Day: December 13, 2007

  • Dear Non-Profits and Political Campaigns

    Could you use an extra $45,000 per week? If so, you might want to consider having a subscription object written for you in Second Life. A “bonus” called an allowance is issued in Second Life every week to residents. It’s L$50, or roughly US$0.18 per avatar. 18 cents doesn’t sound like much, but hire a

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  • It's not easy being legal

    Dear music industry, Please make it easier to be legally compliant. Thanks. — I had an unpleasant experience this morning in the iTunes Store. I mentioned on Twitter to my friend, Bronwen Clune, that Josh Groban’s new album, Noel, had a very good version of Little Drummer Boy on it. I figured, heck, it’s only

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  • Is waterboarding torture?

    I’ve got an easy answer for that. Pick five Republican senators and five Democratic senators at random, wheel a kiddie pool into the Capitol Rotunda, strap them to a gurney, and have them try out the technique – no permanent physical harm, we promise! – for 60 seconds. At the end of the 60 seconds

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