Comments on: well, no one ever called him Jimmy Olsen

By: Kinda

Kinda — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 00:57:35 +0000

...ever thought anout what it would have been like if there was no Jimmy Olsen.

DC Comics did!

http://www.superdickery.com/dick/22.html

This site is hilarious.

By: LuYu

LuYu — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 21:03:32 +0000

I guess I should have scrolled down to the earlier post about Bill Thompson... :-/

By: LuYu

LuYu — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 15:37:02 +0000

Hey, is the point not being missed here? I thought that whole rant in El Reg was supposed to be about European "moral rights" with respect to copyright (perhaps that copyrights are actually rights in Europe as opposed to revocable priviledges as in the US).

Given the emphasis that Mr. Orlowski placed on those moral rights, I find it surpising that not a single comment has addressed this issue yet. It would be nice to see some opinions on this, since this philosophy did so much to alter copyright law in the US in 1976.

By: Seth Finkelstein

Seth Finkelstein — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 00:31:27 +0000

Jimmy Olsen was notable for

1) Being "Superman's Pal"

and

2) Doing wacky things like turning into a giant turtle-man or marrying a gorilla.

I'm not sure which aspect was being referenced :-)

By: Mark Paris

Mark Paris — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 20:21:22 +0000

I believe he was a cub reporter.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 17:31:33 +0000

Jimmy Olsen was a photographer.

By: Andrew Orlowski

Andrew Orlowski — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 13:22:10 +0000

Dan Costello -

You must be new here. My email archive has many complimentary comments Lawrence has made about my writing. But more recently, it looks as if he's trying to discredit one of his critics. (..."breathless rant" ... "another mistake" ... "well, no one ever called him Jimmy Olsen" ... )

Lawrence -

On January 28 2004 I wrote:

I feel we're passing like ships in the night here, and I'd genuinely like to know where ideas come from, as well as where they're going. Perhaps our long promised dinner could help?

And on February 8 2004 you replied:

it would, indeed. soon, I promise. I'm swamped with disease and duty at the moment (maybe they go together). sorry for the delay.

Engagement with critical ideas is far more valuable than shooting or smearing one's critics. I hope we can still make dinner. I'm returning to San Francisco at the weekend, and really look forward to hearing from you.

John Gault -
thank you :)

By: Dan Costello

Dan Costello — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 11:25:30 +0000

Previous to reading this blog, I was not familiar with Orlowski (though I do enjoy the Register). I have to say, the main thing that becomes clear about a paragraph into *any* of his articles is that he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer. In fact, he's clearly cut from the same cloth as Bill O'Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, etc. Congratulations, Professor Lessig -- you've earned yourself an opposite number. :-) Fortunately, you could cut him to intellectual ribbons should the need arise.

By: James

James — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 06:56:20 +0000

I would definately nominate this blog for an award. Truely informative and interesting. I must agree with Branko Collin's comment about downloading music. Not everyone has access to music and me in South Africa, i know how frustrating it can be. Why wait for the release when you can get in from the net instantly.

By: Branko Collin

Branko Collin — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 20:58:39 +0000

Only if he did not renew them, in which case I expect he did not really mind.