Creative Commons: License to Thrill

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One day, perhaps soon, this post will be considered quaint. I’m writing it for those who don’t know what the Creative Commons license on the About page means. I’m writing it for those who don’t yet understand why I’m putting my creative genius (silence, there, in the peanut gallery!) on the Web for all to see, making no money and apparently inviting others to simply take what’s here.

There’s lots more explanation to be had than I’m going to offer. Just toddle over to the Creative Commons Web site and you can learn all you ever hoped to and then some. My focus here is on what it means to thee and me.

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Begin Captain’s Log

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“My son, the writer, thinks I should say something profound on this occasion. He even offered to write me a brief statement. I told him I’d take care of it myself. But, as it turns out, the only thing I can think of is: Begin Captain’s Log.”
— Captain Benjamin Sisko
“The Adversary”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

We attach great importance to beginnings. We use silver shovels to turn the earth when an important building project begins. We smash a bottle of champagne across the hull of a ship to launch her. Cigars are traditionally given to friends at the birth of a child, and there are religious ceremonies that publicly connect the new child to God or the gods.

Because I am steeped in this human desire to mark a beginning, I feel that I should write something special for my first post. Like Captain Sisko, however, I think simplicity is best: Begin Catsignal.

And enjoy.