They Rule. They Rule [MetaFilter] and they probably will for some time to come

Free(beer) speech. I was walking around a Staples store yesterday afternoon, talking with David Sifry on the cell phone about what a shitty market there is for freelance journalism. It's a topic Paul Boutin brought up in a recent conversation, and which has been echoed by other journalistic Ronin I know. David and I were […]

A little over seven years ago I wrote a glowing review of the then-new Pointcast system. The review ran in Wired, and in huge type at Pointcast's tradeshow booth. And for the next seven years, after Pointcast's quick demise, we've been rebuilding the system, with open formats, choice, two-way-ness, and with a better scaling proposition. […]

andre-michelle.com “Along with some truly impressive flash-experiments, andre-michelle also sports a perfect remake of Donkey Kong in flash and a 3D-tetris. Though not exactly a game I must say I also got some good vibes out of the 'turntables mx'-feature. It made me forget how horrible I am a beatmixing in real life. There are […]

Garage Bands Everywhere, Rejoice!. Technology and Music, Good Partners “This is a recording studio, believe it or not. It's a four-track recorder and mixer. It stores MP3 data files on a Compact Flash card, and includes equalization and several useful audio effects. I'm in Anaheim, and found this Pocketstudio in the Tascam booth at the […]

“I poisoned P2P networks for the RIAA” , a whistleblower from the IFPI (the global version of the RIAA) has said. Someone else actually claimed this a few days ago but it was admitted to be a hoax. Now, a fellow by the name of Matt Warne comes forward with a new claim. While I'm […]

The War on Women. I'm not sure how I missed this NY Times Op/Ed from January 12 on the Bush Administration's War Against Women: “What is important is the actual impact of the presidential assault: women's constitutional liberty has been threatened, essential reproductive health care has been denied or delayed, and some women will needlessly […]

English 515 at Purdue University focuses on weblogs. One of the assignments is to read this weblog. “;->” [Scripting News] it is always great to here about nifty classes

Nostalgia. I remember when … :: people had surnames instead of screenames.:: people knew my home address instead of my email address.:: icons were largely associated with religion.:: I had to watch the news at night to find out what was happening.:: I did my Christmas shopping at the mall instead of on Amazon.com:: instant […]