Monthly Archives: June 2009

The Wisdom of Abe Simpson

“I used to be with it, but then they changed what ‘it’ was.  Now what I’m ‘with’ isn’t ‘it,’ and what’s ‘it’ seems weird and scary to me. It’ll happen to you…”   – Abe Simpson, “Homerpalooza” Music changes fast.  Popular … Continue reading

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The McGruff of Intellectual Property

In a follow up to yesterday’s post on piracy, a DVD sniffing anti-piracy dog has led officials to over 35,000 illegal DVDs in Malaysian warehouses. The Irish Labrador Paddy is trained to detect chemicals in the discs. See the full … Continue reading

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Are we all just pirates in hiding?

According to a recent article by John Leyden at The Register, an estimated seven million Brits are involved in illegal downloads of music, movies, or games.  The estimate comes from an 85 page study commissioned by the Strategic Advisory Board … Continue reading

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DVD Storage….Wow!

I recently wrote a post about GE discovring the technology to store up to 100 DVDs worth of information on a single standard DVD.  Impressive, right? Life moves quickly and technology even quicker.  Researchers at the Swinburne University of Technology … Continue reading

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