Comments for Technology, Thoughts, and Trinkets http://www.christopher-parsons.com/blog Touring the digital through type Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:06:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 Comment on Mac Preview: Towards Breaching Bill C-61 (Copyright in Canada) by Christopher http://www.christopher-parsons.com/blog/archives/139#comment-199 Christopher Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:14:01 +0000 http://www.christopher-parsons.com/blog/archives/139#comment-199 Glad that I could help with the print-to-pdf option; there are some great print apps in Linux that let you print to pdf. I think that Ubuntu 8.04 lets you natively print to .pdf, but I'm not sure on that. The bill is scary, and bizarre - if you use Linux regularly, I would strongly suggest that you read the bill. It's not the shortest, but you'll find that the language is ... unsettling. I'm still waiting for an MP! Mine resigned recently, and so I've been harassing candidates about this issue for a while now *grin* Glad that I could help with the print-to-pdf option; there are some great print apps in Linux that let you print to pdf. I think that Ubuntu 8.04 lets you natively print to .pdf, but I’m not sure on that.

The bill is scary, and bizarre - if you use Linux regularly, I would strongly suggest that you read the bill. It’s not the shortest, but you’ll find that the language is … unsettling.

I’m still waiting for an MP! Mine resigned recently, and so I’ve been harassing candidates about this issue for a while now *grin*

]]> Comment on Mac Preview: Towards Breaching Bill C-61 (Copyright in Canada) by Tracy Rosen http://www.christopher-parsons.com/blog/archives/139#comment-198 Tracy Rosen Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:19:48 +0000 http://www.christopher-parsons.com/blog/archives/139#comment-198 a) thank you for teaching me what 'print to pdf' means! b) I agree, this bill does not sound sensible. I use open source software via ubuntu/linux and one of the reasons is because of the spirit of share and share alike that exists within the linux community. c) off to contact my mp... a) thank you for teaching me what ‘print to pdf’ means!

b) I agree, this bill does not sound sensible. I use open source software via ubuntu/linux and one of the reasons is because of the spirit of share and share alike that exists within the linux community.

c) off to contact my mp…

]]> Comment on Open Source and Open Office XML by Technology, Thoughts, and Trinkets » The Sweet Smell of Redmond… http://www.christopher-parsons.com/blog/archives/20#comment-192 Technology, Thoughts, and Trinkets » The Sweet Smell of Redmond… Tue, 27 May 2008 02:28:44 +0000 http://www.christopher-parsons.com/blog/archives/20#comment-192 [...] previously talked about the horrors of the native document format in the Office 2007 (and now 2008 for Mac as well), OOXML. I’m not going to go through an [...] […] previously talked about the horrors of the native document format in the Office 2007 (and now 2008 for Mac as well), OOXML. I’m not going to go through an […]

]]> Comment on Public and Private Digital Space by Technology, Thoughts, and Trinkets » Boost Up Your Net With ISP Injections http://www.christopher-parsons.com/blog/archives/17#comment-187 Technology, Thoughts, and Trinkets » Boost Up Your Net With ISP Injections Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:47:48 +0000 http://www.christopher-parsons.com/blog/archives/17#comment-187 [...] written about Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) technologies before, and their various potential privacy issues. Generally, I’ve talked about how the possibility [...] […] written about Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) technologies before, and their various potential privacy issues. Generally, I’ve talked about how the possibility […]

]]> Comment on Genealogy and the ‘Net by Christopher http://www.christopher-parsons.com/blog/archives/15#comment-185 Christopher Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:06:47 +0000 http://www.christopher-parsons.com/blog/archives/15#comment-185 Hi Noora, I'm glad to hear that you're enjoying the content and welcome your comments - I love this research (as is likely evident) and love talking about it as well. If you're interested in my examination of constitutional norms and the governing principles of liberal democratic nation-states, typically understood privacy theory, and what I propose as an adequate privacy theory for a digital era, I welcome you to look through my MA thesis. You can access it off my homepage, http://www.christopher-parsons.com. ~Chris Hi Noora,

I’m glad to hear that you’re enjoying the content and welcome your comments - I love this research (as is likely evident) and love talking about it as well. If you’re interested in my examination of constitutional norms and the governing principles of liberal democratic nation-states, typically understood privacy theory, and what I propose as an adequate privacy theory for a digital era, I welcome you to look through my MA thesis. You can access it off my homepage, http://www.christopher-parsons.com.

