Pirates
DeCSS detractors have repeatedly claimed that DeCSS needs to be stopped because it makes perfect digital copies of DVDs possible….
Iran Pushes UN Intervention Against US
Yahoo: The Case for Regime Change.Khatami asked the U.N. to set a deadline for Bush to step down in favor…
Eldred Press Watch
Eric Eldred himself was just on Marketplace. NYTimes: Debate to Intensify on Copyright Extension Law (front page of the business…
Our Dumb Pipeline
Ted Rall: My Government Went to Afghanistan and All I Got Was This Stupid Pipeline Summary: The US begun planning…
The Numbers Don’t Lie
Lessig is fond of saying copyright has been extended “eleven times in the past forty years”. This is true, but…
to the courthouse
I guess it’s time to reveal the incredibly kind invitation I received. As many of you may have found out…
RedHat 8 (Psyche) via BitTorrent
Looking for a fast download of RedHat 8? Get it now. (This link requires BitTorrent to work.)…
is that your final answer?
IMS/ISC: Final Response: Full StopIn fact, the rumors “on the street” are that the new TLDs have been beset by…
never a cent
MusicDish: First Blood is Spilled. “Back Street Boy Kevin Richardson [] testified that they have NEVER received a royalty check”…
quick hack
New York Times as a Weblog (source code) Comments appreciated. Yes, I know UserLand had something like this but as…
what’s up, doc
It would be a total lie to say that the reason I’ve been so out-of-touch is because I’ve been being…
Aaron Swartz (me@aaronsw.com)