Ideas on how we can make the world a better place, with a technical bent
There are a number of trip reports for the Maple Leaf train (such as this one for the return trip), but I noticed a few details were often lacking so hopefully I can fill in some gaps here. I ll be avoiding discussion of scenery and most other qualitative aspects as I think other reports cover [ ]
Two weeks ago the Free Software Foundation announced a review of their High Priority Projects list in which the FSF is asking for input from the public. Per the request, there are a number of projects that I feel are important for increasing the adoption and use of free software and free software operating systems , [ ]
I m a big fan of iNum, as it appears to be the best effort so far to integrate SIP-based, location-agnostic voice calls and messaging with the existing telephone network. For something like this to really take off, an iNum needs to be accessible from most major carriers. There are already some pages posted by iNum [ ]
Yesterday two prominent people at Mozilla announced that Mozilla plans to support H.264 to some extent in future versions of Firefox: Video, user experience and our mission by Mitchell Baker, Chair of Mozilla Video, Mobile, and the Open Web (alternate) by Brendan Eich, CTO of Mozilla While I understand their reasoning, I hope there is [ ]
Three years browsing without Flash It was three years ago today that I decided to stop using a Flash player. Since then, I have not installed (or have immediately uninstalled) Flash on all computers I use for more than one hour per year. I define it this way because I want to clarify that I [ ]
From Radical Extremism to Balanced Copyright : Canadian Copyright and the Digital Agenda is a book written by Canadian copyright scholars, edited by Michael Geist, which discusses ways to improve Bill C-32. The book is available on the Irwin Law web site, but spread across 22 PDF files, each with a click-through agreement, making it quite [ ]
Note: Vimeo Downloader is for those comfortable with the command line (or interested in learning). To download Vimeo videos within your browser, use Free Youtube! (get Firefox, install Greasemonkey, then go to Free Youtube! and click Install). When you visit a Vimeo page after installing Free Youtube!, a Download link will appear under the video. [ ]
In What C-32 means for jailbreaking, I posted Erik Waddell s response to my question about whether jailbreaking would be illegal under Bill C-32. Mr. Waddell s reply stated that ultimately the courts will decide and that the government can make further exemptions to the TPM provisions in C-32 if it finds actions like jailbreaking should be [ ]
Last week I received a response from the Minister of Industry s office to another one of my questions about Bill C-32 (previous response: What C-32 means for DVDs). Here is my question: Is it legal to jailbreak an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch under Bill C-32? By jailbreaking, I mean what is described at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jailbreaking_for_iOS [ ]
I recently watched the first episode of Pioneer One, an excellent Creative Commons BY-NC-SA-licensed series. It s from VODO, an indie film distributor that really gets it (the whole free distribution is good for you, not evil thing). After suggesting that a WebM or Theora version should exist, the VODO people challenged me to make it. [ ]