GEM was an early GUI for the IBM PC and compatibles and, later, the Atari ST, developed by Digital Research, the developers of CP/M and, later, DR-DOS. It was very similar to the Apple Lisa, and Apple saw it as a Lisa/Macintosh ripoff and sued. While elements of GEM probably were inspired by the Lisa, [...]
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Whatever happened to GEM?
Posted by Dave Farquhar on August 10, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/08/whatever-happened-to-gem/
Digital distribution, not SOPA and PIPA, is the best long-term solution for the MPAA
Fightforthefuture.org declared victory yesterday, saying that SOPA and PIPA have been dropped. Their e-mail said some other important and interesting things, but most importantly, it made some references to China. Communist China. Totalitarian Communist China. The distinction is important.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on January 21, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/01/digital-distribution-not-sopa-and-pipa-is-the-best-long-term-solution-for-the-mpaa/
The difference between piracy and linking
Rupert Murdoch doesn’t understand the difference between piracy and linking. So I’ll explain it in terms any middle-school-aged kid should be able to understand.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on January 17, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/01/the-difference-between-piracy-and-linking/
What the Founding Fathers intended to be in the public domain today
If Copyright law was still the way the Founding Fathers intended, anything copyrighted before 1955 would be in the public domain today. A number of noteworthy things came into being in 1955. But like Duke University’s Center of Public Domain Studies, I’m a bit more concerned about the stuff that isn’t as noteworthy.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on January 2, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/01/what-the-founding-fathers-intended-to-be-in-the-public-domain-today/
Microsoft sold 400 million Windows 7 licenses; what does it mean?
Steve Ballmer announced today that Microsoft has sold 400 million Windows 7 licenses, but anywhere from half to two-thirds of PCs are still running Windows XP and need to get with the program. He also continues to insist Windows 8 will ship in 2012, which really makes me wonder why those XP users need to [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on July 13, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/07/microsoft-sold-400-million-windows-7-licenses-what-does-it-mean/
Should journalists hack?
I experienced an interesting collection of contrasts going to journalism school in the mid 1990s. Inside the same building, we had investigative journalists who specialized in advanced use of databases and stodgy editors who missed the days of manual typewriters and wore technological ignorance as a badge of honor. And yet, there were textbooks that [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on July 6, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/07/should-journalists-hack/
How the Republican Party is losing me
I tend to lean to the right. For as long as I understood what it meant to be conservative or liberal, Republican or Democrat, I called myself a conservative Republican. In college, I wrote a newspaper column for 3 1/2 years brashly titled "No Left Turns."
In last year’s primary, I voted for Ron Paul for a couple of reasons. One, a lot of things he said made sense. Two, at least he sincerely believed in the things he said that didn’t make sense. And three, he’s a doctor. When Ron Paul predictably didn’t get the nomination, I voted against John McCain and for a Democrat, Barack Obama. The main reason was health care.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on October 19, 2009
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2009/10/how-the-republican-party-is-losing-me/
Why piracy matters
Rob O’Hara offers an interesting perspective on piracy.
I agree with him. 20 years ago, copyrighted material offered presence. It was something special.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on May 24, 2009
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2009/05/why-piracy-matters/
Self-Perpetuating Depression
My longtime friend Steve brought up a good point as we discussed our job situations. He said he read that some companies may be using the current DEPRESSION (I hate that r-word, let’s call things what they are) as an excuse to lay people off that they’ve been putting off because it would hurt morale.
The idea makes a lot of sense.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on January 9, 2009
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2009/01/self-perpetuating-depression/
More on Manhunt, plus revisiting Dr. Mudd
I’ve finished Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer. My impression is still favorable.
The short of it: It’s a well-told story in dramatic fashion, with good research to back it up.
For the long of it, you’ll have to read on.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on June 1, 2008
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2008/06/more-on-manhunt-plus-revisiting-dr-mudd/