Taking a break from all the heavy GNU/Linux and Samba network drive stuff of the past couple of posts, I’d like to point you to a non-technology site. It *is* free culture related, though, because the proprietor offers all of her work under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.
Check out Rambling Traveler. It’s my big sister’s travel blog. (Ok, so maybe I had some influence in the licensing idea. I’ll say that she was very receptive to the idea though.)
Stacy has a lot of great pictures and stories from her travels. You’ll find a link there to her Flickr page where she has some spectacular shots from Ireland, the Mediterranean, and other places, with many more to come. There are also some slideshows on YouTube. The picture from this post appeared on a previous Moving to Freedom post, and is from a Hawk Walk her family went on in Ireland, of which I’m quite envious.
You can also find some good ideas there, like this recent post: “5 Photography Tips for Washington D.C.”
So please have a look, and spread the word to any travel lovers in your life! I can almost guarantee you’ll find some great *free* wallpaper, at a minimum. :-)
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Thank you, Scott, for the “wicked awesome props” (quote is from your nephew, Connor). A word of caution, I’m working on the free wallpaper thing, Blogger doesn’t allow for full size pictures. Maybe my techie brother can help me figure that one out!
7 February 2007 at 7:45 am
maybe I had some influence in the licensing idea
This is very important! A big idea like the commons (for software, culture, science, everything) takes some getting used to, and one of the most important ways it spreads is person-to-person, through individual connections. The more people exposed to the idea of free ideas, the better. Someone who uses cc-by-sa for their own photos has a direct, intuitive connection with the reasons why the RIAA is a vicious band of thieves, or why Stallman is right, or why PLoS Biology is better than Nature.
So, kudos for bringing more freedom into your social circle!
7 February 2007 at 11:57 am
I agree! And, way to go, Stacy, for joining in. I talk to my teenage kids about this, as well, and I *proudly* overheard my daughter sharing this with a group of friends the other day as I was walking by her in the hall at her high school.
Love Stacy’s site – the only problem I have visiting it is the extreme jealousy I feel.
Scott – thanks for the “Subscribe by email” option. I just added that and it helps keep your posts in front of me. I like that.
ttyl…Amy :)
7 February 2007 at 1:22 pm
@Stacy: It looks to me when you click on pictures in blogger, you get a full-size picture. For example, in the Venice post, I can get a 1200×1600 pic. And on Flickr I know on at least one picture I clicked on, the top size was 1280×960, so still pretty good for wallpaper.
@Bill: Thanks for stopping by and commenting. As well as spreading the word, it is encouraging to find other people who get it. I admire your own stance on these principles and enjoy your blog even if I don’t always understand the science stuff. :-)
@Amy: That reminds me of a story in the local paper (Minneapolis StarTribune) about the head of the patent office (I think) visiting a local elementary school and brainwashing them about “intellectual property.” It made me really sad to hear a comment from one of the kids: (something like) “Don’t copy other people’s work or you will get in trouble.” Great. Way to squelch the natural impulse to share and reuse. It will be so much better if we raise our kids to freely share and reuse *free* (as in freedom!) information and knowledge. It’s just 1s and 0s, after all. :-)
7 February 2007 at 9:43 pm