Posted in Technology on Mar 16th, 2008
I’ve always been a bit of a stickler for spelling. I’m the kind of guy that was turned off by girls I was dating when I realized they couldn’t spell (so I married an English Lit major). When choosing a partner, fine - we all have our peculiar tastes. But in the real world, I […]
Posted in Technology on Jan 12th, 2008
Instant messaging has changed the way we communicate, offering its own pros, cons, accesses, and limitations. It’s a unique medium, like letter-writing mixed with a talking conversation, but not quite either one alone. That being said, it would tend to its own conventions, suited to its communicative medium type. Instant messenger chats are more […]
Posted in Technology on Nov 7th, 2007
I got into an argument recently with a friend of mine about the conflict between Viacom and YouTube, and user-submitted website content. To sum up the situation, back in March 2007, Viacom had it in for (sued) Google’s YouTube, claiming it didn’t do enough to stop copyright infringement by users uploading. As soon as any […]
