Archive for February 22nd, 2005

Blockbuster Sued for not Disclosing Late Fees

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2005

Late last week, New Jersey’s attorney general sued Blockbuster under the premise that it does not adequately inform consumers about its policies and fees.
This article is a bit tangential. In January, I scribbled some thoughts about borrowing videos from libraries instead of paying money to rent them in light of someone else’s post about Blockbuster’s [...]

The Oral Tradition

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2005

Speaking of reading, I went to a gathering where people read books, stories, poems, and other items aloud. I used to do this sort of thing quite a bit in high school and have missed it. I listened to passages from quite a few authors I haven’t read before. It’s a great way to get [...]

Jessamyn hints at differences between Canada’s Freedom to Read Week and the U.S.’s Banned Books Week

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2005

So maybe I’m okay having not finished one of the books I started reading around Banned Books Week and maybe I can finally finish it this week in honor of Freedom to Read Week …

The blogosphere echos like a public broadcasting pledge drive

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2005

with reminders about Wikipedia’s fund drive. The one above is from Bill Ives.
("Power corrupts. Power failure corrupts absolutely." It’s finally happened. I go to use Wikipedia and it’s down completely because of a power failure. I guess I am the improbability nexus. Either that or that Wikipedia server guy should be chained to his desk [...]

North Carolina Blog Group

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2005

A group of bloggers in North Carolina is trying to organize regular meetings.


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