Watermelon Nights

kottke.org: How does copyright work in space?

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:44:21 -0400

kottke.org: How does copyright work in space?:

jkottke:

When Commander Chris Hadfield covered David Bowie’s Space Oddity on board the International Space Station:

how were the intellectual property rights handled?

The song “Space Oddity” is under copyright protection in most countries, and the rights to it belong to Mr Bowie. But compulsory-licensing rights in many nations mean that any composition that has been released to the public (free or commercially) as an audio recording may be recorded again and sold by others for a statutorily defined fee, although it must be substantively the same music and lyrics as the original. But with the ISS circling the globe, which jurisdiction was Commander Hadfield in when he recorded the song and video? Moreover, compulsory-licensing rights for covers of existing songs do not include permission for broadcast or video distribution. Commander Hadfield’s song was loaded onto YouTube, which delivers video on demand to users in many countries around the world. The first time the video was streamed in each country constituted publication in that country, and with it the potential for copyright infringement under local laws. Commander Hadfield could have made matters even more complicated by broadcasting live as he sang to an assembled audience of fellow astronauts for an onboard public performance while floating from segment to segment of the ISS.

We live in a world where sending a guitar into space is trivial while ironing out rights agreements is the tough part.

I was really hoping the answer would be “the ISS is the Sealand of Space.”

pewinternet: What teens share on social media, broken down by...

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:05:22 -0400

pewinternet:

What teens share on social media, broken down by gender and age.

meme4u: http://memeblock.com

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:26:25 -0400

meme4u:

http://memeblock.com

"Intimacy is the capacity to be rather weird with someone - and finding that that’s ok with them."

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:01:01 -0400

“Intimacy is the capacity to be rather weird with someone - and finding that that’s ok with them.”

-
(via likearosee)

A good definition.

(via gentledom)

So I’m woken up at 3am because this just has to be photoshopped on the TV computer.

I counter with “can you feel the love tonight” in Zulu

I am met with some kind of paper rad or something

I continue with “under the sea” in Danish

And then we decide since we are up so early on a Saturday we should probably go yardsale-ing.

Yup

"We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another;..."

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:47:23 -0400

“We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers, cells, constellations.”

- Anais Nin (via artpropelled)

for ramona

(via ojitosdegatito)

"What you seek is seeking you."

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:08:37 -0400

“What you seek is seeking you.”

- The Universe (via bossmindset)

I’m having trouble looking at Hannibal the same since...

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:29:36 -0400

I’m having trouble looking at Hannibal the same since being reminded Mads Mikkelsen played the priest in Adam’s Aebler - one of the best dark comedies I think I’ve ever seen.

Check out the trailer

CWL: Bill Nye the Science Guy

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:50:34 -0400

CWL: Bill Nye the Science Guy:

bvix:

-Season 1

1. Flight
2. The Earth’s Crust
3. Dinosaurs
4. Skin
5. Buoyancy
6. Gravity
7. Digestion
8. Phases of Matter
9. Biodiversity
10. Simple Machines
11. The Moon
12. Sound
13. Garbage
14. Structures
15. Earth’s Seasons
16. Light and Colour
17. Cells
18. Electricity
19. Outer Space
20. Eyeballs

-Season 2

1. Magnetism
2. Wind
3. Blood and Circulation
4. Chemical Reactions
5. Static Electricity
6. Food Web
7. Light Optics
8. Bones and Muscles
9. Ocean Currents
10. Heat
11. Insects
12. Balance
13. The Sun
14. The Brain
15. Forests
16. Communication
17. Momentum
18. Reptiles
19. Atmosphere
20. Respiration

-Season 3

1. Planets and Moon
2. Pressure
3. Plants
4. Rocks and Soil
5. Energy
6. Evolution
7. Water Cycle
8. Friction
9. Germs
10. Climates
11. Waves
12. Ocean Life
13. Mammals
14. Spinning Things
15. Fish
16. Human Transportation
17. Wetlands
18. Birds
19. Populations
20. Animal Locomotion

-Season 4

1. Rivers and Streams
2. Nutrition
3. Marine Mammals
4. Earthquakes
5. NTV Top 11 Video Countdown
6. Spiders
7. Pollution Solutions
8. Probability
9. Pseudoscience
10. Flowers
11. Archaeology
12. Deserts
13. Amphibians
14. Volcanoes
15. Invertebrates
16. Heart
17. Inventions
18. Computers
19. Fossils
20. Time

-Season 5

1. Forensics
2. Space Exploration
3. Genes
4. Architecture
5. Farming
6. Life Cycles
7. Do-It-Yourself Science
8. Atoms and Molecules
9. Ocean Exploration
10. Lakes and Ponds
11. Smell
12. Caves
13. Fluids
14. Erosion
15. Comets and Meteors
16. Storms
17. Measurement
18. Patterns
19. Science of Music
20. Motion

qima: jonnovstheinternet: Cats stuck in things Thank you.

