Thursday, October 16, 2003

Motivation Ok, let's see here... It's 3:39pm and I have seven more screen shots to insert in to an installation document. Hmmm.... It's Thursday, isn't it? I be a insertin' fool. See ya, tonight. 3:41:10 PM  permalink

SP straw poll draws Isenberg and Weinberger; Dean and Clark Out The latest straw poll for the recently founded Sufficiency Party shows Auerbach moving to the front of the pack, with newcomers Isenberg and Weinberger running a strong second and third. Surprisingly, Greenspun, who has enjoyed front runner status from the beginning, is a distant fourth. Kucinich, the only mainstream candidate in the running, solidly guards the rear. (1) Karl Auerbach (2) David S. Isenberg (3) David Weinberger  (4) Philip Greenspun (5) Dennis Kucinich I'm probably going to have some explaining to do... 3:24:38 PM  permalink

Adding Feedster Search Adding Feedster search (hoping I get it right the first time). 2:55:11 PM  permalink

Fox25 breaking news and the message of Bowling for Columbine During the Red Sox game last night, one of those adrenaline dripping, breaking news ads for Fox25 News played between innings. You've seen it - the slide show of recent local violence designed to freshen your fear factor.  Amy and I screeched our predictable "enough already", and I started to rant. But Joe, our 13 year old, calmly stated:  "Dad, I *know* what you're saying. That's what Bowling for Columbine is about." I have to start paying more attention. Note: We rented Bowling for Columbine last Sunday, our family day. 12:09:25 PM  permalink

VII. Rocket to the Tombs This is a snip of an excerpt from Chapter 7 of a novel with the working title Headswap. Go, Lisa. Go... Las Vegas learned a lot from the sale of Wyoming to Indonesian industrialists: it learned that if you didn’t like the laws, taxes, or regulations of your own country, you could just buy yourself a new one. So casino owners got together and bought Hong Kong and made it an official colony of Las Vegas Holdings, Inc. Gonna put it on the shelf next to Snow Crash. 11:26:05 AM  permalink

Verisign screwing the pooch Snip from Karl Auerbach: Verisign is indeed screwing the pooch, the long-term public good, and poisoning the end-to-end principle that has allowed the internet to become what it is.  Verisign is a for-profit company and it is expected, and even obligated, to behave in ways that optimize its short-term assets with little concern for the long-term cost to the public.  If we want to lay blame, it is to be placed at the feet of ICANN and the US Department of Commerce; the former for its obsession with protecting intellectual property at the expense of the technical stability of the internet and the latter for its unwillingness to give unambiguous commands backed by unambiguous authority. The real issue here is how to heal the wound that this situation is causing.  I don't see any path that will not cause a significant disruption in the internet.  In other words, we are probably facing a period of significant internet instability. Hmmm... I may have to take another straw poll today. 11:12:27 AM  permalink

More on Jay Rosen Doc points to Jay Rosen: I can't think of another writer, or teacher, who gets it better. Thanks. 10:48:45 AM  permalink

Bookmark: Weblog form in journalism Jay Rosen: What's Radical About the Weblog Form in Journalism? 10:41:17 AM  permalink