Saturday, June 7, 2003

Aromatherabloggers. Surfing around bloggerdom today while waiting on my Speed Fudge to set, I came across a few bloggers chatting and... [A Simpler Way] 7:19:31 PM

Associated Press Report: Bush, Blair, Face Heat Over Iraq Weapons Associated Press writer Jill Lawless in London contributed to this report. On the Net: Powell's address to the United Nations: http://www.state.gov/p/nea/disarm/ CIA paper on Iraq: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/iraq_wmd/Iraq_Oct_2002.htm State of the Union address: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/01/20030128-19.html Bush's Iraqi threat speech: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/10/20021007-8.html 6:55:46 PM

We Are All Digital Consumers. I met with Excite co-founder Joe Kraus earlier this week and we ended up spending most of the time talking about his new project, DigitalConsumer.org. Joe had just returned from D where he debated (among others) Jack Valenti and Hillary Rosen. Normally an unfair fight (they are two of the most effective lobbyists in Washington) Joe more than held his own in front of the tech friendly audience. But back in the Valley, Joe and the rest of the guys behind DigitalConsumer.org could use more of our help. Although the technology industry is significantly larger, the film and music industries have demonstrated far more influence in Washington where important laws are being enacted. Everyone one reading this blog is a digital consumer (and many are also technology creators) affected by these laws and should be better engaged in the battle to protect what DigitalConsumer.org calls The Consumer Technology Bill of Rights. As Joe points out, many innovative media technologies such as PVRs and MP3 players would not be legal if they were first introduced under today's laws. This debate is not only about what goes on in our living rooms, it also applies directly to the heart of the what Silicon Valley does best -- create whole new categories of products and services. I strongly encourage VB readers to sign up as a member of DigitalConsumer.org, donate if you can and most importantly add your name and voice to the debate. This is an important issue for all of us. [VentureBlog] 5:46:02 PM

"ITU H.323 is the primary standard for videoconferencing over IP or other packet networks. The standard is continually evolving to meet user needs and Version 3 includes many improvements in call setup, speed and flexibility as well as services supported. H.323 is also the primary standard for IP voice traffic in the carrier backbone and a strong contender for voice in the enterprise. Corporate and agency networks that seek to combine voice, video and data need to understand the H.323 standard. Service providers, both long distance and local, also need to understand how H.323 functions with a variety of network technologies, including Ethernet, Frame Relay and ATM." Delivering Digital Video: University of Wisconsin course on digital video and delivery. 5:17:03 PM

Cosmic sounds from The Cartoonist: Oi. Listen to this (MP3). [The Cartoonist] 12:34:52 PM

Raumpatrouille. Science Fiction author Pieter Paul Ibsen in trouble. Screenshot of the definitely best episode, 'Die Raumfalle' (The Space Trap). [The Cartoonist] 12:32:40 PM