(Barely) in time for the fourth of July, I’d like to announce the first release of Pyrothèque, my new fireworks screen saver for Mac OS X. Four years (off and on) in the making, it’s my favorite OS X project yet; it combines elements of the old and the new in a simple, clean presentation. In short, it’s toasty. Read on for the story.
(continued…)Wow. It’s a flashback to the 90s today (thanks to the news that twelve men and women agree that regardless of whether you’re malicious or stupid or malicious pretending to be stupid, you’re still guilty), with an all-text chron.com frontpage:
Techdirt notes that a visit to legos.com nets you a lecture on the proper use of the LEGO® trademark:
The word LEGO® is a brand name, and is very special to all of us in the LEGO Group Companies. We would sincerely like your help in keeping it special. Please always refer to our products as “LEGO bricks or toys” and not “LEGOS.” By doing so, you will be helping to protect and preserve a brand of which we are very proud, and that stands for quality the world over.
Thank you!
The funny thing about this is that I received an almost identical admonishment in a response to a letter I wrote to INTERLEGO AG when I was 8 or 9 years old (so, almost twenty years ago). Apparently this is just a longstanding pet peeve of theirs, and they figure you’re never too young to learn about trademark dilution. : (
Unabashed Muppet fans in the audience [1 2, 3], this is for you: Sesame Street: 25 Of My Favorite Memories. A few selected previews to whet your appetite:
Noony-noony-noo.
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