About licenses, photos and online mobs

Over the past day there’s been a little “crisis” going on over at FriendFeed. Let me introduce the contenders first:
* Kol Tregaskes, who liked a photo on DeviantArt which made it to his FriendFeed account (on June 19th!) via visualize.us
* “velonka”, the photographer of that photo and model in that photo who noticed the image on July 6th
* The picture on DeviantArt, originally marked as Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 LicenseNow, after a few weeks of no action at all, the photographer noticed the photo on FriendFeed and didn’t wait a second to rain down some foul language on Kol:

VerothicA: WHY IS MY PHOTO HERE? are you fucvking retarded? remove it now! Its for Deviantart.com members ONLY you asshole!!!! – velonka

No, not some nice asking to take it down or – what my approach would have been – saying thanks for sharing. Full throttle from a stand still which shortly thereafter got her some flack from other commenters. And rightly so.

Only after various posts the lady apparently notices that her photo was posted as Creative Commons and removes that licensing. Of course, too little too late. Starting a conversation like she did, you are just asking for trouble. I’m wondering whether she is writing the people at Google, Microsoft and Yahoo letters in the same language because the photo is showing up there too.

About licenses, photos and online mobs | holgr.com

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Your Daily - Weekend Roundup Show for July 5, 2009

A show about the articles of interest I find on the internet during the week and post at http://yourdaily.blogspot.com. At the end of the week I try to tell my son about these articles in this show.

Download:
yourdaily090705.mp3
yourdaily090705.ogg


Creative Commons license: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0

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40 Free High Quality Hand-drawn Fonts

40 Free High Quality Hand-drawn Fonts | Graphics:

"Unlike the serif font family, these hand drawn fonts looked less serious but they tend to give and convey strong human touch wherever they are applied."

A bicycle love story.

A bicycle love story. on Vimeo

A bicycle love story. from Grandchildren on Vimeo.
The film made in two days.

Amplify Your Speakerphone with a Cereal Bowl

Lifehacker - Amplify Your Speakerphone with a Cereal Bowl - Clever Uses: "Sometimes the volume on your cellphone's speaker just isn't loud or clear enough. What can you do without a soldering iron or third-party add-on? Turn a breakfast utensil into a makeshift amplifier."

Go F*@&k Yourself Picture Frames

Stealourideas.com

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Wax MP3: A New Open Music Player Project

Indie Music Tech: Wax MP3: A New Project from Lucas Gonze:
"Lucas Gonze, creator of Webjay and the XSPF open audio playlist format has released his latest project, Wax MP3, a super fast and minimalist browser-based radio station for music on the open web."

King Diamond Has Found Happiness And Ends His Career

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_vL1WjNNhI
this was too funny for me. so I had to post it. :)

Good-Bye Analog TV

Kind of a cool little video of analog TV's final moments

paper taco trucks!

print 'em out and fold 'em!

paper taco trucks - a set on Flickr

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Man upset girlfriend doesn’t look like J-Lo, takes it out on hairdresser.

The assault trial stems from a bizarre series of events in 2006.

Lacey's then-girlfriend Aleena Shadbina allegedly paid $1600 to Broadbeach hairdresser Phillipe Hadchiti for hair extensions, and later returned wanting a hair dye to look more like Hollywood star J-Lo. Mr Hadchiti said he would not dye the hair but another salon did.

Lacey later returned to Mr Hadchiti's salon after his girlfriend complained about the results of her J-Lo-inspired do.

An argument broke out and Lacey allegedly punched Mr Hadchiti after demanding a refund and trying to take money out of the till.

