I am no fan of copyright. There are many reasons for this. Some of the more notable reasons include how copyright is the primary basis for Microsoft's dominance in the personal computer world (and all the adverse effects of one organization having such vast control over so many systems), the disconnect between the application of copyright to other mediums (like books) and software that arises from the compilation step of source code, the way the US (and other countries) have begun to rely s
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Not content to let the real Zune action steal the day, Chinese manufacturer Huiying is bringing the generic social to you with the HY-658, a $27 flash player that's rocking a 2.4-inch screen, SD memory expansion, AVI, WMA, MP3, and WAV support, and a striking resemblance to a certain brown wonder. Just to keep things even, Huiying ripped a little something from Apple's playbook as well: the players features a non-standard 2.5mm headphone jack, meaning your existing buds won't work with it. Hooray for equal-opportunity KIRFing!Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Is anyone else as annoyed as I am by words and phrases in web articles that pop up boxes because my mouse pointer happened to cross them, temporarily hiding the content I was reading in the first place? I didn't click on anything, and consequently, I don't want a context change. I find these annoying to the point of noting what the site is and not going back. Anyone else feel the same? Anyone have a defense of the practice?
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