Wednesday, January 24, 2007

The Road to Ubiquitous Computing The Road to Ubiquitous Computing - ADV 391K Spring 2006 Professor J. Leckenby Unique #05435 W 1000-100 CMA A6.106 Created Friday, March 10, 2006 by T. Hsu 9:45:09 PM

Mediaburn Podstation 2408 on GigaDial Public Mirror. Mirror- Megan Palmer on Sunken Treasure Records. Megan Palmer MP3s Donewaiting.com runs a tiny but lovable record label called Sunken Treasure Records. One of our newest artists is Megan Palmer, a great musician who has done of ton of playing for the likes of Tim Easton, Sarah Harmer and others but is now striking it out on her own. She gets compared to a ton of people from Aimee Mann to Norah Jones, and that's good company if you ask me.MP3: "Tomorrow's" by Megan Palmer MP3: "Angelo" by Megan Palmer MP3: "Mirror" by Megan PalmerBUY: Label | Amazon | EMusic | iTunes [donewaiting.com] [Mediaburn Podstation 2408 on GigaDial Public] 8:38:54 PM

Notes on the Tribune Company Murdoch Joining With Chandlers On Tribune Bid? Would Be Minority Partner: Report. The bidding for the Tribune Company may be getting more interesting if a report from the Financial Times about Rupert Murdoch's involvement proves out. The FT report (sub. req.) has Murdoch joining forces with the Chandlers in their bid for the company, which may or may not actually be for sale. Under this scenario, Murdoch would have a minority stake in the newspapers; the Chandler offer calls for the broadcasting division to be sold or spun off. Citing a person familiar with the situation, the FT said Murdoch wants to combine the back office and operations of Newsday, a Tribune paper, with News Corp.'s NY Post. (A cynic might say the only two things those papers have in common are tabloid newsprint and the state of New York.) News Corp. probably would have a tough time acquiring the paper outright. Related: -- Tribune Board Committee Reviews Options; TV Stations May Be Key -- Tribune Update: Three Bids In, None Stunning; Chandlers, Burkle & Broad Vie [PaidContent] 8:17:41 PM

Interview with Bora Zivkovic Science blogger Bora Zivkovic. The editor of a new book, an anthology of science blogs, talks about how his blog saved his career in science. [news@nature.com] 6:17:44 PM

a blockade, via spraygraphic.com The Dooda Desert Rock Protestors. The Dooda Desert Rock demonstrators are blocked out of Presidential Inauguration by the Police. Tribal Elders and Navajo protestors have formed a blockade to stop surveyors from coming onto thier land to start inspection for a new 1,500 mega-watt, 2.5 billion power plant to be built by Sithe Global. The power plant would bring in about 50 million a year in taxes and royalty payments to the Navajo Nation, making it the largest economic development project ever undertaken by the tribe. However, this land is considered sacred by many of the families who still live there, and they have no intention to leave their homes to make way for the power plant. They believe that it will disrupt sacred burial grounds, displace many families, and exacerbate public health problems with air pollution. Completetion of this plant would make it the third one of its kind in this area of New Mexico. [] 6:10:57 PM

Politico.com Politico.com Launches. Politico.com has launched. Last year the venture made news due to the high-profile departures of John Harris and Jim VandeHei from the Washington Post. About 20 reporters from major newspapers have left their jobs to work at the new Web site which is devoted solely to politics.* It?s launched by an established media company that owns several ABC affiliates - Allbritton Communications Company. They also are publishing a dead-tree version. [MetaFilter] 5:49:56 PM