Get ready for Microsoft, cable and phone companies, and quite a few other people to know a lot more about what you do on your computer...

http://tinyurl.com/pcrzq

"It's supposed to protect you from predators spying on your computer habits, but a bill Microsoft Corp. helped write for Oklahoma will open your personal information to warrantless searches, according to a computer privacy expert and a state representative."

Perhaps only immediately relevant to folks in Oklahoma, the rest of us need to stay aware of what is going on all over.

Unintended Consequences: Seven Years under the DMCA

http://tinyurl.com/6ouey

"This document collects a number of reported cases where the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA have been invoked not against pirates, but against consumers, scientists, and legitimate competitors."

"Trek" Rediscovered by "Lost" Creator - Yahoo! News

http://tinyurl.com/krtsq

[Hey, it's not an anti-RIAA post ;-)]

Oh! Happy Day! Another Star Trek movie!!

Ever since the summer of 1974 I have been enamored of Star Trek. My first serious crush was on Mr. Spock (I can still recall the intense jealousy I felt against Nurse Christine...that b...well, you know :-D) The Next Generation or Voyager or Deep Space Nine crews didn't do much for me - give me my politically incorrect space cowboys!

In fact, I may have to go put Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan on the DVD player now...