EricFenderson - Slashdot User

Comment: Re:What's the open alternative? (Score 1) 641

by EricFenderson on Wednesday December 15 2010, @10:12AM (#34560010) Attached to: Amazon Taking Down Erotica, Removing From Kindles

Check out the products from BeBook - they support many popular eBook formats and don't have any way to exercise complete remote control over the device. They do support Adobe Digital Editions DRM, but the device is happy to read unencumbered formats. Based on free software, their GPLed code is available from the support section of their website.

The BeBook products are actually the most popular line of ebook readers in the world - just not in North America where the Kindle is most popular. Until recently, they only had higher-end readers that were more expensive (~$300), but they've recently released the BeBook Club which is down in Kindle's price range ($150).

The main problem is that they don't retail in North America. They can be ordered online and will ship across the Atlantic - it's expensive, slow, and 100% worth not buying a Kindle.

http://mybebook.com/

Interpol Issues Wanted Notice For Julian Assange 1020

Posted by timothy on Tuesday November 30 2010, @09:06PM
from the we-think-we-don't-like-him dept.

chrb writes "Interpol have issued a wanted notice for Julian Paul Assange for alleged sex crimes. The Guardian and Wired both have commentary."

Why Are We Losing Vertical Pixels? 1140

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday October 06 2010, @12:50PM
from the for-you-uriah dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Switching from 1600x1200 to wide 1680x1050 to HD 1600x900, we are losing more and more vertical space, thus it is becoming less and less simple to read a full A4 page or a web page or a function call. What's the solution for retaining the screen height we need to be productive?"

Philly requiring bloggers to pay $300-> 1

Submitted by Kurofuneparry on Sunday August 22 2010, @10:14PM

Kurofuneparry writes "Pennsylvania generally and Philadelphia specifically have had a number of budget issues and some bloggers are seeing the results. From the article: "yes, cash-strapped cities can’t very well ignore potential sources of income. But at the same time, there must be some room for discretion and common sense.""
Link to Original Source

Sharp Rise In Jailing of Online Journalists; Iran May Just Kill Them 233

Posted by timothy on Tuesday December 08 2009, @10:20AM
from the your-ethics-may-vary dept.

bckspc writes "The Committee to Protect Journalists has published their annual census of journalists in prison. Of the 136 reporters in prison around the world on December 1, 'At least 68 bloggers, Web-based reporters, and online editors are imprisoned, constituting half of all journalists now in jail.' Print was next with 51 cases. Also, 'Freelancers now make up nearly 45 percent of all journalists jailed worldwide, a dramatic recent increase that reflects the evolution of the global news business.' China, Iran, Cuba, Eritrea, and Burma were the top 5 jailers of journalists." rmdstudio writes, too, with word that after the last few days' protest there, largely organized online, the government of Iran is considering the death penalty for bloggers and webmasters whose reports offend it.

Comment: Re:Good for you (Score 1) 93

by EricFenderson on Monday May 18 2009, @10:17PM (#28006183) Attached to: Scribd Becomes a DRM-Optional E-Bookstore

I opened a Scribd account just to write scathing things when they show up in my search results. I've also taken to reporting these hits as spam to google in the hopes that someone will investigate.

It's very frustrating - most of the time, my search terms only ever appear on the list of search terms that has brought others to the page. 95% of the time, it's just an SEO feedback loop.