Citizen.wired.net

So the NAB thinks cable companies and telcos should be forced to allow anyone to do aything they want on their networks -- no discrimination allowed. Funny, I don't see any sentiment like that in the CBDTPA.

"One nation, under broadcasters..."

NAB Joins Open-Access Forces. TVinsite Jul 5 2002 9:03PM ET

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Master of Library Media

9:39:04 PM

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During my conversation with Scott Walker on information stewardship, we hit upon the idea of having someone with a strong library science background as part of our intranet design team.

Scott suggested I hit the Georgia State web site and take a look at their Master of Library Media program.

Sorry, but I couldn't care less if my librarian has ever studied Critical Pedagogy. I admit I have little background in library science, but half our educational problems are based in the silly idea that we need democratic schooling and teaching for social action. What tripe.

I suppose the Multicultural Education course will be helpful for those of us who want to imitate the productivity rates of Africa, the social norms of the UAE, or the labor practices of the Asia/Pacific regions. Just when Jenny Levine at TSL had me thinking so fondly of librarians...

But I digress.

Still seems like a good idea to have a librarian on board. I just wonder if I'll be able to find one that understands free market culture and wants to participate.

Just Say No To Dot Doc

8:45:21 AM

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This week I was talking with Joe Steinbach in Lincoln about the TCPA/MS-Palladium scenario. Joe was wondering aloud how businesses could communicate if they tried to stop using the ubiquitous MS-Office apps as a protest against Palladium.

Scott Johnson at fuzzygroup devised the Just Say No To Dot Doc (or JSNTD) campaign.

Scott's article has instructions for setting MSWord to save out as RTF by default (in case you don't already know.) He also has an idea for a web service that would help businesses migrate away from MSWord dependence.

It sounds good to me, but then I'm your basic contrarian and don't give a rat's ass about total compatibility. I don't know what you do if you're stuck using MSProject or (God forbid) PowerPoint all the time. Are there viable alternatives to those? Anyway, something fun to think about while you're chewing on the latest Bush Administration/BigBusiness conspiracy theory.