February 2008
26 posts
Confirmed: Live Video On YouTube This Year →
First rumored in January, YouTube is definitely doing live video, and it’s happening this year.
Sarah Meyers got the scoop (video above), transcript as follows care of NewTeeVee:
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Awesome rant against Diet Pepsi →
Wolfrum hates Diet Pepsi more than you hate anything.
If you haven’t tasted Caffeine-Free Diet Pepsi, but would like an idea of what it tastes like, do this - keep a straw in your pocket…
Microsoft Internal Emails Show Dismay With Vista →
bfwebster writes “Microsoft is currently facing a class-action suit over its designation of allegedly under-powered hardware as being ‘Vista Capable.’ The discovery process of that lawsuit has now…
NRKs etikkadvokat kritiserer Vær Varsom-plakaten →
Advokat Jon Wessel-Aas i NRK retter kraftig kritikk mot pressens Vær Varsom-plakat, og betegner den som et usystematisk lappverk.
How 'Free' Has Even More Value Than People Think... →
Earlier this year, we pointed to some of the psychological reasoning for those in the RIAA/MPAA’s of the world (and their supporters) for arguing against giving stuff away for free, even when there…
Open Standards, Open Source, Open Access to IP,... →
At Sun, we consider Open Standards, Open Source, Open Access to IP, and Open Dialog to be key tenets of our corporate philosophy. In this spirit, we’d like to offer the following thoughts given the…
Mac Automation: listen to a text document →
Filed under: Features, How-tos
Don’t have time to read that Word, Pages, or TextEdit document at your desk? Why not listen to it on your iPod instead? In this Automator how-to, I am…
Google Finally Frees JotSpot with Google Sites →
Back in September of last year, JotSpot, was …
Apple: Event on March 6 About iPhone SDK,... →
Apple’s holding a media event next Thursday “about the iPhone software roadmap, including the iPhone SDK and some exciting new enterprise features.”
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Opera's Mobile Browsers Return to Google →
For those who use Opera’s excellent mobile browsers Opera Mobile and Opera Mini, there’s a good news: from next month, Google will replace Yahoo as the default search engine. “With 2008…
L Ron Hubbard plagiarized Scientology →
Evidence that L. Rob Hubbard plagiarised Scientology from a 1934 German book called “Scientologie.” The text seems to map to various hoo-haw from the cult’s official doctrine, too. Link (…
L Ron Hubbard plagiarized Scientology →
Evidence that L. Rob Hubbard plagiarised Scientology from a 1934 German book called “Scientologie.” The text seems to map to various hoo-haw from the cult’s official doctrine, too. Link (Thanks, Marilyn!)
New Video Platform: Viddix →
Viddix
a new video platform …
Google U →
I wonder what the distributed university will look like. For that matter, I wonder what the distributed education will look like. It’s not an idle curiosity. Like media and every industry and institution before it, the academe is waiting to be exploded by the internet.
Start here: Why should my son or daughter have to pick a single college and with it only the teachers and courses offered there?...
Apple TV DRM makes iTunes rentals incompatible... →
Fred sez, “Those who rent videos from iTunes to play back on their Apple TV units may discover that they can’t watch them unless their displays support HDCP — the DRM technology that infects most Hollywood digital video these days.”
When I attempted to watch the movie, however, the Apple TV displayed an error message: “This content requires HDCP for playback.”...
- Media Norge godkjent →
“De fire store” får likevel gjennomføre tidenes største, norske mediefusjon.
A renewed wish for open document standards →
Posted by Zaheda Bhorat, Open Source Programs Manager The subject of open document standards grows in importance not only for the technically- minded, but for anyone who uses a computer to work on editable documents. Across the board, standards are crucial. They ensure that the devices and technology you use today will continue to work tomorrow, that your DVDs will play in your player, that your...
3 av 4 leser andres SMS →
Tre av fire unge mobilbrukere smugleser andres SMS, men bare en av 100 synes det er OK, viser en svensk undersøkelse.
Wired cover story on FREE now live →
And so it begins. Just as I started The Long Tail with a feature in my own magazine in 2004, today FREE begins in magazine form: a 6,000 word preview of the book in the current issue of Wired. The big differences this time. First, we finally figured out how to package my abstract thinking into something that would work as a cover (The Long Tail wasn’t on the cover back in ‘04...
Fear Uncertainty and Doubt in UK →
Paul Parkinson, long-time listener and contributor to The Daily Source Code brought Britain’s latest fear mongering campaign to my attention. For the next five weeks the media will be messaging the people of the UK to be fearful of suspected terrorists who (1) Take too many pictures of buildings, (2) Behave suspiciously in their homes and (3) have too many mobile phones. Listen to one of the radio...
TWiT 133 with Jonathan Coulton and "Rock Bad" →
TWiT 133: Jonathan Coulton - Functional And Elegant Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jonathan Coulton, Merlin Mann, Veronica Belmont, Ryan Block, and Tom Merritt Jonathan Coulton and niche broadcasting, HD DVD finally kaput, YouTube goes down, frozen RAM and more. Here’s a free, direct MP3 download of TWiT 133. Man, I really loved this episode. Jonathan Coulton’s music and performances are inspiring in...
On why I am not running →
With lots of mixed feelings, I have decided a run for Congress would not help the Change Congress movement. I explain the thinking in this 5 minute video (a new record for me!). First question: What happens to the contributions to Lessig08? As explained on the ActBlue page, all will go to (the yet to be established) Change Congress organization. Thanks to everyone who helped me make this decision...
TWiT 133 with Jonathan Coulton and "Rock Bad" →
TWiT 133: Jonathan Coulton - Functional And Elegant Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jonathan Coulton, Merlin Mann, Veronica Belmont, Ryan Block, and Tom Merritt Jonathan Coulton and niche broadcasting, HD DVD finally kaput, YouTube goes down, frozen RAM and more. Here’s a free, direct MP3 download of TWiT 133. Man, I really loved this episode. Jonathan Coulton’s music and performances are inspiring in...
Rømmer fra Facebook →
Her forsvant 400.000 brukere. Mener du Facebook er viktig?
ODF backer urges cooperation to fix OOXML's... →
Ars Technica
ODF backer urges cooperation to fix OOXML’s deficiencies Ars Technica, MA - 2 hours ago By Ryan Paul | Published: February 24, 2008 - 06:04PM CT The debate over document standards has become increasingly combative and controversial as a result …
Will There Be A (Successful) iPhone-Only Social... →
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch: Will There Be A (Successful) iPhone-Only Social Network? — iPhone owners, like users of most Apple products, are a fairly passionate, elitist group of people. — I think an iPhone-only social network, if it had the right features, would be a huge hit with these users.