But this is the way journalism should be.
http://dangillmor.typepad.com/dan_gillmor_on_grassroots/2005/01/exclusives_are_.html
Kevin Marks gives me more credit than I deserve in this Many to Many
posting, where he notes the traditional journalistic model of going for an
exclusive scoop. He says some journalists are thinking how to make stories
more inclusive: “measuring success by how many people they bring into the
conversation, and [...]
Does this matter?
http://palmaddict.typepad.com/palmaddicts/2005/01/_palmone_announ.html
palmOne, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLMO) today announced that Angel Mendez, senior vice
president and head of the company’s Global Operations, will leave palmOne
to become senior vice president of Worldwide Manufacturing at Cisco
Systems, Inc.
Mendez, 44, joined palmOne in July 2001. He assumed responsibility for
maximizing the company’s operational excellence and efficiency by leading
its supply chain, manufacturing, quality-assurance, [...]
How can this not be a joke?
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/01/13/2344253=rss
fembots writes “Two men were arrested for telling lawyer jokes while
standing in line leading into First District Court. A spokesman for the
Nassau courts said the men were causing a stir and that their exercise of
their First Amendment rights to free speech was impeding the rights of
others at the court.”
Save our culture!!!
http://www.wired.com/news/wiredmag/1,2167,66229,00.html
Why extend the copyright on works that no longer have commercial value? By
Lawrence Lessig from Wired magazine.
Okay, this is freaking terrifying. Our past is disappearing before our
eyes. Mister Orwell, your table is ready…
http://www.boingboing.net/2005/01/17/how_copyright_is_kil.html
Cory Doctorow: Today’s Globe and Mail contains an amazing, disturbing
article about documentary films that are disappearing from the world
because the filmmakers can’t afford to re-clear copyrights to the archival
footage they contain.
The makers of the series no longer have permission [...]
This is pretty cool. I’ve shopped at Diesel before, and while their
selection isn’t as good as eReader, they’re not bad. Follow the link from
MobileRead below to get 20% off.
http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3128
Try visiting Diesel eBooks with a mobile browser and you will see that they
now automatically sense your browser and redirect it to a mobile-friendly
version of their site. [...]
This is cool, but extremely icky.
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/01/17/1738204=rss
voma writes “Tiny robots powered by living muscle have been created by
scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles. The devices were
formed by “growing” rat cells on microscopic silicon chips, the researchers
report in the journal Nature Materials. Less than a millimetre long, the
miniscule robots can move themselves without any external [...]
From Brighthand - looks like no new Zodiac until 2006. Check out the link at Brighthand. Looks like his Jeffness was right about the hard drive, though. And didn’t he mention WiFi as well?