We all know that some day, Hillary Clinton will probably run for President. I don’t see why she wouldn’t, to be honest with you. But one thing’s for sure: She’s fun to watch on the dance floor, and that’ll probably get her some votes.
Month: January 2004
How long until this guy gets sued?
An alert gamer notices a URL on a billboard in XBox’s Rainbow Six, see it is available, buys it, turns it into porn site. Full Story.
Anybody know the URL? I don’t have an XBox, so I wouldn’t know, I just wanted to link it for, uh…, journalistic value :-).
Damn it’s cold
Looking outside right now, it’s a whopping two degrees. And we’re down to about 24 hours left of firewood.
Dangit. That means I have to turn the furnace back on, which I really don’t want to do.
Justin Passed Math
Justin Simoni, who created Dada Mail (the software used on this site), is very proud of himself: This is the first time he’s passed math since high school, and he’s issued an entertaining press release.
This is sad
There are at at least 10 dead folks who make over $8 million a year. The estate of Elvis, for example, rakes in $40-million per year.
Meanwhile, I’m still trying to pay my bills. Link from the Bastard.
Nick Bradury rants on piracy
I don’t like software pirates, either, as, generally, they hurt the little guys more than they hurt the big guys. Nick Bradbury, as a software developer, has a good commentary about how it’s the little guys who are getting hurt, and he provides telling examples and stats.
While I agree that people like Nick should never get screwed by pirates, I do have one thought on this: The thing is about piracy stats is that they, generally, assume that the person would pay for the software otherwise. If they had the money, would they pay for your software? No, they probably wouldn’t. For most of these guys, it’s just the thrill of having pirated software that drives them. If that software is cut off from them, most of the leechers out there will just find another chunk of software to use that they can get for free.
What it comes down to it that pirates are cheapskates, and they’re not going to pay for anything, period. And these stats, while very telling, assume that the pirates would pay for the software if they could. So while software companies make claims of losing tons of money, would they be making it otherwise? These pirates wouldn’t pay for it, even if they could. Yes, there are folks who are selling pirated software, and those people are wrong, and certainly if you use the software, you should pay the full value for it, but the stats need to quit assuming that the person who pirates would actually pay — there’s no money lost unless that person makes a legitimate person use it without paying.
Just my two cents. Nick’s software is great, and I’ve paid for my copy of FeedDemon (and use TopStyle lite, as it came with HomeSite, another great product that Nick created that Macromedia now owns). Little guys shouldn’t get screwed, and software should be paid for, one way or another.
A Ford probably wouldn’t have even made it that far
Doing 100mph in a Chevrolet Blazer while being chased by the police is scary. Attempting to cross a river while doing it is stupid (make sure the watch the video). Link via Fark.
Why doesn’t Oregon do this?
The State of Ohio has adopted a new law that will require individuals caught driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs to display special license plates–eye catching, bright license plates with (you guess it) red numbering. Full story. Link via Ars.
I feel sorry for my wife
If you don’t feel like reading about why I feel sorry for my wife and why her life probably sucks worse than mine right now, stop here. Otherwise, read on…