~Chris

]]> Comment on Genealogy and the ‘Net by Noora http://www.christopher-parsons.com/blog/archives/15#comment-184 Noora Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:49:29 +0000 http://www.christopher-parsons.com/blog/archives/15#comment-184 Hi Christopher. I came upon your blog and just wanted you to know that I am really enjoying the content. I do a lot of research in the areas you write about and not many people read enough to draw the conclusions you have. Case in point regarding this article. It is so true that most people don't realize that they are reading the same rehashed ideas. So, thanks for putting this out there. Noora Hi Christopher. I came upon your blog and just wanted you to know that I am really enjoying the content. I do a lot of research in the areas you write about and not many people read enough to draw the conclusions you have. Case in point regarding this article. It is so true that most people don’t realize that they are reading the same rehashed ideas. So, thanks for putting this out there.
Noora

]]> Comment on Public and Private Digital Space by Technology, Thoughts, and Trinkets » Shaping your Identity http://www.christopher-parsons.com/blog/archives/17#comment-183 Technology, Thoughts, and Trinkets » Shaping your Identity Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:02:17 +0000 http://www.christopher-parsons.com/blog/archives/17#comment-183 [...] a previous post, entitled ‘Public and Private Digital Space’ I noted the risks associated with Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) hardware. This technology has [...] […] a previous post, entitled ‘Public and Private Digital Space’ I noted the risks associated with Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) hardware. This technology has […]

]]> Comment on Public and Private Digital Space by Technology, Thoughts, and Trinkets » Shaping Your Identity http://www.christopher-parsons.com/blog/archives/17#comment-182 Technology, Thoughts, and Trinkets » Shaping Your Identity Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:42:50 +0000 http://www.christopher-parsons.com/blog/archives/17#comment-182 [...] a previous post, entitled ‘Public and Private Digital Space‘ I noted the risks associated with Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) hardware. This technology has [...] […] a previous post, entitled ‘Public and Private Digital Space‘ I noted the risks associated with Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) hardware. This technology has […]

]]> Comment on Open Source and Open Office XML by Technology, Thoughts, and Trinkets » Doubleclick + Adblock = I’m a Moral Monster? http://www.christopher-parsons.com/blog/archives/20#comment-146 Technology, Thoughts, and Trinkets » Doubleclick + Adblock = I’m a Moral Monster? Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:21:00 +0000 http://www.christopher-parsons.com/blog/archives/20#comment-146 [...] to Linux after spending time in Windows to work on my thesis (it’s in the .docx format that I railed about previously, before I knew much about the format and, because of the importance of the document, I’m [...] […] to Linux after spending time in Windows to work on my thesis (it’s in the .docx format that I railed about previously, before I knew much about the format and, because of the importance of the document, I’m […]

]]> Comment on Web 2.0 and Education by Talking Creatively About Education 2.0 » New Online Tools for TAs: Web 2.0 possibilities and pitfalls http://www.christopher-parsons.com/blog/archives/25#comment-40 Talking Creatively About Education 2.0 » New Online Tools for TAs: Web 2.0 possibilities and pitfalls Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:23:28 +0000 http://www.christopher-parsons.com/blog/archives/25#comment-40 [...] Web 2.0 focuses on the immanent forces involved in content creation and banishes the transcendent and privileged attitude that knowledge identifies an ideal form of Truth. It embraces inclusivity as its central tenet, insofar as all that can access the digital environment are to be permitted to participate in it. (Source) [...] […] Web 2.0 focuses on the immanent forces involved in content creation and banishes the transcendent and privileged attitude that knowledge identifies an ideal form of Truth. It embraces inclusivity as its central tenet, insofar as all that can access the digital environment are to be permitted to participate in it. (Source) […]

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