It rains in Vancouver.  This year, it’s rained a lot.  We have narrowly missed beating a record set in the 1950s for the longest number of days with measurable rain (last Sunday was, frustratingly, clear and blue and gorgeous). Most of the time, the rain doesn’t bother me, as I...

I mentioned last year that I’d donated to the Creative Commons fundraiser.  Another fundraiser that’s gotten press is the Wikipedia fundraiser.  It’s interesting to see that both drives were quite successful.  Wikipedia raises about $30k/day this month, and Creative Commons exceeded their goals by 50%, including a $25k gift from...

I just donated to the Creative Commons to help them in their fundraising.  I encourage people concerned with the fate of free access to culture to follow suit.