http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/1212 A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:06:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/1212#comment-387 Funky Dung Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/wordpress/archives/1212#comment-387 Did you intend for that to be as insulting as it is?<br /><br />BTW, congratulations on your future grandfatherhood. :)
BTW, congratulations on your future grandfatherhood. ]]> http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/1212#comment-388 Jim McCarville Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/wordpress/archives/1212#comment-388 For patron saint of bloggers, perhaps of the entire internet, let me suggest St. Colmcille (sometimes spelled Columba, Colm Cille, Cholm Cille or Columbkille). Before you stop reading, consider this: In the 6th Century, while he was a guest of st. Finian, he secretly copied a document and tried to smuggle it (the copy) out of Finian's house. He was brought up before the High King Diarmaid mac Cearrbheoil (modern spelling McCarville) who ruled that the copy belonged to the original document and thus was Finian's. <br /><br />This is the first recorded case of a copyright infringement ruling. Now Colmcille ignored the ruling setting off wars and mutual curses of dying painful threefold deaths and all kinds of interesting folklore. But I do think the guy should be the patron of St. Blog's.
This is the first recorded case of a copyright infringement ruling. Now Colmcille ignored the ruling setting off wars and mutual curses of dying painful threefold deaths and all kinds of interesting folklore. But I do think the guy should be the patron of St. Blog's.]]> http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/1212#comment-389 Funky Dung Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/wordpress/archives/1212#comment-389 I can see how Newman or Kolbe might work, but why Augustine? Don't get me wrong. He's my patron, so I wouldn't mind more good press for him. ;) ]]> http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/1212#comment-390 Jim McCarville Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/wordpress/archives/1212#comment-390 I guess I need to come back to this with more explanation. No, nothing was meant insultingly. If Colmcille had not ignored the copyright infringement ruling, and copying anything had remained illegal, where would the internet be? It would be impossible to even post a link on a page. http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/1212#comment-391 Donna Marie Lewis Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/wordpress/archives/1212#comment-391 I know, I'm biased, but I think that once he's canonized Venerable Newman would make a fine patron of blogging. I've got three reasons to back that up:<br />1. Prolific writer (his letters and diaries alone come to more than 30 volumes)<br />2. Most of his writing was in response to a particular situation (e.g. "Apologia" as a response to Kingsley's attack) This corresponds well to a lot of blogging. <br />3. Some of his writing, particulary the Appendices of "Apologia", can be looked upon as proto-fisking. 1. Prolific writer (his letters and diaries alone come to more than 30 volumes)
2. Most of his writing was in response to a particular situation (e.g. "Apologia" as a response to Kingsley's attack) This corresponds well to a lot of blogging.
3. Some of his writing, particulary the Appendices of "Apologia", can be looked upon as proto-fisking.]]> http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/1212#comment-392 Sam Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/wordpress/archives/1212#comment-392 Philip Greenspun? http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/<br /><br />Either him or that Fark guy... :P http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/

Either him or that Fark guy… ]]> http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/1212#comment-393 Sean Herriott Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/wordpress/archives/1212#comment-393 St. Maxilian Kolbe published a magazine with a pretty impressive circulation back in the day...I'd also offer for consideration St. Augustine. I kind of doubt anybody will be reading my blog 1300 years from now. http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/1212#comment-394 Jim McCarville Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/wordpress/archives/1212#comment-394 Why did you take it as insulting?<br />By the way, you have a great blog. By the way, you have a great blog.]]>