9 december
2003- update
it has been quite a while since i
spouted off on something hasn’t it? so let’s just go and start on a bunch of quick hit updates:
- i decided to drop the
engineering program. not that i had much realistic
choice in the matter. i knew i
was uber-screwed when i
studied for my physics class, had a formula sheet and calculator and
scored a 21.
out of 100.
- after a year of unbearable circumstances with having a
very uncooperative roommate, i am now by
myself. that’s
right. no
roommate for me. so
now i can stay up as late, watch what i want and listen to what i
want without consideration of anyone else.
- i get my ass some
responsibility moderating a message board, avalancheboard.com. it’s not hard,
and rather fun wielding power like that.
with the avs
having a stellar season so far, modding has been
a breeze. i do have to submit material once a month to
keep my mod powers though which blows.
sometimes it’s hard for me to come up with
a relevant topic. i’ll post my commentaries
here soon.
- the network nazi’s got
me. i was shut down for a week because i shared stuff through winmx
that absolutely NOBODY listens
to, OTR: old time radio. i love old radio shows,
mainly because they are infinitely better than what’s on television
nowadays. the
university nabs me for distributing hard to find (and in some cases with
cardinal basketball and a few other shows) and completely unique files
that nobody has. don’t
bother contacting me for anything, I don’t want to get noticed again. the next stage
is shut down for the semester i believe.
this brings me to
this major rant. there
should be a distinction between sharing copyrighted material and sharing public
domain. to my
knowledge the OTR shows are public domain, as were the basketball games. was there other
stuff i shared, yes (not songs) so if i got nabbed for that i wouldn’t
be complaining. but
this was free over-the-radio recordings.
are you telling me that it is perfectly legal
to listen to stuff over the air, record stuff for my private use over the air
but not share it if there is no disclaimer saying that it is illegal to
disseminate such material? not fair i say. punish those that
are actively sharing stuff that is blatantly illegal to do but don’t bring the
hammer down when there is a major grey area.
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i
am open to response. e-mail
me at jcarti01@louisville.edu or jcarti01@yahoo.com. hate
mail summarily deleted.