Monday, September 21, 2015

Editthis.info is down, and could be the end of the wiki

Editthis.info is down and could be the end of the site if it doesn't come back up in a day or so.

I may migrate to wikia if it's the end of Editthis.info.

It has "Error 2003". It is run of a MySQL server and I don't know if robkohr is going to fix it or not. Checked his Twitter page and he rarely post with no future on Editthis.info, just a bunch of YouTube videos. I have set up a new blog for fanfiction and original fiction.

Link will be provided soon.

Time to uninstall firefox immediately

I'm not joking. Due to complaints being sent to Mozilla, it's time to switch to another browser (ex. Edge, Chrome, Opera, etc.) and ditch Firefox immediately.

Here's why:

1. Site compatibility, ogg format is being ditched which is bad news for Wikipedia.

2. Developers are required to validate their add-ons. Meaning you will be exposed to more malware, cookie tracking, and Web of Trust that you have will go bye-bye.

3. Cut-Copy-Paste? Useless since they have been given into demands of big media corporates, big corporate publishers.

4. Your computer mouse might become useless in version 41 I don't know why MouseEvent.movementX/Y would be unprefixed.

5. Websites will also become inaccessible as HTTP/2 is being ditched.

Here's how to remove Firefox.

1. For Windows 10 users, Edge browser is pre-installed with the OS. It may have bugs in it, so you could use it if you want to. you can install Chrome, or Opera as well.

2. Once you have installed the alternative browser you selected go to this link and follow the instructions to uninstall firefox.

3. Once you done it. CONGRATULATIONS, YOU ARE FIREFOX-FREE!!! :)

Thursday, September 3, 2015

The TPP is not grinding to a halt, it's close to being finalized and signed

Regardless what Techdirt wrote that TPP is grinding to a halt, the title of the article is putting us off-guard. As for me, I'm always vigilant for what's coming as Malaysia Mustapa and Japan's Amari have both announced that they're making progress and about to set a date for a ministerial meeting to finalize the TPP.

And when that date comes, the TPP will soon be finalized and signed at the end of the meeting before the Canadian elections and could be passed by Congress immediately before the Presidential election with no chance of revealing what's in it for the next 4 years and like I said in my last post Fast Track only applies to future trade agreements.

Thinking that the TPP coming to a halt is putting us off-guard as negotiators were secretly negotiating the TPP over the phone.

Another issue that the TPP would prevent the Copyright Office from limiting statutory damages for works that aren't registered. It's called Orphan works.

Under the US Copyright office's proposal, works that have been created without being registered, just a reminder for those who want to use someone else's work who have to check the database if the creator of the work is found or not. Statutory damage of the infringement of the creator's work that is unregistered would be limited or nullified means that the work whom the creator made it, the infringer now owns it. But under the TPP,  statutory damages for the infringed work is $150,000. Sounds good for the creators who uploads their created work to DeviantArt would want it, now do they?

Update: It is now confirmed that the conclusion of the TPP reported by Trade Representative Jack Lew is under way.

Update 2: The Final Ministerial Meeting has been set from September 26-30. Despite resources saying about Obama having trouble getting the TPP passed in Congress is just not accurate. Again, The TPP will be passed quickly and the provision in Fast Track that requires the President to make trade agreements available to the public within 60 days before signature only applies to future trade agreements