Archives for: "May 2004"
May
20
2004
Break the Chain
I hate getting email chain letters. They're almost always false. I have enjoyed debunking a few of them, and that just got a lot easier. Here's a website devoted to exposing faike chain letters: BreakTheChain.org more »
May
19
2004
Church and state
This post was written before I became an atheist and does not represent my current views. You can find more up-to-date posts on religion in my faith/skepticism category.
I'm thinking of writing an article on this for our church newsletter. My main thought right now is that church and state should be separate, for the good of the church and the good of the state. I ran across this quote from C.S. Lewis about why he… more »
May
18
2004
Take that, Ryan Seacrest
This post was written before I became an atheist and does not represent my current views. You can find more up-to-date posts on religion in my faith/skepticism category.
Sara and I just watched the second episode of The WB Superstar USA and it is awesome! It takes the best part of American Idol, the terrible singers that get eliminated, and makes that the whole show. All the bad singers are told that they're good and… more »
May
18
2004
Vacation photos part I
This post was written before I became an atheist and does not represent my current views. You can find more up-to-date posts on religion in my faith/skepticism category.
Our first stop was Brendan's graduation. The stupid disposable camera messed up the pictures of Brendan, so here's a picture of Smiles and Honzo.
Then we drove to Macon where we stayed with Joe and Amanda. (Joe's the one on the left.)
Amanda… more »
May
18
2004
Free Culture links
This post was written before I became an atheist and does not represent my current views. You can find more up-to-date posts on religion in my faith/skepticism category.
If you're interested in learning some more about culture and copyright issues, here are some links:
Free Culture
This is the web site for the book. If you want to download it or buy it, start here.
Lessig Blog
Lawrence Lessig's blog. He's a law… more »
May
18
2004
Free Culture and file sharing
This post was written before I became an atheist and does not represent my current views. You can find more up-to-date posts on religion in my faith/skepticism category.
No up-to-date book on copyright law would be complete without a section on music file-sharing. Free Culture doesn't deal with it much, but Lessig does have some comments in the afterword that are worth repeating. He says that file=sharing is a… more »
May
17
2004
Free culture and lobbyists
This post was written before I became an atheist and does not represent my current views. You can find more up-to-date posts on religion in my faith/skepticism category.
More from Free Culture:
So long as legislation can be bought (albeit indirectly), there will be all the incentive in the world to buy further extensions of copyright. In the lobbying that led to the passage of the Sonny Bono Copy-right Term Extension… more »
May
16
2004
Mike to play guitar in Kansas City
This post was written before I became an atheist and does not represent my current views. You can find more up-to-date posts on religion in my faith/skepticism category.
My brother Mike is in a pop group (aka cover band) with his school that tours around North America putting on shows to promote the school. He plays lead guitar in the band, as you can see on the right. The FC Friends will be performing at the North… more »
May
15
2004
Free Culture and the constitution
This post was written before I became an atheist and does not represent my current views. You can find more up-to-date posts on religion in my faith/skepticism category.
Jack Valenti, longtime president of the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) said this in 1982 in a testimony to congress: "Creative property owners must be accorded the same rights and protection resident in all other property owners in the… more »
May
15
2004
Back in town
This post was written before I became an atheist and does not represent my current views. You can find more up-to-date posts on religion in my faith/skepticism category.
Well, we're back in town. Coming soon:
Pictures from the trip
Discussion on Free Culture, the book I'm reading. more »
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