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Is it just me or has NetFlix been going down hill lately? Almost every DVD has major playback issues due to scratches and so on..

Bubble 2 0 Fish And Dirty Words
I am pretty sure that we are but it is a small fry bubble not a multi billion dollar bubble. Then again, these small innovative companies may just continue to be just that and may not need to be bought by GEMAYA to survive and thrive.
Hmmmn.. [...]

Acacia to Acquire Patent Portfolios
Branching out on from their Streaming patents to just about everything else.
From the article: Among the acquired patents are those covering technology related to broadcast equipment, credit card receipt processing, peer to peer network communications, spreadsheet programs, datamatrix bar codes and image resolution or enhancements.

I was dismayed to learn that Senator Hillary Clinton has come out and in fact co-sponsored Senator Hatch’s Induce Act. What follows is a draft of a letter that I am writing to Sen. Clinton to express my concern. I hope that others will do the same.
Here is some background material:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:S.2560:
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64315,00.html
http://techlawadvisor.com/induce/
http://www.corante.com/importance/archives/004563.html
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20040618-3906.html
http://www.futureofmusic.org/articles/INDUCEanalysis.cfm
http://action.eff.org/site/pp.asp?c=esJNJ5OWF&b=164928
Like your iPod, [...]

The Rise of “Worse is Better”

Yahoo! News - European Parliament agrees on software patents
Once again, the Europeans show their progressive thinking and avoid the craziness going on here with some software patents.

Wired 11.10: VIEW
New noun describing those who are atheists…

Wired News: JetBlue Shared Passenger Data
I love JetBlue for their service, schedule and fares but I may think twice about traveling with them now.

Wired News: Through the Solar Looking Glass
Great Concept! Let’s all hope people finally start getting a clue.
Props to Brooklyn Brewery for going wind powered.

TurboTed’s Friendster Story
TurboTed, a recovering Friendster addict gives the goods on the Friendster epidemic. My friend(sters) have been asking me what I think will happen to it should it go the paid service route. From what TurboTed describes, I don’t think it will matter as they are killing themselves by not embracing the [...]