(Real) Piracy funds terror

This came across my RSS feed this morning.

Piracy, in this case, equals counterfeit products. I think this is a worthy distinction. Diabolical amputation of pinkies indeed...

When we discuss "piracy," I think it's important to discuss it with that distinction in mind. I'm, personally, often not talking about counterfeit handbags, but rather the people in the corner of the creepy flea market on Kishwalkee (sp) Street in Rockford, selling copies of movies not even out yet. A for-profit enterprise...

But no boats, at least in Rockford. Johnny Depp will have to wait for the CGI train to hook up to reality.

Feed: Ars Technica
Posted on: Monday, March 31, 2008 1:12 AM
Author: nate@arstechnica.com (Nate Anderson)
Subject: US Attorney General: Piracy funds terror

The Attorney General gives a speech on intellectual property in which piracy and counterfeiting turn out to fund—wait for it—terrorism. Bet you didn't see that one coming. Fortunately, the AG understands who the pirates really are.

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Focus! Focus!

Okay, so I have a hard time focusing. Especially at work. I mean, I can close twitter, and my instant message client(s), and even my e-mail, but I still can't seem to focus on the words in front of me.

I guess I'm not alone.

Here are some text editors which, basically, black out the entire screen except for your text. Dead-simple.

• Q10 (Windows, Free)
• Dark Room (Windows, Free)
• WriteRoom (For Mac OSX, Free Download, but a buy button, too?)

I figured I'd share this hear because while we're talking about authorship on-line, sometimes that constant ability to communicate and getting information, well, gets in the way of getting stuff done.

Don't View that Cuban Web Site!

In light of the Wikinews post earlier, I thought it was interesting that they were not the only ones who have had their domains "blocked."

Link.

This OFAC list is something we did use quite frequently when I worked at a bank to prevent certain people/organizations from opening bank accounts. But this is blocking of speech. From Cuba to Europe. The U.S. only handled some traffic.