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Saturday, June 21, 2008
Blackstone Audio phases out audiobook DRM
Blackstone Audio phases out audiobook DRM - Boing Boing
My literary agent wrote to me this morning to tell me about a letter his agency just received from Blackstone Audio, one of the largest audiobook publishers in the world, announcing that Blackstone was phasing out its use of DRM. Blackstone is contacting the rightsholders for all its titles notifying them that they’ll be releasing their catalog in DRM-free MP3
Copyright — laura
Monday, June 16, 2008
Why women quit technology careers
Why women quit technology careers
June 16, 2008 (Computerworld) What if half the men in science, engineering and technology roles dropped out at midcareer? That would surely be perceived as a national crisis. Yet more than half the women in those fields leave — most of them during their mid- to late 30s.In this month’s Harvard Business Review, Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Carolyn Buck Luce and Lisa J. Servon describe the Athena Factor, their research project examining the career trajectories of such women. Hewlett, founding president of the Center for Work-Life Policy in New York, told Kathleen Melymuka about what they learned.
Computing News — laura
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Where they stand: Obama, McCain on the issues
FYI
Politics | Where they stand: Obama, McCain on the issues | Seattle Times Newspaper
A look at where Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain stand on a selection of issues as they go head-to-head for the presidency
Library Links — laura
10 Tips for Working with the Not-So-Tech-Savvy
Web Worker Daily » Archive 10 Tips for Working with the Not-So-Tech-Savvy «
It’s easy to forget that the average web worker’s skills and knowhow is
quite specialized, even though Internet use is growing gradually over
the years. Your colleagues might have Facebook accounts, but do they
know how to use it for networking? Likewise, a client may have an
existing website, but have they maximized its potential? You might have
been brought in to deal with the tech issues, or you may have some
ideas on how to make things work better. How do you do your job well if
those around you aren’t as knowledgeable in your web working ways?
Computing News — laura
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Video of the impeachment articles
The Raw Story | Kucinich presents Bush impeachment articles
An Ohio Democratic lawmaker and former presidential candidate has presented articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush to Congress.Thirty-five articles were presented by Rep. Dennis Kucinich to the House of Representatives late Monday evening, airing live on C-SPAN.
Patriot Act — laura
Monday, June 9, 2008
Bush Impeached?
Daily Kos: BREAKING ON C-SPAN: Kucinich introducing impeachment
Congressman Dennis Kucinich is on the floor of the House of Representatives right now introducing 35 articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush.
Patriot Act — laura
Saturday, June 7, 2008
US reportedly pulls out of UN Human Rights Council
US reportedly pulls out of UN Human Rights Council - Boing Boing
The Human Rights Tribune is reporting that the US has pulled out of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council, “an international body within the United Nations System. Its stated purpose is to address human rights violations.”
This doesn’t sound good.
Patriot Act — laura
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
John McCain vows to continue Bush’s illegal warrantless wiretapping program
John McCain vows to continue Bush’s illegal warrantless wiretapping program - Boing Boing
John McCain has changed his position on illegal warrantless wiretapping: he used to think that the President had to uphold the nation’s laws. Now he says that the Constitution is subordinate to the all-powerful executive order.
My favorite line on this comes from the chickenhawks who say that the Fourth Amendment was written before the All Powerful Threat of Terrorism. Sure thing. Ben Franklin and his pals couldn’t possibly have foreseen a world in which the very idea of America was under some kind of military threat. Those candyasses didn’t understand what war was about. They were armchair theorists, civilians who’d never anticipated foreign soldiers on American soil — surely if they’d known that America might some day face an actual existential risk, they would have put a little asterisk next to each clause of the Bill of Rights leading to a footnote that said, “Unless the king president really, really needs to do it.”
Patriot Act — laura
