February 2009
79 posts
The Engadget Interview: Paul Aiken, Executive... →
Interview with Mr. “Text-to-speech-is-a-licensable-performance.”
Open-Mesh.com →
Cool, open-source WiFi access points that organize as a mesh so you can create a cost-efficient, wide-spread wireless network. And the network can be managed through an online interface.
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Must correct my last tweet. What thought was a Van Dyck on metro last night was actually Friendly Mutton Chops http://bit.ly/ZcnXH My bad!
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Really, the van Dyke? Really?
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@curtian4 and by diner I meant dinner.
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Color me confused, Lauriol Plaza serving diner outside in FEBRUARY!?
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@curtian4 oops—make that Adams Morgan
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Walking to DC Tech Cocktail at LeftBank in Dupont.
The Publishing Industry: An Economic Thought... →
The actual article that my previous bookmark tag referred to.
What publishing can learn from Valve →
Innovative software publishers tell book publishers to innovate on a new biz model — and give them some real good examples of how they can increase sales, visibility, and get people interested in…
Why has NASCAR waited until now to take care of... →
NASCAR is at fault for its own economic downturn — getting away from the demands of fans when NASCAR was popular. Is there a reason they should be prevented from failing?
YouTube - GE and Google: plug into the smart grid →
Google’s conference on smart grid — need to go back and watch.
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is miffed that google contacts will not import vcf (with my contacts’ photos from address book) but will gladly export to vcf.
The Engadget Interview: Ralph de la Vega, CEO of... →
AT&T Wireless head talks about handset availability, contracts, spectrum use, negotiating with handset manufacturers, etc. Some good stuff in here.
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@VogeleLaw Do you have an example of the kind of DMCA exemption?
Understudy plugin offers Hulu and Netflix in Front... →
This app essentially allows you to add RSS feeds of Hulu and Netflix videos to Apple’s FrontRow interface. It’s just a menu of RSS feeds that the user manually must add and doesn’t let you browse the…
Hulu - Late Night with Conan O'Brien: My Dinner... →
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just read an article about another music artist bypassing his label and going straight to his audience: http://bit.ly/ARpxx
Research Paper Shows How Useless It Is To Require... →
Need to check out this study on copyright filtering at the ISP level.
Ryan Leslie, Chasing Dreams of Electronic R& B... →
Another music artist using the Internet, and not the labels, to make it happen.
Wait, Now NBC Claims Video Piracy Is Under... →
Don’t think that we won’t use this quote in testimony.
Welcome to Goodmail Systems' CertifiedEmail.net →
increasingly receive email messages with a “blue ribbon” icon in my webmail, that Yahoo! has certified as being alright to pass along to me. I’m curious if we’re kosher with it.
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has a favorite new Youtube video: http://tinyurl.com/cjdlml
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Just overheard: “I spray Fabreeze on my hair sometimes.”
STLtoday - Associated Press News →
two members of the chuck mangione band were on the new york flight accident.
The Best Birth: The Best Birth DVD →
Video for what you need to know before the baby comes
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is #hulu fraked right now? looks to be blank, only static pages are loading. anyone else?
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@tvol front page wasn’t loading. Now is, but search queries appear to be down. Static pages appear to work though. Who knows?!
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@cmdln definitely something to think about. Then again, Apple didn’t just go after indies for the iTunes Store. Not the same thing, but…
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@saschameinrath aren’t tweets available as rss? Drupal can suck down rss feeds, no?
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@kevindonovan right backatchya, sir. Thanks for getting so engaged! Keep it up.
Stimulus Update: Content Filtering Out, Openness... →
Not much to write beyond the title of this post, but here’s a glimpse at the broadband provision of the final stimulus package bill.
AppleInsider | iPhone Push Notification Server... →
Very interesting analysis of Apple’s development of its own push technologies, for mail, calendar, contacts, and other application and message updates to multiple devices from the cloud. Seemingly…
Clean Tech - GigaOM - Salon.com →
Google gets into the smart energy meter and management tool set.
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FMC Policy Day on new biz models w/ Nat Geo Entertainment, IMMF, Muxtape, Clap your hands say yeah, & CD Baby. http://twitpic.com/1fsqv
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Are we wasting our time trying to “help” artists who wanna stick to old ways of doing business? Is it better to focus on those who get it?
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@mmasnick Gigi just pimped your video on her panel. Carnes was steaming. :-)
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@DaisyWhitney have you checked out the Center for Social Media @ American University’s useful fair use study? Quick read and very good.
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http://bit.ly/uQlvG sorry I’m mobile right now @DaisyWhitney see link, look for “fair use for online video” but lots of useful stuff here.
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Listening to the afternoon policy panel at the FMC Policy Day. Gigi, H. Ponder, S. Marks, Z. Levine, D. Carson, R. Carnes, and W. McDonough
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@mmasnick I’ll try but your boy Rick Carnes may trip me up.
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Petricone at FMC: “Obama was the best tech startup of 2008.”
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@mmasnick your input on musicians’ biz models and policy is missed at today’s FMC Policy Day.
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http://twitter.com/OpenCongress/status/1197171079 this is a great idea to televise stimulus bill conference. Come on transparency!
Copyright Filtering in Stimulus Bill Update →
After our Action Alert this morning, we are still on red alert at PK. Thank you for your efforts to fax to and call Congress. It looks like the proposed amendment did not slip into the…
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@ruthseeley You’re right. Our alert went to people “in the know” on NN and © issues, but it would help to explain them more.
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@ruthseeley that’s right. PK doesn’t believe that’s proper or “reasonable network management,” but that’s what is being entertained here.
ACTION ALERT: Say No to Copyright Filtering in... →
We just sent out an Action Alert to let you know about a proposed amendment to the stimulus package. This amendment, put forth by Sen. Feinstein, would allow ISPs to “deter” child pornography…
kellymom.com :: Infant Potty Training and... →
early potty training how-to
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@mmasnick Sen. Feinstein attempting to amend stimulus bill to add copyright filtering: http://bit.ly/frHC