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Welcome to our little corner of cyberspace. We will try to present some insight into who we are, and maybe even who we want to become. We hope you enjoy your tour. If you share our interests, please let us know. The world is not as large as it used to be and there is no need to feel like strangers. 

Goings ons

Mary Alice has a new motorcycle to keep her occupied for the moment. Richard has been playing with freenet lately. Richard was laid off from his last position at Dryden and used the time to complete a BSEE at California State University at Fresno (CSUF). The SETI project has plenty of support so our spare cpu cycles now search for prime numbers. We are still racing homing pigeons too.

SCO sues the world

I took a professional ethics class recently and Intellectual Property (IP) was a big part of the engineering section. I have been amazed at how SCO Group, Inc. has abused the legal system with their outrageous claims. There is some humor though as found on this site. The idea is to simply label those litigious bastards. For a serious discussion about them losing some of these lawsuits, I suggest a closer look at the DaimlerChrysler decision on Groklaw.

And while we are on this unpleasant topic, I should offer this warning about the Pigeon Racing sport. There are plenty of crooks and cheats who are eager to take advantage of the vast majority who truly love their birds. I recently exchanged email with a New Jersey flyer. Her website talks about a "friendship bloomed into a Partnership" with a known crook. While she may speak favorably about Mojave Breeding Station, I expect there are others who will complain. Keep your guard up when you are around these kind of criminals. Ask the national organizations if any disciplinary action involves them. Spend your time with honorable people instead. I met and shared my background with a new flyer who is making a good impression in our sport. I hope the majority of flyers will set a good example instead of making excuses for the crooks. The dark side may always exist, but there still are people with a sense of decency willing to stand up for what is right. Find the honorable ones and avoid the rest.

Free Speech Vindicated Again!

The harassment from the MPAA lawyers has ended (yes, I know other battles are being fought ;-). If you want to learn more about the DeCSS code that started it all, visit this web page of one of the people who was originally sued by DVD CCA. The historical information contained there provides everything you would want. A special note of thanks is given to the EFF for their help in settling this issue.

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www.pigeon.org
www.debian.org
Slashdot.org
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