Off to PHP-CON

I'm off to php-con now.  If I'm able I'll be blogging while I'm away but I can't confirm exact connectivity until I get there so this could be the last entry until I return.  Look for a trip report then.

Good things to read while I'm away:

• Keith
• Simon
• NSLog
• Anil

Oh and PeerScope seems interesting.  And if you're in the blogging community, you'll enjoy this.

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Why You Shouldn't Watch CNN Anymore

I recently had dinner with a few close friends and over the course of the meal, we came to talking about the recent events and Iraq and I then directed the conversation towards CNN's recent ethical lapses with respect to their coverage of Iraq.  Surprisingly to me of three people at dinner only one was aware of it and he was fuzzy at best.  Hence this essay.

CNN's Mistake in Iraq

Here's what happened.  And lest I cast my own bias on this story, I'm going to rely on the words of the Washington Post to set the stage:

Last week, Eason Jordan, the network's chief news executive, wrote an article in the New York Times in which he described some of the things he had learned but not reported during the 13 trips he made to Iraq over the past decade, while lobbying the government to keep CNN's Baghdad bureau open. At one point, a CNN cameraman, an Iraqi citizen, was abducted and subjected to electroshock torture. At another point, CNN learned of an armed attack planned on the organization's headquarters in northern Iraq. Mr. Jordan gives other examples -- and goes on to explain that CNN chose not to report the information to protect other Iraqi employees and out of "fear of endangering our staff in Baghdad."

Editorial Page / The Washington Post / April 15

CNN was told by Iraq that if they didn't publish what basically amounted to neutral / favorable coverage, they would be asked to leave the country -- or worse. 

Now here's the perspective of a CNN reporter (Peter Collins):

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The Official FontBitch Not Me Button !

This is just too damn funny. McKnight found all the buttons for bloggers, aggregated them into one place and even created a "Font Bitch Not Me" button.  I'll definitely add that one as soon as I revise this blog template (long over due, I know, I know).  Strongly Recommended.  Nice work guy.

• All Buttons
• Blog Entry (but permalink might not work since I can't figure it out)

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All FuzzyBlog Content Now on the Feedster Blog Also

At the request of several readers, all my FuzzyBlog content will now show up on the Feedster blog also.  No longer any need to read both.  I'll merge the templates and appearance in the next week or so.

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