Comments for Joe Szilagyi http://www.joeszilagyi.com Tech person, writer, gamer, political junkie Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:21:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on North America in the 21st century by bruce http://www.joeszilagyi.com/2010/02/08/north-america-in-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-46840 bruce Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:21:34 +0000 http://www.joeszilagyi.com/?p=2560#comment-46840 You're confusing "nation" and "Empire." Poland is still around after a millenium, in spite of its piss-poor geographic location. France, England...much longer-lasting entities than any empire. The only really likely breakup I can see happening is if the Christian fundamentalists and the sort of people who are still fighting the civil war manage to break off a chunk of the south, and for that to happen the Left is going to have to do a lot better in imposing actual change than President Hot Air has been doing so far. You’re confusing “nation” and “Empire.” Poland is still around after a millenium, in spite of its piss-poor geographic location. France, England…much longer-lasting entities than any empire. The only really likely breakup I can see happening is if the Christian fundamentalists and the sort of people who are still fighting the civil war manage to break off a chunk of the south, and for that to happen the Left is going to have to do a lot better in imposing actual change than President Hot Air has been doing so far.

]]> Comment on North America in the 21st century by betsyl http://www.joeszilagyi.com/2010/02/08/north-america-in-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-46833 betsyl Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:25:21 +0000 http://www.joeszilagyi.com/?p=2560#comment-46833 you're wrong. minnesota is so totally going to be annexed by canada. please? please canada? now would be okay! please? you’re wrong.

minnesota is so totally going to be annexed by canada.

please? please canada? now would be okay! please?

]]> Comment on Six for six by More fun with the Seattle City Attorney http://www.joeszilagyi.com/2009/11/03/six-for-six/comment-page-1/#comment-46383 More fun with the Seattle City Attorney Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:43:22 +0000 http://www.joeszilagyi.com/?p=2303#comment-46383 [...] who I wanted to win the local Seattle elections this year and how I did on my predictions–Six for six!–before. But if you want some evidence of why one of them was a seriously good pick, read this [...] [...] who I wanted to win the local Seattle elections this year and how I did on my predictions–Six for six!–before. But if you want some evidence of why one of them was a seriously good pick, read this [...]

]]> Comment on Local Seattle favorites by Joe Szilagyi http://www.joeszilagyi.com/2009/11/22/three-years-into-seattle-my-local-favorites/comment-page-1/#comment-45810 Joe Szilagyi Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:25:58 +0000 http://www.joeszilagyi.com/?p=2046#comment-45810 Time does fly, doesn't it? Charlies is like that place where you haven't been in some time, and then go again, it feels like you were just there the day before. Time does fly, doesn’t it?

Charlies is like that place where you haven’t been in some time, and then go again, it feels like you were just there the day before.

]]> Comment on Local Seattle favorites by Cow http://www.joeszilagyi.com/2009/11/22/three-years-into-seattle-my-local-favorites/comment-page-1/#comment-45809 Cow Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:14:45 +0000 http://www.joeszilagyi.com/?p=2046#comment-45809 Two thoughts: * I miss Charlie's so hard. * I can't believe it's _four years_ since y'all moved back. Two thoughts:
* I miss Charlie’s so hard.
* I can’t believe it’s _four years_ since y’all moved back.

]]> Comment on Just sent to my state reps on copyright law by Jeff http://www.joeszilagyi.com/2009/10/30/just-sent-to-my-state-reps-on-copyright-law/comment-page-1/#comment-45795 Jeff Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:16:05 +0000 http://www.joeszilagyi.com/?p=2252#comment-45795 Couldn't agree more. No one should even have to be making "fair use" arguments, because TVW shouldn't be asserting a copyright on most of their materials anyway. For example, with regard to their Washington Supreme Court recordings, the combination of being publicly fund *and* recording a public government proceeding makes the idea of any copyright on that material doubly absurd. Unfortunately, this seems to happen all the time. I subscribe to the state's "Official Advance Sheets of the Washington Reports (Containing Cases Determined in the Supreme Court Washington)", published by LexisNexis. The good news is that Lexis doesn't assert copyright on those materials, as they seem to do in so many other cases, but strangely they *do* assert a copyright on behalf of the State of Washington. What does it mean for the government to have a copyright? I suspect that Lexis simply can't fathom the concept of something being out of copyright.... Couldn’t agree more. No one should even have to be making “fair use” arguments, because TVW shouldn’t be asserting a copyright on most of their materials anyway. For example, with regard to their Washington Supreme Court recordings, the combination of being publicly fund *and* recording a public government proceeding makes the idea of any copyright on that material doubly absurd.

