Helping move copyright practice into the 21st century:

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/804a22d6-a558-11dd-b4f5-000077b07658.html

My first try:

In the year 2005 I resolve to:

Spend more time at work.

Get your resolution here

Vastly more amusing than the ~10 I tried afterwards. And now, I should leave the office. Bye!

In reading a court opinion ("CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHARLES & others, 399 Mass. 324 (1987)") I found a use of the word "expedient" that didn't match what I knew of the word. Mind you, I use that word pretty often.

What I found was a list of 3 meanings of expedient. The only one I knew, and the one I use, is marked as obsolete ( Read more... )

I'm singing in the chorus for a Christmas concert at 7:30pm this Sunday. The performance is at 145 Brattle Street, in Cambridge. There's a PDF of the flyer. Admission is free.

Off and on I've been in a largely-Armenian choral group that is based at my family's church. I'll be singing in the group's 38th annual spring concert this Sunday.

Who: Erevan Choral Society
When: Sunday, June 13, 2004 at 3:00 pm
Where: Lexington High School Auditorium (251 Waltham Street)

PDF of the flierThe annual Christmas concert is free ( ( Read more... )

I've long wanted to see a regular report like thisMore notes on last weekend ( Read more... )

I'm probably going to anger many people here by *not* coming out clearly in favor of same-sex marriage rights. Let me explain my position.

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The pipes to the 3rd-floor apartment of my house froze up this morning, some time between 3am and 6am. I caught them in time so they didn't burst, putting a space heater on each of the 2 runs of pipes (1 each kitchen and bath). I also left the faucets open on 3rd, drained the pipes, and left the 3rd-floor water shut off at the basement ( Read more... )

( DK's advice for political conservatives )

Today is Neil Gaiman's 43rd birthday, according to whoever was speaking on WUMB a few minutes ago. The mention included a bit of a bio.