Thursday, March 28, 2002
'Back to the Frontier'
But we're only beginning to grasp how weird it is to have wireless Net access all the time. [ ... ] Doc Searls, got an e-mail from a friend across the country, who noted that Nacchio [ ... ] had sold huge amounts of stocks over the past two years. Searls located a page from Yahoo Finance with the particulars and linked it to his log. Another blogger in the room read Searls's log, and copied the link to his own site, acidly commenting on the inappropriateness of Nacchio's whining. [ ... ] The room palpably chilled toward the pugnacious executive.
A Plea to Bill Gates: Free the Ideas!
David Weinberger
I am far more worried about the entertainment-legislative complex. Because the market has emphatically rejected its business model, it's perilously close to rewriting the software and hardware rules to force the market to comply. The government is both venal and stupid enough to do it.
I'm still waiting for this whole Instant Outlining mind bomb to go off in my head. I'm missing a piece of the puzzle or I've taken a wrong turn in the maze or something.
Productivity is the endgame
Jon Udell
It's not about XML, or HTTP, or outlining. It's about people evolving to the point where they publish what they're doing, and subscribe to what other people are doing, in just the right proportions, so that there's maximum awareness of shared purpose but minimal demand on the scarce resource of attention.
Dave Winer
I would only disagree with the statement that it's not about outlining. I think it is. For a variety of reasons, which I'll write about when I get some time.
The Space Elevator Comes Closer to Reality
Still, the mental picture needed to grasp the elevator to space idea... well, you can't be weak of mind.
Mary Wehmeier's Open Letter to Senator Fritz Hollings
The proposed Security Systems Standards and Certification Act (SSSCA) you and Senator Stevens are sponsoring will make it impossible for independent editor like myself, to remain in business. Why? Because the proposed SSSCA does not differentiate between someone illegally duplicating DVDs or video tapes for sale, from me trying to earn a living by editing a commercial spot from my home.
osama's bin bloggin
You think we are illiterate and technologically backward, but we are not, Allah be praised! We have cell phones, PCs and the Internet and we blog!
Guard Copyrights, Don't Jail Innovation
Alex Salkever
Senator Hollings' call for hardware-embedded anticopying measures is the last thing consumers and the entertainment industry need.
Jeremiah Rogers' first essay on Instant Outlining
Dave Winer
It's a good one. I'll be writing a few myself. BTW, here's the OPML version of my instant outline. It changes all the time. This is called Instant Outlining, or I/Oing for short. "It's fresh. It's buggy. And it's yummy". Just a small part of The World Outline, which makes a great acronym. Hehee.
Disney chief Eisner recruits Abe Lincoln in piracy fight
John Lettice
[W]e want some of whatever his speech writers are smoking.
Storage and Copyrights
John Robb
There is little doubt that the current copyright system, and how copyright owners sell their poducts, is in freefall. The reason for this is the rapid growth in storage capacity.
Jenny Levine
If you're going to wait around for me to turn on the radio at 5:08 pm in order to hear the song you want me to hear so that I'll buy that band's album, it isn't going to happen.
Howling Mad Over Hollings' Bill
Brad King
Jim Dinda's apartment is a high-tech entertainment haven, but that could change if a bill that restricts how electronics devices work is passed into law.
Journalistic Pivot Points
Then, in the Q&A, he corrected something I'd written in the blog. In other words, he'd caught this in near-real time and had better information (he should). I immediately posted another paragraph, which began, "I've been corrected..."
Stallman: Software patents victimise developers
The first thing you do after you have an idea for what sort of software you want to write, is to find out what patents may cover the area. This is impossible, because some patent applications pending are secret.
Discussion at Slashdot.
The Social Life of Paper
Paper has persisted, [psychologists] argue, for very good reasons: when it comes to performing certain kinds of cognitive tasks, paper has many advantages over computers.
Discussion at Slashdot.
Don't Confuse Fans With Pirates
Roger Ebert
That Universal has copy-protected it, and blocked out Macs and DVD players altogether, has to be the worst marketing decision in consumer electronics since the original DivX format (which was Circuit City's widely hated, intrusive pay-per-view system).
Discussion at Slashdot.
Eisner made over $700 million in 5 years
Dave Winer
In fact he's is dangerously out on a limb, but I doubt if he sees it. Napster wasn't a narrow thing. There were tens of millions of users. It was a cultural phenomenon, bigger than anything Hollywood has ever manufactured. People know what nirvana looks like, we got a great demo, and that's what we want.
One DVD To Rule Them All
Alrighty, all you hobbits and elves out there, here it is. What is likely the most highly-anticipated DVD of the year, if ever, was announced last night in a big gala event held by New Line in Burbank, California.
Discussion at Slashdot.
