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Scientists do research. Who funds them? The government. Who funds the government? You and me. When scientists publish the results of their findings (the findings we paid for) in journals, those journals must be bought. In a sense, we are … Continue reading →

I have argued in the past that current models used in the the publishing and music industry are out of date. Laws, contracts and the ‘way things work’ favor publishers and recording industries at the expense of artists and authors–to … Continue reading →

I was in Wal-Mart yesterday filling a prescription for my sick infant. I noticed a sign that I assumed was a joke. Then I saw similar sign today, and discovered that in fact it is no joke. It’s a Utah … Continue reading →

Well, I’ve experienced the effects of the ‘weak dollar’ first hand over in Merry England. If my memory serves me correctly, the dollar to pound conversion rate used to be around $1.30 to $1.50 per pound. That means if you … Continue reading →

I’ve always preferred the back row. Maybe it’s a leftover primitive defensive reaction, to keep potential threats in front of me. Maybe it’s because I’m shy, and don’t want people looking at the back of my head. I’ve often been … Continue reading →

I don’t remember if I’ve blogged about the Whitney Awards yet. If you haven’t heard about them, you can go to their site at http://www.whitneyawards.com. You can read the rules, but the Whitney awards are basically trying to become THE … Continue reading →

I congratulate those of you who read that horrible pun in the title, but still decided to read the article. That pun was just awful. My brother sent me an article from the New York Times that talks about Google’s … Continue reading →

I get to meet and work with a lot of cool people at my job (in real life, their faces aren’t that dark). They do cool stuff at work, and then go home and do cool stuff there too. One … Continue reading →

My number two son is very creative when it comes to Halloween costumes. He makes up his mind early, decides how to do it, and then does it. This is the son who two years ago decided he wanted to … Continue reading →

The good folks over at the Open University in the UK wrote a post this morning about the hesitancy of people remixing their materials. From the post: “In the last year we’ve seen around 900,000 people using OpenLearn materials in … Continue reading →