An interesting discussion has been going on in one of my LinkedIn groups, about people who jam up discussion groups with self promotion instead of using the PROVIDED Promotions area. I’ve crossed the line in the past… we all have, but this geared to the habitual “Buy Me”s in every discussion group we see. * [...]
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Discussion and Promotion are NOT Synonyms
Posted: March 22, 2012 in the ApostasyTags: creative commons, discussion vs promotion, illustration, LinkedIn
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What’s for Dessert? SOPA-peeonyas?
Posted: January 16, 2012 in Abuckortwo, the ApostasyTags: burdensome regulation, Buy Your Congressman, Corpulation, draconian, Harry the potter, ISP, legislation, SOPA
Yep, I think that protecting intellectual property and copyrights are worthwhile efforts. But this SOPA thing can’t be the answer. Briefly, it will allow agencies in guvmint (as my friend Lem Willertree of the Gonads Holler calls it) to shut down access — or should I say force all ISPs to shut down access to [...]
Ah the Brilliance of Oils – and Men Who Use Them
Posted: December 24, 2011 in the Apomorphine, the Apostasy, the ApotheosisTags: art, Christmas, gerard terborch, humor, james mcneil whistler, pipe smoking, public domain images, twelve days, van gogh self portrait, vincent van gogh
Public Domain images from WikiPaintings(an amazing new site in Beta), except as noted1 from top left: Corner of a Cafe Concert 1880 – Vincent Van Gogh Head of a Peasant with a Pipe 1885 – Van Gogh Head of Man 1886 – Van Gogh Self Portrait with Straw Hat and Pipe 1887 – Van Gogh [...]
