02005-11-22 | Uncategorized
It is raining. My crew is setting up on the tiny stage at Sculley’s downstairs. I left while they were wondering how they would get all seven of us onto the stage. Steve (Lighting Director) looked at the handful of lights hanging in front of the stage and was probably wondering why he had gotten up out of bed this morning…
Some people like seeing bands here – one man told me yesterday that he had driven up from Kansas City (or was it Kansas?) to see us at Scullers. Two shows in one night can be a compromise and in this case tonight the shows will run only 75 minutes each.
I forget to set up my foot stool for the first set and my foot keeps falling asleep. That stool really works great!
They charge $10 for internet at this DoubleTree Hotel. Why don’t they charge for electricity, water, heat, TV? It makes no sense to me. Makes me wonder: right now I am paying $50/month for highspeed at my house, another $20 to T-Mobil for HotSpot while I am traveling and probably another 20-40 in daily fees at hotels… seems to me a phone company/internet provider that could deliver highspeed via a wireless card would be very successful.
02005-11-22 | Uncategorized
Maybe this exists already? If it does not, it just seems like something Google should do. A web site that allows a person to map their travels according to GPS locations or points – see above Google Map that shows a point I took while staying in Rome last month. This would be a great way to share locations with people.
The interface would be a map of the world that would show points and annotations of those points. These points would be tagged/labelled – i.e. restaurant italy rome etc. – and some of the points would be public while others could remain private (friends or family). Then one could search: show me all of the restaurants Ottmar tagged in Rome and their exact locations. And then one could map the easiest way to get there from hotel xyz.
Over time one could view one’s travels as lines across the globe, a different color for every year.
02005-11-22 | Uncategorized
Sony’s rootkit infringes on software copyrights
Close examination of the rootkit that Sony’s audio CDs attack their customers’ PCs with has revealed that their malicious software is built on code that infringes on copyright. Indications are that Sony has included the LAME music encoder, which is licensed under the Lesser General Public License (LGPL), which requires that those who use it attribute the original software and publish some of the code they write to use the library. Sony has done none of this.
The evidence against Sony is compelling, and this further reveals the hypocrisy of Sony’s actions. Sony claims that it needs to install dangerous, malicious, underhanded software on its customers’ computers to protect its copyrights, but in order to write this malware, it has no compunction about infringing on the copyrights of public-spirited software authors who make their works available under free software licenses like the GPL.
Link
(Via BoingBoing)
Update – and now Sony/BMG are getting sued by the Texas Attorney General because of the spyware contained in the copy-protection of the CDs.
This is a couple of weeks old already, but won’t go away. Sony made a mistake and I would guess the Japanese HQ is upset over this loss of face. Was it a terrible mistake to purchase Columbia Records and Movies in the Eighties? What has happened to that great and very innovating company that was so influential in the Seventies? Apple is the new Sony some people say. I don’t own any Sony stuff anymore. It’s been replaced by other brands who innovate more.
02005-11-21 | Uncategorized
Beautiful day for walking. A cab dropped me off at the park and as walked into the Boston Commons I noticed a hawk sitting on top of the black statue.
I lived HERE 25 years ago. See note and links to a couple photos from 1980.
Bought this shoe at Camper on Newbury Street. Incredibly comfortable inside and even in the Toronto cold! From the horrible Flash web site of Camper:
Less Components. Most other footwear and trainers need about 40 operations and 60 elements to make them. WABI shoes use a minimum of operations and only 3 independent components, which are easy to recycle and form part of a more sustainable process.
02005-11-20 | Uncategorized
Manhattan reflected in our bus.
