A sore Monday, but otherwise back in the saddle. Some landscaping work over the weekend and I am definitely not used to spending time kneeling on the ground slinging pavers around. Oh well, I guess this is how you get used to it. Anyway, sore muscles all around, but not a bad result.
Managed to keep my mind off my current work activities, which counts for something. And some time with friends was good too.
Morning RSS crawling across my browser caught my eye - the Viacom demand for Google data in its lawsuit to get compensation out of youTube. The US has so lost its way. Even though I think that Viacom should see the benefit of having clips from their shows popularized through YT, I have to respect their right to be unintelligent and keep their copyrights. But for a judge to not rule that Google has to provide audited numbers for the court case, but rather has to provide all the data on who watched what video along with user info, IP addresses and the whole nine yards... that's just more of the crazy US disregard for personal privacy and basic human rights. They've bragged about freedom as if it were synonymous with USA for so long, but they are so oppressive at every level of their society - whether it's racism against 'foreigners' in their neighbourhoods, or neighbours imposing their political beliefs on neighbours (put a flag on your lawn or we'll do it for ya), or their government stripping people of basic human rights (detention without trial or awareness of the charges against you).
Anyway, their judiciary seems to be under the thumb of the neocon masters and I feel for the people who understand what the loss of their rights really means. The others will only figure it out as it happens to them.
Well, a political start to the week. Back to the world of Oceanographic research and all that.
Researchinator goes in search of a cup of tea...
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