I have a ThinkPad T61 (646562U – with Intel GM965 integrated graphics) and I run Ubuntu 7.10 as my main operating system. When I wake from a suspend, my screen is too dark to use. I figured my laptop, which is relatively new, isn’t supported properly yet and just refrained […]
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Language is important. It shapes our view, our thinking. It’s necessary for our expression and understanding. It’s important to pay attention to the terms we choose. The commonly used phrase “intellectual property rights” is loaded and problematic. Intellectual property rights: Ambiguous; it lumps copyright, patent and trademark law all under […]
The latest Nine Inch Nails album has been released under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license (via Lessig). While the license isn’t quite free as in freedom, it’s a huge step forward; it allows sharing (copying, distribution, performance) and remixing, though only for non-commercial purposes. Reznor, now label-free, released the album […]
I’ve received a few (annoying) links to offermanage.com (don’t go there) from random contacts on my msn list who I haven’t had an msn conversation with in years. First sign of trouble. Here’s a second sign. Quick piece of advice: don’t click on unsolicited links you get on msn, and […]
Google Talk launched a new service today called chatback (found via Garett). It enables Google Talk users to post a badge to their website or blog, which allows visitors to open a conversation with them. Visitors need not have a Google Talk account, and all badges can be disabled in […]
I’ve been setting up a few old ThinkPads (a 240 and an iSeries model from the same era) with Fluxbuntu to give them new life and replace the ever aging and useless Windows 98 they were running. I looked into Damn Small Linux and other such distributions optimized for minimal […]
Boycott? I’m down. The proprietary software company Trend Micro has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Barracuda Systems. They claim that Barracuda is violating their patent by distributing the free software antivirus program ClamAV. Pamela Jones of Groklaw writes: I think it’s another attempt to attack the FOSS development model […]
It’s 4am and I’ve already made several posts tonight. Maybe I’m just overtired, but Masnick has got me roaring with laughter: Late Sunday a new rumor arose: Yahoo! might try to keep Microsoft away by merging with AOL. That seems sort of like trying to keep a wild animal from […]
Steve Ballmer was asked by a student if Microsoft would ever create an open-source version of Windows in the future. He responds, I guess in an attempt at humour, with this: We wouldn’t be hosting Minority Student Day if we open-source Windows because we wouldn’t have enough profit to pay […]