Author Archives: arjaybe

About arjaybe

Jim has fought forest fires and controlled traffic in the air and on the sea. Now he writes stories.

Volkswagen Uses DMCA and Closed Software to Cheat

Posted on 2015-09-27 by arjaybe

By now we’ve all heard of the shameful way Volkswagen has cheated all of us in their manipulation of pollution test results. The software in its emission control system could detect when it was being tested, and change the car’s … Continue reading →

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Further Update on Happy Birthday Copyright

Posted on 2015-09-23 by arjaybe

A US judge (George King) has ruled that Warner/Chappell, which acquired the copyright to Happy Birthday in 1988, only bought rights to specific arrangements of the melody, not to the actual song. Warner/Chappell got the rights when it bought another … Continue reading →

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Cognitive Biases that Affect Decisions

Posted on 2015-09-17 by arjaybe

In my ongoing effort to remind myself of the ways I can get it wrong, I post this link to a useful infographic. I believe that one of our most important missions in life is to see past our biases … Continue reading →

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