06/01

On-page link, opens in this window 06/01/31 Tarot progress #10
On-page link, opens in this window 06/01/29 Links
On-page link, opens in this window 06/01/22 Links
On-page link, opens in this window 06/01/17 Novel progress #54
On-page link, opens in this window 06/01/15 Am I annoying you?

06/01/31

Today: Tarot progress.

Tarot progress #10

First version of VII The Chariot.
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06/01/29

Today: unrelated linkage.

Unrelated linkage

Googling politics.
Off-site link, opens in new window Breitbart.com: Google agrees to censor results in China
Off-site link, opens in new window (via Metafilter)

Even more Googling politics.
Off-site link, opens in new window BBC: Why Google in China makes sense
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Science is culture.
Off-site link, opens in new window Seed magazine
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Useful meetings.
Off-site link, opens in new window SvN: You still want meetings. Here's how to make them useful

How to write a travel story.
Off-site link, opens in new window World Hum: The art of writing a story about walking across Andorra
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06/01/22

Today: unrelated linkage.

Unrelated linkage

Don't forget Darfur.
Off-site link, opens in new window The New York Review of Books: Genocide in slow motion
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A little-known bit of history: thousands of Jews found refuge in Shanghai during the run-up to WWII.
Off-site link, opens in new window Harry Leichter: Jews of Shanghai
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Things that go bump in the night.
Off-site link, opens in new window AskMeFi: Weird things happen when I sleep

A Douglas Adams moment.
Off-site link, opens in new window BBC News: Whale spotted in central London

Three well-deserved minutes of fame.
Off-site link, opens in new window Plastic bag: On being on television...

06/01/17

Today: another lesson learned while writing a novel.

Novel progress #54

Better late than never.
On-site link, opens in this window 06/01/17 Analysis and design

06/01/15

Today: a closer look at whether annoying others on-line can get you sent to jail.

Am I annoying you?

Well, as I'm not doing it intentionally I'm probably off the hook, but at first glance things looked somewhat alarming:

The prohibition: "Whoever...utilizes any device or software that can be used to originate telecommunications or other types of communications that are transmitted, in whole or in part, by the Internet... without disclosing his identity and with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any person...who receives the communications...shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both."
Off-site link, opens in new window Politechbot: New law targets activities designed "to annoy" others

This story made the rounds on the blogs during the past week or so. People started wondering whether anonymous posts on weblogs were going to be a thing of the past, since sooner or later something you say is going to annoy someone which might expose you to legal action.

Luckily, things may not be that bad. Here are some sceptical views and legal discussions, all found through Bruce Umbaugh's A blog doesn't need a clever name.


Off-site link, opens in new window The Volokh conspiracy: A sceptical look at "Create an e-annoyance, go to jail"
Off-site link, opens in new window Concurring opinions: annoy someone online (anonymously); go to jail
Off-site link, opens in new window (via A blog doesn't need a clever name)



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