Monthly Archives: May 2007

Chicken Little Strikes Again

By arfore | Published: May 31, 2007
Everyone wanted DRM-free music and EMI partnered with Apple to make it happen. Now apparently it's not being done right. Of course, we all knew that the account holder name and associated e-mail address was being stored in the DRM encrypted tracks. But somehow everyone seems to think that Apple was going to just cease to embed that because the song was DRM-free. Ars Technica has a story up on this.
I wouldn't be surprised if some data was being analyzed in aggregate, although Apple's current privacy policy does not appear to allow for this. As with the dust-up over the mini-store, Apple should clarify what this embedded data is used for.
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You Can’t Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd

By arfore | Published: May 31, 2007
Another day, another off the wall saying. So my father used to use the phrase "You Can't Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd" all the time when I was growing up. Until recently I never really cared what the origin was, I used the phrase and went on. Recently, however, the subject of my unusual phrases came up at a luncheon for one of my student assistants that had just gotten a new job as a full time staff member in another department.
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The silent player explained

By arfore | Published: May 29, 2007
Many of us have played online games. Even more of us play them with the intent of socializing during the game with our fellow players. However, there is another group of online gamers, the mute ones.
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Another open wifi usage arrest

By arfore | Published: May 22, 2007
From the Ars Technica story:
A Michigan man is being prosecuted for using a cafe's free WiFi... from his car.
The Michigan law apparently bars you from accessing someone else's network without their explicit authorization.
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OMG, INBD!

By arfore | Published: May 21, 2007
So apparently I am just way behind the times. According to a news story at WashingtonPost.com, one girl ran her family Verizon Wireless bill to the tune of $1,100. When I last upgraded my phone, about a month or so ago, the Cingular rep asked me if I wanted to add text messages to it. He seemed real surprised when I told him that I sent and received a total of 10 or 12 messages per month. I guess I am just not hip enough.
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