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FTC Compliance Post: disclosing freebies
on Oct 5, 2009 in blogs ftc In compliance with new FTC regulations, it’s now time to disclose a few things about some of the content on my blog over the last several years. All that talk about Wilford Brimley a few years back? Yup, I got a lifetime supply of Quaker Oat...
Posting My Homework on My Blog: Pathos, Logos, and Ethos Explained. Sort of.
on Sep 30, 2009 in homework school smart-ass writing I’m taking an online writing course that has a pretty hefty discussion-board participation requirement. One of the discussion topics was to explain the difference between the different types of argument appeals one can make: Ethos, Pathos and...
Google Apps on Open Source Android: I Propose a Work-around to Google's Licensing
on Sep 26, 2009 in android hacking i solved it open source Lest everyone think I’m a total Google Fanboy, I’d like to suggest a really, really simple tactic folks like Cyanogen can take to continue Android innovations while complying 100% with the licensing of Google’s “experienceR...
Another Google Dust-Up: licenses schmicenses
on Sep 25, 2009 in android google logic rationality whineyfaces If you haven’t heard, there’s been a bit of a dust-up today between Google and its throngs of Android phone users. If you have heard, chances are you heard it post-spin, where Google is painted as being this horrible evil dictator, viola...
Another Google Dust-Up: licences schmicences
on Sep 25, 2009 in android google logic rationality whineyfaces If you haven’t heard, there’s been a bit of a dust-up today between Google and its throngs of Android phone users. If you have heard, chances are you heard it post-spin, where Google is painted as being this horrible evil dictator, viola...
Fine Television Heads-Up: Stephen Fry and the BBC Update 'Last Chance to See'
on Sep 22, 2009 in animals bbc documentaries stephen fry television tv Twenty years ago, author Douglas Adams and photographer/naturalist Mark Cawardine traveled the globe in search of some of the most endangered species imaginable. This resulted in the superb book Last Chance to See, which I highly recommend, due in e...