Archive for June 19th, 2008

No, no, no. It’s “How many ANGELS on the head of a PIN”, not “How many PINS on the head of a MORON!”

The Associated Press has decided that they’re going to charge bloggers who quote more than five words in a row from an AP story, with a minimum charge of $12.50 for a 5-to-12-word quote. Be sure to read Cory Doctorow’s little screed in that BoingBoing link, because he nails it cold.
Meanwhile, in it’s announcement, [...]

Airline pilot Patrick Smith, who is a regular contributor at Salon, also wrote this piece in the latest issue of Readers’ Digest (Huh! Who knew Readers’ Digest had a website. Go figure.) He starts off telling it like it is:
Before we take off, I would like to apologize on behalf of this [...]

As you may know, on September 7th, Spore, the most highly anticipated computer game of the last five years will hit the shelves. Sometime shortly there after, when my pre-ordered copy shows up on my doorstep, I will disappear into my Fortress of Solitude with it and may not be seen again for months. [...]