And so began a quest, a quest for the ages…
Be prepared to kiss your Internet goodbye…
Our Government is about to take away most of our rights on the Internet, all in the name of preserving the profits of the movie and music industry, two groups that have already made copyright a permanent thing, even though it spits on the memory of the Founders. The idea of making some money off of a creation is okay, but the Founders understood that society and the US in particular would benefit if that time was limited.
But after Disney and other companies became powerful (by using creations that were freely available) they were able to “persuade” (buy off) the Government into making copyright permanent, so that creations never become free to use by the next generation of Disneys. Regular people will lose their rights, all in order to protect another year’s worth of profit, even though the companies have had 80+ years to make their money.
The Internet has been the one channel that the movie and music industries couldn’t control, which means we US citizens were not being controlled, which means we were free to speak, to create, to copy and create new things from the copies (the Founders called this “fair use”).
Now we have one chance to keep our free channel open, but Disney and Sony and Fox and Comcast have a lot of money that they’ve used to buy Congress, and to spread lies and propaganda about the Internet and its users.
Watch what will happen if Sony and Fox and others get their way:
Presenting The Oomphalapompatronium!
Now, if this thing doesn’t make you want to go out to the garage and throw together some kind of music-making thingamajig, I don’t know what would!
Apparently this guy, Leonard Solomon, makes all kinds of musical instruments out of, well, stuff. He gives performances of his musical and geeky machinery, since at least 1985. Check out the other videos on his page!
Well? What would YOU do?
Three years old, and she’s already got the right idea, if monsters come into your room, what would you do? This is very important, because monsters can sneak in when you aren’t looking! Don’t really know what part of them is their “ask”, though…
I love her Mom’s reaction, she doesn’t want to laugh, but how can you not?
Impressive Photoshop painting skills
This person has them, by a long shot. Goes from a sketch, to a drawing, to a painting, to near photorealism. Catchy Russian music, too…
Halloween, model style!
Ah, the art of photography…
Occupy Wall Streeter, and Mom
“Oh, look at my little protester, all grown up! Continue reading “Occupy Wall Streeter, and Mom”
Cats and fire (taking a break before the next rant)…
I’ve never seen a cat deal with fire before, so this may be natural. I suspect not, though. The owner’s comment states that this cat likes the taste of its own singed fur, but I’m not convinced. It does seem to be licking its paws a lot, but then I’d be doing that too if my hand got too hot trying to handle an open flame. At any rate, the cat looks like it’s fascinated by the flame itself, almost like it’s analyzing it.
“Some day, I’ll learn the Big Ones’ secret about you, then they’d better watch out!”
(update: Then again…