As newspapers across the nation slide into oblivion AP is cracking down hard, and I mean HARD, on copyright infringements. Never mind bloggers give them more readers but I digress... and from several forums there are folks already being contacted to cease and desist on even the smallest of potatoes on such things as posting a paragraph, or short quote, with a link on forums. (On forums?) Anyway, such layouts on blogs are being pointed out as a no-no. (Though, again, all the emails/letters/phone calls I've heard about have been sent to forums! Insanity!) That said, I will more than likely do one of three things: Be closing Oil and Tar, write my own bits about the story in full rather then include quotes or paragraphs from the original, or wait to see how this stink pans out. Goodness knows they shouldn't go after the little guys... but then again, in this failing, fragile economy, never say never.
Part of me understands, both as a writer and having dealt with AP, another part of me says they are shooting themselves in the foot.
Anyway, you can always visit me at Mother of the Munchkins. No quoting and linking there. I don't readily speak politically at that blog but I'd be more than happy to have you over.
Adios!
MOTM
An older video on AP issue...
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
No joke
Friday, March 13, 2009
Stupidity times a million!
It's very unfortunate that these teens, these children, are that stupid.
Many Boston teens surveyed say Rihanna is at fault for assault
Nearly half of the 200 Boston teenagers interviewed for an informal poll said pop star Rihanna was responsible for the beating...
Sad.
Disturbing.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Stupid is, as stupid does
Silly woman, it's only a 911 emergency when they forget to salt the fries. Duh!
A McNuggets "Emergency"
Floridian called 911 three times over McDonald's chicken shortage
MARCH 3--Angered that her local McDonald's was out of Chicken McNuggets, a Florida woman called 911 three times to report the fast food "emergency."
Monday, March 2, 2009
Time for some good news! Of sorts.
I think we need a little good news today, right?
If more employers would simply embrace this new way of thinking what an enormous change to our country, our lives! The old school thinking needs to be abandoned. (This goes with schools but we'll leave that subject for another day.) Why employers find it necessary to have warm bodies to prove production, (In such jobs that can be done from home, of course.) is beyond me. It's just too bad one of the company examples in this story is Capital One. I no likey C.O.
Telecommuting: Once a Perk, Now a Necessity
Eve Gelb's life was once a blur of hour-and-a-half commutes on the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles. What memories...
Monday, February 23, 2009
I can't write here anymore because...
... of the sheer stupidity of our government...
Washington sends $1 food stamp checks to 250,000
The Associated Press
OLYMPIA, Wash. The state of Washington sent out $1 checks to the 250,000 food stamp recipients in the state.
(with information from The Olympian)
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