A narrated look at the place where I live, complete with background music. Nothing special or touristy; I wanted you to see the ordinary, everyday aspect of this small (but growing w-a-y too fast) Florida city that is consistently overshadowed by neighboring Sarasota.
Professor Moglen grew up in an era where software was more free than it is today. In this clip he talks about his path eventually crossed that of Richard Stallman, and how they came to work together to make software free once more.
Hey, ladies, stick out your can. Here comes the garbage man! In Bradenton, Florida, he's one of the lowest-paid and hardest-working city employees, and hardly anybody pays any attention to him or gives him props for doing good work. So this video is my personal tribute to Bradenton's Solid Waste Department -- a great bunch of folks who deserve lots more recognition than they get.
Professor Moglen compares Microsoft's concerns and priorities with those of the free software world, and concludes that Microsoft's path is much more difficult.
Just a little "talking head" speech about why Net Neutrality is important for every small-timer who makes his or her own videos and distributes them via the Internet.
The somewhat popular YouTube video, "Al Gore's Penguin Army" - http://youtube.com/w atch?v=IZSqXUSwHRI - misuses the famous Linux mascot, Tux. And no credit is given to Tux's creator, Larry Ewing. Shame, shame, shame!
For those who have never been there, a glimpse of the famous "Microsoft Campus." Bland buildings, a fair amount of greenery, endless parking lots. It really looks like any office park anywhere except that all the buildings have "Microsoft" signs on them. Related story on Linux.com: Microsoft desperately wants my love -- and yours, URL http://news.linux.co m/news/06/12/12/0852 22.shtml?tid=9&tid=9 6
Professor Moglen explains why Microsoft is currently "throwing coupons out of airplanes" and why GPLv3 makes it in their best interest to drop the patent clauses from their Novell agreement.
La Fe Boxing Club in Bradenton, Florida, is run by Aaron Avalos. He gets no government support. He trains champion boxers and -- more important -- provides local kids with an alternative to the gang life.
The day Sun Microsystems announced that it was buying MySQL A.B. (for a billion dollars total, no less) MySQL was having a corporate meeting in Orlando, Florida, about two hours from my home. It was a "no press" event, but I've known some of these guys for many years and begged an invite. So here you go... what they had to say to http://linux.com -- unscripted & off-the-cuff
Palmetto is a pleasant little town that has historically had low housing prices and more industry and agriculture than tourism. Now expensive condos and villas are being built there, but Palmetto's basic essence survives.
Another one of my "Bradenton Tour" videos, one I only had to walk around the corner to make, because Karen's private gallery (and famous jam-party location) is on 15th Ave. W near 11th St. W, and we live at the cornerof 16th Ave.W and 11th St. W. Karen is one of the reasons we moved to the Village of the Arts, truly a great neighbor.
Robin 'Roblimo' Miller of Linux.com, Slashdot, SourceForge, and (now) Internet Video Promotion Inc. is usually behind the camera, not in front of it. In this rare on-camera appearance, he talks about video as a storytelling device and how Internet video and modern video production tools are reshaping both journalism and advertising.
Save for tomorrow, be happy today - CNN Money (Money Magazine) -- In a sense, retirement planning is all about deferred gratification. You live below your means while you work so you can save for a time when you can live however you want. In short, you give up something today so you can live ...
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Retirement: Win the game of risk - CNN Money "Stop thinking about how to beat the market and start thinking about an income you can't outlive," says Milevsky. (Money Magazine) -- The classic vision of retirement planning goes something like this: You start broke. You invest as best you can, and ...
Retirement Planning Services - Newsday BOSTON (AP) _ A financial crisis being described as the worst since the Great Depression has left investors thinking far beyond the realm of whether it's time to buy or sell. No matter how close they are to retirement, many are considering getting ...