http://www.motherearthnews.com/Real-Food/1970-09-01/Dandelion-Wine.aspx
yours is a good plan tho.

there is some editing. the posted text is different from the stories as submitted. sometimes better sometimes worse.

why's it always got to be about race with you guys? can't we just get along?

1.4 billion project, to produce enough electricity for 140,000 homes, if i'm doing the math right, works out to about $10,000 per home. that seems like a reasonable payback. if google has a 12% share, that's around 17,000 homes. how many employees does google have? more than 20,000.
so, if they throw in a bit of conservation, google is buying solar power for its workforce's homes, at about $10,000 each. Seems like they break even on the investment while getting decent pr out of it. If it costs $1.4 billion to build, does that make it an easy target for terrorists (from, say, redmond) to hit with a dirty bomb?

Re-read the post. It's not about out of print fiction, it's about "out of work fiction."
"14erCleaner writes "US Circuit Judge Denny Chin has rejected a $125 million settlement between Google Books and the author's guild that would have allowed Google to publish all out-of-work fiction online. Chin has previously ruled more favorably on this case.'"
As you know, slashdot is infallible,and Timothy wouldn't have made such a glaring error. Not that I've RTFA, but it must be about out of work fiction.

mod parent up; AC is correct that the headline was wrong. maybe we're just used to that here.

for some reason when i read this the phrase "metal munching moon mice" popped into my head. apparently it's from a rocky and bullwinkle episode i must have seen a very long time ago. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal-Munching_Mice

Insightfully wrong.
At least according to the US Supreme court, the right to free speech includes the right to anonymous free speech. Talley v California, McIntyre v Ohio, Watchtower v Stratton. Some lower courts refuse to follow these rulings.
Also according to the court, libel isn't part of free speech, although they interact, see NYT v Sullivan.
Here, a lower court issued a ruling allowing some discovery, without saying why.You can read the court's order at my blog, http://vark.blogspot.com./
  The affected parties, including the Indystar, can appeal. Indiana hasn't ruled on this question yet, but many states follow the Dendrite standard, saying that plaintiffs have to show they have a case before discovery is allowed. If the star doesn't appeal, this action by a single judge doesn't establish precedent.
It might also be possible for the affected posters to countersue with a free speech or due process claim.

I'm guessing he's already spent or hidden the money. What are the consequences to him if he doesn't pay the fine?

Fungi fun guy paul stamets has invented and sells a cardboard box then when planted first grows a crop of mushrooms, then old growth forest trees.
http://www.lifeboxcompany.com/

freakonomics is reporting that watson won on day 3.
February 18, 2011, 9:30 am
It’s Official: The Computer’s Smarter
By FREAKONOMICS

The IBM supercomputer named Watson has beaten two Jeopardy! champions in a three-night marathon. The computer was awarded a $1 million prize, but the BBC reports that “the victory for Watson and IBM was about more than money. It was about ushering in a new era in computing where machines will increasingly be able to learn and understand what humans are really asking them for. Jeopardy is seen as a significant challenge for Watson because of the show’s rapid-fire format and clues that rely on subtle meanings, puns, and riddles; something humans excel at and computers do not.” With his final answer, Ken Jennings, one of the human competitors and the winner of 74 consecutive Jeopardy! shows (a record), wrote, “I for one welcome our new computer overlords.”

have there been any sudden changes in lottery procedures in the past month or so? have any of you guys gotten up off the couch and tested this at your local lotto shop? my guess is somewhere there's a state lottery still vulnerable to this approach.
didn't neal stephenson write a story about gaming the lottery?