To celebrate Easter have a listen to Bill Hicks’ take on Easter and Gideons…
Not work safe either!
Some Bill Hicks (not work safe)
Oh they called back
As happens with radio shows, they called back because of a cancellation. So I was on for a good 10 minutes. Good questions, I hope I sounded ok.
Delayed
That stint on Clare FM put back to tomorrow. Maybe! 🙂
On libel
Dick and Damien note a press release from McCann Fitzgerald concerning libel and blogs. Could someone publish more of the press release? It does seem rather interesting.
What strikes me is going after the ISP.
How do, say Esat BT, remove my blog from their service? Do they block it? Could someone just not get around it, Google Cache for example? How does going after the ISP stop me from hosting my stuff in California? Do they terminate my contract so that I can’t upload to my host? Do they go after my host in California, do I then move to another host…in Russia?
It strikes me that this may be, as Dick notes, some confusion on the part of the law firm. Back in the good old days, lots of people used one of their free Telecom Eireann or Indigo websites, which amounted to hosting provided by the ISP as a free bonus attached to their dial-up account. It was typical of ISP’s to act not just as Internet Service Providers but as hosters of content also. This has practically disappeared, to my knowledge.
She did note:
Often a better option is to force the host or internet service provider to take action.
Then forgot that in many cases hosting and ISP’s are two completely different things. It doesn’t seem to mention hosting after that. I think it was here they then got confused between the two terms.
Things changed and now we all host our stuff all over the world.
How will legal action work now?
Sun ructions
I have been watching Sun closely of late, especially given their recent share price rise. In-fighting continues however. Ashlee Vance at El Reg has a good story on the latest. I especially like her ending sentence. Referring here to retired server chief John Shoemaker, who is being critical of Sun management:
Shoemaker clearly does not believe in the power of the Schwartz.
Hehe. Only funny to those who have seen Spaceballs.
Moving house
Irishcorruption.com has now set up shop at it’s new home, publicinquiry.eu. Irishcorruption will stay online until further notice, perhaps using redirects to the new site in the future.
I will be speaking on Clare FM around 10.40 in the morning to discuss the launch of publicinquiry.eu.
Podge and Rodge interview Sargeant
I watched it last night but a clip of it is now on YouTube:
Arabic phrase of the day
Masaa’ al-khayr = Good evening/afternoon
Off the shelf
I had a listen to Off the Shelf yesterday, where they were reviewing Darwin’s Legacy by John Dupré. A really fascinating 30 minute discussion on creationism and evolution. Professor David McConnell, philosophy lecturer Fr. Brendan Purcell and presenter Andy O’Mahony are well worth listening to.