Salon feud leads to Jade Lacey charge | The Australian

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When Dogs Twitter

image.gif (GIF Image, 640x722 pixels) - Scaled (76%)

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Perez Hilton says he was punched by Peas' manager

TORONTO – Police have charged the tour manager of the Black Eyed Peas with assault after he allegedly gave celebrity blogger Perez Hilton a black eye outside a Toronto nightclub.
Hilton said he got into an argument with band members Fergie and will.i.am at the Cobra nightclub early Monday morning and was punched outside by Polo Molina, the band's tour manager. They were at the club following a Sunday night video awards show.
Molina turned himself in and has been charged with assaulting Hilton, Toronto Police Constable Tony Vella said. Molina is due in court Aug. 5.
Hilton, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira, complained about the incident on the microblogging site Twitter. He tweeted at 4 a.m.: "I am bleeding. Please, I need to file a police report. No joke."

Perez Hilton says he was punched by Peas' manager - Yahoo! News

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Mountaineous Inclined House

Mountaineous Inclined House by Nunatak Architectes | design(dot)fr: "Designed by Nunatak Architectes, this amazingly unique house is located in a picturesque valley of Switzerland. Inspired by a mountain, this house is like a huge inclined block – sloping roofs epitomize mountain slopes and the lovely grey color of the house blends in perfectly with the hilly terrain. The most interesting thing is that some walls are made of simple stones that simply gives the entire house a more “eco-friendly” feel. A must-have for those who are looking for a quite getaway from the hectic city life. Isn’t it?"

Wibiya - a new and cool website toolbar.

Boost your blog with rich and interactive features.
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Wibiya enables blogs to integrate the most exciting services, applications and widgets of their choice into their blog through customized web-based toolbars. 
Our platform offers a one-stop solution for integrating, managing and tracking third-party applications.

Wibiya | Homepage

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Turn a Book Into a Top-Secret Camera Case

Photojojo - Turn a Book Into a Top-Secret Camera Case:

"Invisible ink, spy cameras, secret passageways… if it’s incognito, we love it.

Our yen for all things surreptitious and sneaky has inspired us to craft this clansdestine camera case out of a hollowed-out book.

It’s highly useful for tricking enemy spies into believing you are a harmless bookworm instead of the undercover photo ninja that you are."

NYC TAXI DRIVER HAS PASSENGERS CREATE ART WHILE IN CAB

Fabio Peralta has turned the back seat of his yellow cab into an art studio for his passengers, and has commissioned thousands of works.

As soon as a passenger hops into his Crown Vic, Peralta, a 40-year veteran hack, hands the rider a pen and a stack of computer paper.

"I tell them to create art, any kind of art," he said."I don't care what it is. Whatever comes to their brain, I say."

Passengers often hesitate at first.

But, incredibly, most put down the BlackBerry, pick up the paper and get to work as Peralta zips through and streets.

NYC TAXI DRIVER FABIO PERALTA HAS PASSENGERS CREATE ART WHILE IN CAB - New York Post

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Comfort Wipe - Now you'll never have to touch a dirty toilet tissue!

For over a hundred years we've been using toilet tissues the same old way. Now there's a better way with the extended reach and comfortable to use Comfort Wipe™. It grabs and holds the toilet tissue in perfect postions so you can easily wipe yourself. When you're done, just dispense the soiled tissue right in the toilet with the press of a button. Comfort Wipe™ extends your reach a full 18" while the anotomical design follows the contours of your body for perfect cleaning.

Comfort Wipe, The Official Site, As Seen On TV
I thought this was a joke when I first saw it.

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The Top 10 Awesome Things You Didn't Know About Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood has become a living monument of Hollywood. He is to film what Chuck Norris is to roundhouse kicks: the founding father and ruling king. His squint alone has the ability to make lesser filmmakers renounce the craft altogether and his gravelly snarl has made plenty of punks reassess the status of their luck. But everyone knows he’s a badass, and everyone knows he’s as talented behind a camera as he is behind the trigger of a .44 Magnum. But there are some things you might not have known about him.

The Top 10 Awesome Things You Didn't Know About Clint Eastwood | Top Movies

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Hugh Laurie interviews Michael Jackson- A Bit of Fry and Laurie

YouTube - Hugh Laurie interviews Michael Jackson- A Bit of Fry and Laurie- BBC Comedy

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