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:11:41 -0400

qima:

jonnovstheinternet:

Cats stuck in things

Thank you.

celeryandhummus: our kids will probably attend a middle school dance where the theme is the...

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:32:55 -0400

celeryandhummus:

our kids will probably attend a middle school dance where the theme is the 2010’s

they’ll wear leggings with ugg boots and twerk to “call me maybe”

kenyatta: mcbiteypantspresents: JAMES BAXTER! Saw a father...

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:53:52 -0400

kenyatta:

mcbiteypantspresents:

JAMES BAXTER!

Saw a father and son doing impressions of “JAMES BAXTER!” on a packed, soggy subway train today. It was great.

amber-skies-with-dragons: Vanadinite.

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:15:05 -0400

amber-skies-with-dragons:

Vanadinite.

amber-skies-with-dragons: Okay, gang. Here is my baby. One of...

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:36:05 -0400

amber-skies-with-dragons:

Okay, gang. Here is my baby. One of the loves of my life. I tried doing a back flip when I won this, but alas, I failed lol. Still, I got the crystal and ugh ahh man! It is one of my favorite pieces (In the top three for sure)!

Cerussite and Barite (on led). From, Khenifra Province, Morocco.

the-cat-is-called-hamish: … oh shit

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:57:12 -0400

the-cat-is-called-hamish:

…

oh

shit

Photo

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:18:23 -0400

whoisriversong: SOUPE OPERAAAAAA!!!

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:39:28 -0400

whoisriversong:

SOUPE OPERAAAAAA!!!

the-megan-show: sixcatsandtwodogs: redvinesandlexicography: th...

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:21:37 -0400

the-megan-show:

sixcatsandtwodogs:

redvinesandlexicography:

thechimeraresistance:

noottersontheflightdeck:

the-sonic-screw:

rachelmakesitawkward:

bluepoliceboxes:

WHAT. WHAT. WHAT. WHAT.

I THINK MY ENTIRE LIFE JUST EXPLODED INTO TINY LITTLE PIECES OF EVERYTHING THAT IS GOOD IN THE WORLD.

My childhood. IT ALWAYS LED ME TO THE DOCTOR.

I looked this up a while ago. Apparently the writers were HUGE Doctor Who fans…

…AND THEY BASED TOMMY OFF OF THE DOCTOR.

Think about it…always getting up to strange wonderful adventures, a charismatic & whimsical leading character…

And what did Tommy always have with him?

HIS TRUSTY SCREWDRIVER.

OH MY GOD

CRYING!

*hyperventilating*

THIS MAKES SO MUCH SENSE

collegegirlsworkout: lex-is-evolving: starrgaze: whimsical-end...

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:43:03 -0400

collegegirlsworkout:

lex-is-evolving:

starrgaze:

whimsical-endeavor:

ohbehavedarling:

bad-moon-moon:

and-rohan-will-answer:

ten0uttaten:

that-kid-matt-biller:

whenthefire-dies:

furose:

grimyboy:

HOW THE FUCK ARE THESE BABIES SWIMMING I AM 21 AND CANNOT SWIM THIS IS SOME FUCK SHIT

Babies instinctively know when to hold their breathes!
Babies are amazing

what

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!? I HAVE TO HOLD MY NOSE AND THIS BABY DOESN’T HAVE TOO!?

What shitty parent discovered this

babies are naturally able to swim hello they just spent nine moths in amiotic fluid this is instinctive so no, parent is not shitty, parent is re-enforcing baby’s natural instinctive behaviour.

parent is good for doing this because parent is basically saying “yes the behaviours you were born with are great!”

Yup, if babies are ‘taught’ (allowed) to swim before they are six weeks old, they never lose the instincts they were born with that lets them hold their head above water and hold their breath when they need to. SCIENCE, man.

They are probably loving this because seriously ROOM. I don’t think there was an awful lotta space in their first house.

My parents did this! And now I could probably swim to Costa Rica

“I could probably swim to costa rica” ahahaha oh my god why was that so hilarious to me D:

The second gif oh my god

what.

cnce: Bitcoin has been an interesting project to follow — and...

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:03:35 -0400

cnce:

Bitcoin has been an interesting project to follow — and the other cryptocurrencies floating around the internet (Litecoin, Namecoin, Terracoin, … the list goes on) are going to get a lot more interesting once bitcoin exchanges face more and more regulation.

breakfastkingdompubliclibrary: This whole scene was really...

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:24:45 -0400

breakfastkingdompubliclibrary:

This whole scene was really wonderfully paced and unsettling.