Joined Diaspora official pod
I scored an invite to the official Diaspora pod from a school buddy of mine…thanks Ziggy! I’ve created my account, and added it to my Elsewhere list and contact info. Here’s the direct link. Feel free to say hi! Also on:
Search Results for: people
My thoughts on the Amazon – Macmillan brouhaha
Zoinks! I was offline for much of Saturday, so it wasn’t until Sunday morning until I caught up on the Amazon – Macmillan feud: Amazon and Macmillan go to war: readers and writers are the civilian casualties. Amazon, in a disagreement with Macmillan over a change in pricing model (brought on primarily, IMO, by the […]
New Facebook privacy controls are a fiasco
OK, the new privacy controls are completely borked. There’s been plenty of discussion already around the Net about how this privacy enhancement can actually open up more of your info to the entire Internet, without you even realizing it. But it gets worse. Even one of the things I actually liked about the new system […]
Oh yeah, Glickman? Sez you.
Grrr…I knew going to read the full text of Dan Glickman’s letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee would get my blood boiling. The Wired article describing it made me mad enough, highlighting the money quote: “Opponents of ACTA are either indifferent to this situation [Internet piracy], or actively hostile toward efforts to improve copyright enforcement […]
Be careful what you wish for, newspapers…
I like reading and thinking about the future of news. I’m a news and journalism junkie, as well as a long-time Net user, so the topic is near and dear to my heart. I follow people online like Jay Rosen and Dan Conover, who provide pretty much a continuous flow of links to thoughtful postings […]
Reston, VA town hall meeting on health care: my reactions
I just finished watching the Health Care town hall meeting in Reston, VA yesterday that was disrupted by protest. I support anyone and everyone’s right to discuss and debate, even (and especially) those with whom I disagree. But I strongly oppose ANYONE (including people whose philosophies I agree with) using some of the tactics that […]
Boys will be boys…
Boys will be boys…, originally uploaded by kkennedy. From the Time Traveler’s Ball…a fun little late-spring/early summer con. Hopefully it’ll be back again next year, bigger and better. For a 1st year con, it was a lot of fun, and fantastically well put together! Also on:
Locating my voice…here
So it’s been a week or so since the friendfeed-facebook news, and lots of folks have been chewing on it. Including me. I’ve spent a lot of time and effort commenting, liking, and interacting on Friendfeed since Twitter went sour for me; where will that be reflected if FF’s feeds go dark at some point? […]
How to backup your notes and highlights on a Kindle
The story about Amazon deleting George Orwell’s ‘1984’ off of Kindles due to (apparently) a licensing issue is all the rage today. It’s an interesting issue…I don’t agree with everyone’s take on it (“stolen property” questions vs. copyright licensing issues, etc.), but I do think that having the discussion is good. If it takes this […]
Tobacco: death by 1000 cuts, or export-only cash crop FTW?
So, I may have smoked my last clove cigarette, and not even known it? How did THAT happen? Honestly, that’s not completely true…but the clock is at three months and ticking, thanks to the recently passed Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: “Beginning 3 months after the date of enactment of the Family Smoking […]