Unfortunately, this seems to happen all the time. I subscribe to the state’s “Official Advance Sheets of the Washington Reports (Containing Cases Determined in the Supreme Court Washington)”, published by LexisNexis. The good news is that Lexis doesn’t assert copyright on those materials, as they seem to do in so many other cases, but strangely they *do* assert a copyright on behalf of the State of Washington. What does it mean for the government to have a copyright?

I suspect that Lexis simply can’t fathom the concept of something being out of copyright….

]]> Comment on King County web team fails by King County web team only partly fails http://www.joeszilagyi.com/2009/11/06/king-county-web-team-fails/comment-page-1/#comment-45780 King County web team only partly fails Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:27:08 +0000 http://www.joeszilagyi.com/?p=2313#comment-45780 [...] In regards to this blog post from four days ago, I just found this in my inbox tonight: Back in 2007, King County initiated discussions with the federal government’s Department of General Services Administration (GSA), who administers the DOTGOV domains on the Internet, regarding King County’s web address. King County wanted to register the user-friendly address “kingcounty.gov”. Simultaneously, the GSA wanted King County to relinquish the address “metrokc.gov” in order to comply with their web address policies and also due to possible confusion with the city of Kansas City, Missouri. After negotiations, it was agreed that both would occur–King County would receive use of the domain name “kingcounty.gov” and King County would relinquish control of the domain name “metrokc.gov” effective January 31, 2009. [...] [...] In regards to this blog post from four days ago, I just found this in my inbox tonight: Back in 2007, King County initiated discussions with the federal government’s Department of General Services Administration (GSA), who administers the DOTGOV domains on the Internet, regarding King County’s web address. King County wanted to register the user-friendly address “kingcounty.gov”. Simultaneously, the GSA wanted King County to relinquish the address “metrokc.gov” in order to comply with their web address policies and also due to possible confusion with the city of Kansas City, Missouri. After negotiations, it was agreed that both would occur–King County would receive use of the domain name “kingcounty.gov” and King County would relinquish control of the domain name “metrokc.gov” effective January 31, 2009. [...]

]]> Comment on Seattle voter guide 2009 by Six for six http://www.joeszilagyi.com/2009/10/27/voting-in-seattle-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-45767 Six for six Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:17:42 +0000 http://www.joeszilagyi.com/?p=2162#comment-45767 [...] …is how I am so far, barring any last minute changes to election results, in the local Washington state and City of Seattle elections. I called and voted: [...] [...] …is how I am so far, barring any last minute changes to election results, in the local Washington state and City of Seattle elections. I called and voted: [...]

]]> Comment on Seattle voter guide 2009 by Election Day http://www.joeszilagyi.com/2009/10/27/voting-in-seattle-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-45764 Election Day Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:56:23 +0000 http://www.joeszilagyi.com/?p=2162#comment-45764 [...] you’ve not voted yet, and are in Washington state, click here for my voters guide. It has specific info for City of Seattle voters, as well. Share and [...] [...] you’ve not voted yet, and are in Washington state, click here for my voters guide. It has specific info for City of Seattle voters, as well. Share and [...]

]]> Comment on Was the fix in for the Seattle tunnel? by Seattle viaduct collapse http://www.joeszilagyi.com/2009/10/22/was-the-fix-in-for-the-seattle-tunnel/comment-page-1/#comment-45677 Seattle viaduct collapse Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:02:59 +0000 http://www.joeszilagyi.com/?p=1994#comment-45677 [...] posted the other day about that Seattle Viaduct (it’s actually the Alaskan Way Viaduct, or I-99). These are a [...] [...] posted the other day about that Seattle Viaduct (it’s actually the Alaskan Way Viaduct, or I-99). These are a [...]

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