Life Posters

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This is cool: How to make a Life Poster with iPhoto.

JWZ liked it, so he wrote something similar with Perl.

— March 16, 2005

Best retort ever

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Hitchhiker's Guide FAQ:
The Daily Mail says this movie is a dog and will bomb
Yeah well, the Daily Mail also praised the Fascist movement. Their judgement hasn't improved much since then.

— March 16, 2005

Just say no to DRM

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Inquirer: Apple squeezes iTunes customers.

This is why I refuse to by digital files "protected" by DRM, no matter how nice the deal seems to be. There's no telling when the terms are going to change.

MP3 now, MP3 tomorrow, MP3 forever!

(Yes, yes. I did finally give up on my 5 year boycott of DVDs, proving that I do have limits. At least those are physical items that can't be taken away -- as long as at least one DVD player or DeCSS exists.)

— March 16, 2005