this is mikel.org

Michael Boyle's weblog

  • home
  • archives
  • about
  • words

If you are harbouring the illusion

July 19, 2002 by Michael Boyle

If you are harbouring the illusion

that public meetings and workshops have the potential to give consumers a voice and provide balance to the whole discourse (any whole discourse, but in this case, specifically the one surrounding copyright in a networked world), you have to read this story from Grant Gross at The Register: Fair Use advocates silenced by Big Brother. The whole thing is ridiculous.

Tags: ALA

There are many

July 19, 2002 by Michael Boyle

There are many

other dogs in weblog-land, including: Chieka (Heather Champ), Oliver (Dean Allen), and Dos Pesos (Caterina Fake). Yay dogs!

Tags: Blogging

Things have been changing

July 18, 2002 by Michael Boyle

Things have been changing

around here at a rapid pace for about a year now. The latest? We (Nadia and I) would like to welcome Jordie to the family.

Tags: Test

The next step

July 18, 2002 by Michael Boyle

The next step

in my media-driven planetary takeover is complete: I have been quoted in the New York Times. Scroll to the end of this story: Amid Uncertainty, Expos Play to Win. Man, I come off as a really pissed off guy. And so I would be, were it not so hard to generate passion when one expects the worst.

Tags: Media, New York, NYTimes

How the hell

July 17, 2002 by Michael Boyle

How the hell

is this story not controversial: FCC OKs Sharing of Phone Company Customer Data? A quote: “Telephone companies will be allowed to share, without consent, private customer data with affiliates that offer communications-related services, under rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday.” On what planet is that NOT an outrage?

Tags: US Politics

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 279
  • 280
  • 281
  • 282
  • 283
  • …
  • 573
  • Next Page »

search

recent

  • Diouf Article
  • Anil Dash: We’re not being alarmist enough about climate change…
  • Learning about Gutenberg
  • From the “I thought I’d heard it all” file
  • One year since his passing: The Day Prince’s Guitar Wept the Loudest

Archives

NYTimes Software Apple Social Networks Canada Browser Design Canadian Politics Funny Email US Politics Google International Affairs War Montreal Copyfight Arts Business Web Design Wired Microsoft Sports Media GNE Search Friend Test Internet Music Personal Web Blogging
Michael Boyle Blog
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Copyright © 2000–2025 · Michael Boyle

Copyright © 2025 · Modern Portfolio Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in