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Connecting Copyright

Virgin bites Creative Commons on the butt

Wayback Machine entry for post including comments. Rogers Cadenhead finds an ad featuring Molly Holzschlag. About my post, he wrote: Shelley Powers puts the blame for this squarely on Creative Commons for not educating users of its licenses. If you release photos for commercial reuse, but you don’t secure model releases from people they depict, you’re […]

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Critters

Hello Octosquid Good-bye

I couldn’t be a cephalopod fan without being excited about the discovery of the octosquid off of Hawaii. This seeming half octopus, half squid will lead to much interesting speculation. And it’s a beautiful creature, too. I could wish, though, that we could discover these creatures in circumstances other than them being accidental catches, recovered only to […]

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Connecting

Wello

Wayback Machine entry with comments. I haven’t had a chance to see Sicko yet. It’s showing on only three screens in the entire area, and I’m waiting for it to hit a theater near us. I’ve been reading, with interest, the views of the movie. I have no doubt, as some people have stated, that […]

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Technology

Hello iPhone

Amidst all the hype surrounding iPhone, one thing is very clear: the iPhone will have some impact on web site development. At least, for those sites wanting to attract a well-to-do, gadget focused community. Or I should say, among those who are well-to-do, gadget focused, and who don’t have long fingernails. The iPhoney emulator provides a means to test your […]

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RDF

Encyclopedia of Life

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Missouri Botanical Garden has partnered with other scientific institutions on the creation of the Encyclopedia of Life. The purpose of this site is to provide a free, publicly accessible site with a page for every species of animal and plant on Earth. According to an article at PNN Online: Over the next 10 […]