time to stand up

Not everyone, I believe, knows what I’ve known for years: librarians are on the very front lines of defense for computer privacy rights. They always have been, since the earliest days in the 1980’s when it became at all practical for the general user to access what is now called the Internet. Check out the Continue reading time to stand up

chance meetings

This blog has gained vastly increased importance to me in the past few days — a friend of mine (you know who you are!) found me again through it. I haven’t seen him in about 15 years, but judging from his pictures, he is much the same: Just as mischievous-looking as ever, and Still clearly Continue reading chance meetings

the right idea

I’ve been looking for a way to describe how I feel about the abominable practices that lead to suing 12-year-old girls, and lo and behold! it falls right into my lap. Or my RSS aggregator, whichever…. Ideas as Property – the Big Lie of Big Content From Ideas as Property – the Big Lie of Continue reading the right idea