Lynne Kiesling I’m still out in Montana, attending a Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment conference on energy for federal judges and law professors. Today I’m talking about one of my favorite topics: prices to devices! So far I’ve learned a lot, including a very interesting presentation from University of Illinois professor Bob …
Lynne Kiesling From Reason, a good read from Steve Chapman on energy efficiency, particularly stricter fuel efficiency mandates. He does a good job of doing something that not enough people think about: people object to policies that will increase the price of gasoline (such as a gas tax, a carbon tax, or carbon trading), but …
Lynne Kiesling Very good. Lots of action, plot twists and resolutions. Does justice to the Arthurian and hero themes, without overdoing it (to my taste). Not perfect. But well worth the price of admission. I’m sure I’ll think of more later, but these are my initial thoughts. More below the cut, with spoilers …
Lynne Kiesling It’s 5 PM out here in Montana, where I am at the moment, and I’ve finished the first ten chapters. More after the fold, with oblique spoiler references, so don’t click through if you are concerned.
Lynne Kiesling This entry at Wired’s blog Autopia points out a new National Petroleum Council study that says that the U.S. will have to develop lots of alternate energy sources over the next 25 years, and that until we do so, expect gas prices to remain high.
Lynne Kiesling Here’s an interesting Technology Review interview with Digg founder Kevin Rose, talking about about the new ideas and creativity that flourish when you just define the platform and let the participants create the content. A good complexity and emergent order read.
Lynne Kiesling Sometimes the old ideas become new again … such is the case with chill storage or ice storage. Say you have a big high-rise building with air conditioning installed. In peak hours on hot days, your air conditioning use puts a lot of strain on the network, threatening a blackout. So if you …
Lynne Kiesling How many of you have done this? You’re puttering around on the Internet, and a shoe moment strikes: hey, wonder what Zappos has that might catch my interest. I’m in the market for, say, a pair of black ballet flats, but they can’t be too flat, and they have to have some insole …
Lynne Kiesling Back in 1790, the authors of the Constitution of the United States included copyright in the property rights protections provided in the Constitution: [The Congress shall have Power…] To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings …
Lynne Kiesling Reason’s Jeff Taylor has written an article that gives some insight into the history and motivation behind the current listener-based royalty rates that will go into effect on Sunday, unless a last-minute compromise occurs. Turns out digital is not perfect. Digital can be crap. And a perfect digital copy of perfect crap is …
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