I'll admit that some of the fervor that people have gotten over the Netflix model change has been a bit over the top. If what you're getting isn't worth the cost, cancel. That doesn't mean it can't be funny though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7Vhxm6Dsgk (via Funny or Die) … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2011
PMA Brings Lawsuit Against Illinois “Amazon Tax” Inside The State
Following the State of Illinois passing HB3659 and Governor Quinn signing it into law, the Performance Marketing Association brought a lawsuit against Illinois over the nexus tax in federal court. Since the beginning of June when the suit was filed, the jurisdiction of the case has been questioned. In response, PMA has dismissed its federal court action and filed the same … [Read more...]
Microsoft Releases Codec Pack That Brings RAW, TIFF Image Support to Vista and Windows 7
RAW images are the original data that your digital camera captures, uncompressed. They can allow you to do further tweaking to get the perfect image unlike the jpegs that most cameras will give you. The .jpeg files are already processed with the camera automatically deciding what it thinks will make the best photo. The RAW allows you to make those changes yourself to find the … [Read more...]
The Internet Is Made Of People!
Not quite on the levels of Soylent Green but this video wants to provide you with a friendly reminder that there are real people on the other end of the Internet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfwwHa-7Ux8 Anonymity on the web is no excuse to be a jerk by default. … [Read more...]
NPR Covers Software Patents and Patent Trolls in ‘When Patents Attack’
Software patents have been making a lot of headlines recently as lawsuits increase and companies purchase patents to "defend" themselves from further lawsuits. Just searching NPR for 'patents' turns up a number of recent stories on tech companies acquiring, being sued for, or settling litigation for software patents. … [Read more...]