WELCOME
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.
Favorite Links
www.pigeon.org
www.debian.org
Slashdot.org
We are under construction on this site so thanks for your patience.
Thanks for visiting.
