Opening Shot

Well, I've had this blog up for over two months and I am just now writing my first post. What's up with that!?! The truth is, I've not had the time or interest in posting anything. Some topic ideas came up, but I didn't feel motivated to post anything about them here. Today is different, however...

I found this article - a day late to boot - on Slashdot today. The lawsuit appears me (yeah, just my non-legal humble opinion) to be a way for the original author/corporation to CTA (cover their ass). They might have posted something that was "wrong" and don't want to be held liable for their "mistake" back then because they have since "fixed" the "wrongness".

HEYA! Just because you are a learned expert (doctor even) on a subject doesn't mean that you can't possibly ever be wrong! Mistakes do happen buddy. Live with it! For that matter, Joe Public needs to not think it is their civic duty to sue said expert for making a mistake. Maybe, just maybe, for those especially important and life-or-death decisions, you should get more than one opinion before you make the decision. And try not to hold the people that gave you those opinions to an infallible position of authority. They are merely people, no matter their level of education, and can/will make mistakes like everyone else does.

Of course, this has me thinking about my own web site and the copyright notice there. Time to explore the Creative Commons (link and link) to see what my options are.

J*