February 17th, 2006 Rachel
It’s Wendell’s fault. He’s feeding the obsession. First go here; lots of people on Flickr like to point out that the subjects in their photos are wearing jeans. Interesting. Before I frantically closed the browser window because I could see this being an hour long perusal, I did grab a link to one most interesting photo.
I can’t imagine a quilt made out of jeans would be that warm…but hey, it is something to do with all those outdated pairs and unfortunately mangled (and now horribly out of date) cut offs.
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February 17th, 2006 Rachel
First, go look here.
Now, rather than getting all philosophical or pondering too deeply the fact that it would appear that men are just as insecure as their female counterparts about the size of their derriere…let me just say:
1. If you need to post a picture of your bum on a website to get some "feedback", you need to close your laptop, step away from the mouse, and go meet some people.
2. It’s one thing to be craning your neck in a mirror to see how that new pair of pants make your backside look. Taking a picture is entirely different. With this photo that you must have seen before submitting to this website, you could be really mature and do your own analysis of your rear end to rest of body ratio. (Note: however, taking a picture of your bottom even for this purpose is still pretty darn odd…).
3. The people who appear to comment on here repeatedly…well, I peruse Craigslist all the time for humorous oddness, so I can’t really judge them, now can I?
4. Did you notice how many people are wearing jeans on there?
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February 17th, 2006 Rachel
Yesterday the hypocritical change of heart by the RIAA regarding their stance on "fair use" and CDs was one of the big topics of conversation online. Michael Geist points out today that this shouldn’t mean we forget that there are other troubling situations out there that are related and just as problematic:
Throughout the Sony rootkit fiasco there was considerable debate about
its long-term impact. I believed then (and now) that the story moved
beyond the tech community with much broader public awareness.
Well, today brings news of another copyright protection security leak…
…The other story
comes from the Wall Street Journal, which writes about Sony’s efforts
to "stake a claim in the digital book market." The Journal proceeds to
identify the major challenge facing Sony. It doesn’t point to the cost
of the device, the availability of digital books, or competition from
the iPod. Instead, it says the biggest challenge is "whether the
content restrictions are going to be so onerous and so difficult to use
that consumers simply won’t bother."
While I’m not sure that I agree about the Sony Rootkit reaching an adequate level of public awareness, I think that he raises an excellent point about the rootkit/malware/spyware issues that continue to prop up. Check out Alan Cross’s History of New Music "New Rock and Technology: An Update 1" for a really good look at this issue, with a lot of background and history that can be interesting and extremely helpful to get a handle on what’s happening. There are two parts, but the first one includes the Sony Rootkit case, where he mentions how much coverage this story received online, in the blogosphere, and among conversations between people "in the tech know".
What concerns me about how the holiday season Sony "fiasco" was handled is that I saw it be reduced to a soundbite, a story, something with a resolution. Oh their replacing the CDs, oh it will all be okay. Right. Then it seems like a surprise when this stuff happens again, a few short months later.
So yeah, we need to call the RIAA on their sh**. But we also need to keep an eye on what else is going on in the industry, so that these other (just as important) issues don’t just slide on by.
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