Category Archives: Movies

Infringement is not stealing

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Joe Brockmeier

A friend of mine, and respected colleague, has written a piece over on LinuxToday that bears mentioning: Editor’s Note: Copying is Stealing. Though I agree with the spirit of the piece, I have to take issue with the conflation of … Continue reading →

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/usr/bin/links -date=’Tuesday, November 24′

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Joe Brockmeier

Some choice bits from around the Web about technology, politics, and community development. Using Python to create UNIX command line tools —  “If you work in IT, as a UNIX Sysadmin, a software developer, or even a manager, there a … Continue reading →

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Quick thoughts on V

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Joe Brockmeier

The minute George Lucas’ body is cold, someone will be re-making Star Wars. (Aside from George himself, that is. He’s been remaking the originals for years now…) Until then, the entertainment industry has to content itself with remaking all the … Continue reading →

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Funny People

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Joe Brockmeier

Either I’m getting old and picky, or the crop of movies the last few years has been particularly crappy. Or both, I suppose. I can’t remember very many movies that have really resonated with me for the last few years … Continue reading →

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