Dave Winer Keynote
I took live notes on Dave Winer’s keynote here at OSCOM. Bill Kearney, Syndic8.com: DW: oh, you’re Bill Kearney. my…
Charging Society
Mark Bernstein, who should know better, argues that software should be charged for. I hear this a lot, but it…
Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It
Lessig reports that Starbucks is asking people not to take pictures of its environment. Your mission? Take a photo, then…
PowerPoint Remix
Edward R. Tufte’s “The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint” Presented in the Form of a PowerPoint Presentation Overview PowerPoint is standard……
RFC: Annals of Planet Hacking
Elevator pitch: CodeCon in writing. A peer-reviewed journal on the Web, with articles that describe the details of your latest…
Joss Quest
(Updated 2003-08-08 with link to Joss Update.) I have a confession to make. On February 21, 2003 on watched my…
1201 Hearings
Report on the Copyright Office?s Section 1201 Rulemaking Hearings of May 14, 2003. Yesterday’s proceedings did not present…
MediaCon: Lobbying
Under heavy security, the agency’s normally docile monthly open meeting was disrupted twice by a dozen or so protesters who…
Matrix Unloaded
Where is the visual integrity of The Matrix? The hyperreal cinematography that made the film such a beauty? Not in…
xmltramp
In trying to write some code to use the new Technorati API, I noticed that all the tools for accessing…
Media Concentration
Lessig notes that the FCC’s rulemaking on media concentration is quickly approaching. Educate yourself: Lessig’s blog (free culture, bad law…
Cox News
People are fretting about the success of Fox News, because of its blatantly slanted coverage. “What happened to objectivity?” they…
Escaping the Trunk
Between my last post and my not answering much email or doing much, some people have been worried. I really…
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