http://importance.corante.com/ en-us ernest.miller@aya.yale.edu 2005-06-23T02:03:05-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/23/analysis_of_the_market_for_law_professors.php Emory University School of Law Prof. Sara K. Stadler has an interesting paper that is sure to create debate in the halls of the legal academe (The Bulls and Bears of Law Teaching). This Essay provides readers with a unique... 6176@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-23T02:03:05-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/17/licensed_goldfish.php GloFish are fluorescent fish that were originally bred to help detect environmental pollutants. Read the GloFish FAQ: About GloFish. Of course, who wouldn't want a flourescent fish for the dull, unexciting fish tank at home? So, they are now available... 6095@http://importance.corante.com/ Patent 2005-06-17T11:55:59-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/06/14/im_sorry_dave_im_afraid_i_cant_do_that.php I'm not one to post much about case mods, but I want one of these: Hal 9000 Case Mod.... 6044@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-06-14T09:52:12-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/05/30/copyright_and_aliens.php Hallucinogenesis notes the following copyright anecdote from Murmurs of Earth, Carl Sagan's book about the Voyager Golden Record that has accompanied the Voyager Spacecraft into interstellar space (Copyright Law Prevents Aliens from Listening to The Beatles):We wanted to send “Here... 5832@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-05-30T09:54:50-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/05/29/pop_rocks_patent.php Phosita unearths the patent for Pop Rocks, #4,289,794, from 1980 (How Stuff Works - Pop Rocks!).The present invention relates to improvements in the method of preparing gasified candy. It specifically relates to maintaining the sugar melt at a lower temperature... 5825@http://importance.corante.com/ Patent 2005-05-29T21:24:13-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/05/27/dont_you_just_hate_that.php Your Tech Weblog points out one of those annoyances of the modern, technological life (My Current Tech Pet Peeve):My current tech pet peeve: gadget power adapters that aren't properly labeled. An iRiver AC adapter, for instance, should read "iRiver" somewhere... 5806@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-05-27T21:53:02-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/05/27/that_thx_sound.php Ever wondered where that birth-of-the-digital-world sound came from? Well, thanks to engadget, now you can know: Music Thing: The THX Sound.... 5799@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-05-27T16:53:31-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/05/13/govt_doesnt_want_to_tax_certain_nevada_industry.php Just an oddity. According to the Washington Times, Nevada brothels can't get the government to tax them, try as they might (Brothels Find They Can't Buy Legitimacy). How nice it must be to work in an industry that the government... 5604@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-05-13T09:10:42-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/05/11/selfreplicating_robots_advance.php The most complex self-replicating robot yet built: Robots master reproduction. Be sure to check out the video. Primitive, but fascinating to watch. Of course, one has to wonder at the theoretical copyright issues self-replicating robots represent. via Good Morning Silicon... 5579@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-05-11T15:49:59-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/05/11/youre_in_the_movie.php An article from the Times Online from a couple of months ago, but interesting (Go to the cinema and star in the film you're about to see):QUEUEING outside what appears to be an ordinary cinema, members of the audience are... 5576@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-05-11T10:04:33-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2004/07/27/barbie_on_the_induce_act_iica_from_my_cold_plastic_hands_senator_hatch.php Barbie in a Blender is a wonderful celebration of free speech and fair use:So when Utah artist Tom Forsythe took this photograph of Barbie in a blender as part of a series of critical fine-art Barbie photos, Mattel got pissed.... 5297@http://importance.corante.com/ INDUCE Act 2004-07-27T23:05:51-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2004/07/14/the_abridged_riaa_letter_on_the_induce_act_iica.php Sometimes, you just don't have time to read a lengthy annotation (The Excessively Annotated RIAA Letter on the INDUCE Act (IICA)). In such cases, an abriged version is much better. Brad Hill of the Digital Music Weblog has done us... 5243@http://importance.corante.com/ INDUCE Act 2004-07-14T23:20:42-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2004/07/08/microsoft_is_the_ogrethulu.php Brother Dana writes a post that uses Steve Jackson Games' Ogre as a metaphor for the difficulties that Microsoft has in dealing with viruses and bugs (Moore's Lore: Ogre). For those who aren't wargamers, Ogre is an extremely cool game... 5210@http://importance.corante.com/ Oddities 2004-07-08T16:40:54-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2004/07/06/the_debate_over_free_information_100_years_ago.php One hundred years ago today, the Oil City Public Library opened thanks to a $50,000 donation from Andrew Carnegie (Building of library was controversial issue back in 1904). Yet, as the title of the article indicates, building the library was... 5198@http://importance.corante.com/ Oddities 2004-07-06T05:41:54-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2004/07/01/fcc_to_fine_only_viacom_for_broadcasting_indecency_why.php Reuters is reporting that the FCC is going to fine Viacom $550,000 for Janet's nipple flash on the SuperBowl (Jackson Breast Flash May Get $550,000 Fine-Source). Jeff Jarvis notes that this would mean Janet completely topless would rate a million... 5187@http://importance.corante.com/ Freedom of Expression 2004-07-01T22:36:14-08:00