NJ | Jason E. Shao

Eric Eldred Act

Jul

14

2003

Many librarians, historians, and others have become increasingly concerned at the ever-expanding reach of copyright (and patent law for that matter) both in bredth and length. The Eric Eldred is a movement to put in place an easy system to speed the transition of commercial works that authors are not recieving value from into the ...

Iranian Joined Twins

Jul

9

2003

The death of the conjoined Iranian twins was a tragedy, however directing people’s natural sadness against the medical community that attempted the procedure is a mistake.

The Italian Job

Jul

8

2003

All in all, I thought the film Italian Job was great, and definitely satisfying in terms of entertainment value. It’s fast paced, and has enough cleverness and plot twists to keep me happy.

Weather Anomaly

Apr

16

2003

It always amazes me how the weather can be so cold and frigid one day, and yet so warm and inviting (like today) the next. Oh well, I guess that it’s just something we have to enjoy. ——–

Anti-war demonstrations

Mar

22

2003

Something that amazes me is the emphasis the media gives Anti-war rallies due to their numbers. 100,000 people is a significant amount, mind you, however I note that organizations like Louis Farakhan, or Promisekeepers, or NOW can rally larger numbers in peacetime without gathering equivalent attention. Although 100,000 individuals is a non-insignificant number, in this ...