Daily Archives: 22 September 2007

Going-away party: DC, 27 Sept.

I’m moving back to Florida from my current place in Washington, D.C. within two weeks. My friend Nicole was kind enough to organize a going-away party for me. It’s next Thursday evening, 27 September, at an Ethiopian restaurant (should be … Continue reading

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Sixteen and counting: sharing science on the Web

On August 6, 1991, a post to a Usenet newsgroup started a revolution. Today, the world is tantalizingly close to realizing the vision hinted at in that post to alt.hypertext sixteen years ago. Seeking a way to facilitate the sharing … Continue reading

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Let’s all sue Creative Commons: a defense, and suggestions for publicity et al.

I get a bit defensive when I see my friends getting sued – perhaps a little bit due to my loathing for the seemingly inevitable day when I, too, get sued. So I was irked when I heard this week … Continue reading

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