Geo location services with cell phones are going to be a hot and will have some new legal and social effects in the coming years.

The one thing I do wonder is does this mean the Plazes new iPhone application is dead.  It was going to use GPS and cell triangulation (A-GPS) services of the upcoming iPhone to show and share your location. Below is a video demo.

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The big five providers in the US have increasingly turned to exclusives in recent months and have always claimed they need this marketing tactic to grow subscriber base.

The down side for many living in rural is they have subpar catalog of phones to pick from.  For example you can not get iPhone in most of Vermont, since AT&T does not operate in most of the state.

Here is a link to the FCC Petition (PDF)

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For those of you that don’t follow fire arms, for the most part, AR-15 is a generic term for a civilian semi-automatic rifle similar to the military M16/M4-type weapons*. All you need to do is ask any Vietnam era GI about how often the M-16 jammed, usually at the worst possible time. Again thank you Robert McNamara for bright idea that adopting a single new rifle for all services was the most cost effective move.  The undered powered 5.56 cartridge was just a bonus.

This is still a problem today even with the M4, just ask Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla.

See the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) has a memo which was not admitted at trial, on the grounds it has confidential tax information in it. ATF, have you heard redaction? This memo shows the government knows about the jamming problem.

So David Olofson, a man with no prior criminal record, is facing five years in jail.  His sentencing is on hold thanks to a defense motion to gain access to the government memo.

Why hasn’t the NRA made big noise in coming to the aid of this man? Even if you are pro gun control, which I am not, this not how the game should be played. Win it at the ballot box.

Lou Dobbs has the follow 4 videos on the case that are worth watching.

Click here for part 1. Click here for part 2. Click here for part 3. And click here for part 4.

*The trademark “AR15″ or “AR-15″ is registered to Colt Industries

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Obama was speaking at the start of a two-day swoop through Oregon, during a stop in Beaverton, he claimed he had already visited 57 states with one more to go.  That is not counting the existing states of Alaska and Hawaii, which he was not allowed to go to.

So I guess we have 60 states per the junior senator from Illinois.  Does this mean Eastern Washington has broken off to become the state of Cascadia?  If so, this means many of Dino Rossi’s supporters can’t vote for him legally.  He does lives on the East Side, but that is King County, not Washington state.  Will the Dems run Lisa Brown for governor of Cascadia.   I am sure John W Aiken will re-file to be the GOP candidate for the governor of Cascadia.  I am declaring Spokane the capital of Cascadia.

I guess another one of those Obama states, could be Jefferson - AKA as Northern California.  

Plus Obama should win points with the pro D.C. statehood movement during the convention in Denver.

But I need help to name the other 7 Obama states.  Or are they going to be like Florida and Michigan and not get a seat at the Denver table?  Or is this his plan to keep Hillary at bay, if Florida’s and Michigan’s delegates do get to vote in Denver

I guess I need to reread the Obama education platform.

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Universal Pictures is developing a movie base on 2K Games hit BioShock. Gore Verbinski, director of the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, is slated to direct and produce the BioShock movie. John Logan, Academy Award-nominated writer of Gladiator, The Aviator and Sweeney Todd, is in talks to do the screenplay.

No release or product dates have been disclosed.

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You can view paintings and drawings by Ellen Picken. Plus enjoy free food & drinks while you learn about current Lands Council projects.

Location:

The Lands Council
25 W Main Ave 2nd Floor
Spokane, WA 99201

Enter by Isabella’s Restaurant and take elevators on the south side of the building

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BTW:
Gallup Daily: Clinton 49%, Obama 45%
McCain leads Obama in general election; McCain and Clinton tied

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promoting

From TechCrunch attorney: 

“He said this all arose from a misunderstanding. Paramount had not informed Marvel about your deal. Oracle had booked the theatre for a different screening at the same time. People at Oracle were upset thinking that their event was turning into a TechCrunch event and that there would be too many people, conflicts over who would get in, etc.”

Now how hard is it for Metreon staff to tell and show people to the correct screen Oracle?  It has 16 screens, might be 17 with the IMAX screen.  TechCrunch screen 3,  Oracle screen 5. See not that hard, is it? 

When I was at the evil empire (AKA Microsoft) we would buy out showings all the time and other groups had showings they had paid for happening at the same time and at the same movie house.  We never got to the wrong screen.  If it is a problem for you and yours Oracle, make this an interview question.

Now it  may mean coming a little earlier, if you want to get parking at the Fifth & Mission / Yerba Buena Garage.

Now Marvel has apologized, but at the same time TechCrunch claims to have incurred  $2,000 in legal expense on top of the ticket price.

Would that money have been put to better put to use buying Iron Man T-shirts and videos games.  I know these things make the fans happier than a Cease and Desist E-mail from David Althoff

High marks to Ira Rubenstein for calling TechCrunch up and apologizing.

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Now other movies have made tons of money by groups and clubs planing movie screens together. Just ask Mel Gibson.

David Althoff even ends the mail with a “please don’t print” message.  Sure David, sure! 

If Marvel continues the harassment of TechCrunch over a screening they’ve paid full price for, please don’t see this film.

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When

 Friday, February 8, 2008 at 2:30 PM -  5:00 PM. Doors at 1:30 PM

Where

West Central Community Center
1603 North Belt Street
Spokane, WA 99205
General Area:

Description

Join Hillary for a “Solutions for America” town hall in Spokane, Washington.  Senator Maria Cantwell will be on hand, as well

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Airbus hopes the test flight may well signal the start of a more climate friendly era for commercial.  Many Green groups remain skeptical or have attacked the effort.   I hate to tell them people will need and want to fly, so these kinds of efforts are a must as moved to new fuel sources.

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