September 2009
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Sidewiki as Sunstein’s electronic sidewalks →
Google’s new Sidewiki tool allows users to annotate any page on the web. It is essentially a private fairness doctrine for the web a la Cass Sunstein’s “electronic sidewalks.”
My top 5 artists this week. →
Ladytron (2)
The Beatles (2)
Pixies (1)
Black Flag (1)
Pink Floyd (1)
Sidewiki as Sunstein's electronic sidewalks
This week Google unveiled Sidewiki, a tool that lets users annotate any page on the web and read other users’ notes about the page they are visiting. Professional Google watcher Jeff Jarvis quickly panned the service saying that it bifurcates the conversation at sites that already have commenting systems, and that it relieves the site owner of the ability to moderate. Others have pooh-poohed...
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Apple rejected my iPhone App, and I’m glad →
As a developer, it’s a little frustrating that we now have to find a new icon, resubmit the app, and likely wait another couple weeks for such a small thing. As an iPhone user, though, I’m glad Apple is manning the quality control station.
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New blog and podcast: Surprisingly Free! →
Apple rejected my iPhone App, and I’m glad
One of the projects I run is OpenRegs.com, an alternative interface to the federal government’s official Regulations.gov site. With the help of Peter Snyder, we recently developed an iPhone app that would put the Federal Register in your pocket. We duly submitted it to Apple over a week ago, and just received a message letting us know that the app has been rejected.
The reason? Our app...
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Genachowski: Internet principles aren’t rules →
By calling for net neutrality rules, FCC chairman Genachowski is conceding that the Commissin’s Internet principles are not enforceable regulations.
My top 5 artists this week. →
Ladytron (2)
The Beatles (2)
Pixies (1)
Black Flag (1)
Pink Floyd (1)
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Genachowski: Internet principles aren't rules
The FCC announced today that it will consider adopting net neutrality rules. The announcement comes in a speech by Chairman Julies Genachowski, which you can read here and watch here. Genachowski says,
To date, the Federal Communications Commission has addressed these issues by announcing four Internet principles that guide our case-by-case enforcement of the communications laws. … The...
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Wired: Obama Backs Extending Patriot Act Spy... →
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Joel Klein vs. New York City teachers : The New... →
Must read. The headline is misleading, though. This is a story about unions. How bad do thing have to get before there’s change? Very bad it seems.
(via Instapaper)
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You know what really grinds my gears? When people take a sip of their drink when they’re still chewing the bite of food they just took.
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“Constantly at risk of falling in canals. Constantly being mistaken for a window...”
– adamisacson
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adamisacson:
jimray:
The audio of Obama calling...
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Dan and Jennie's Randian Adventure →
My good friends Dan and Jennie Rothschild read and blog Atlas Shrugged.Jennie had never read any Rand. Dan, while having libertarian leanings, is by no means a Randian, but is a fan of Atlas Shrugged. A bottle of wine later, they had a sloppily-written contract that stated that Dan would take Jennie to one of Washington’s finer restaurants if she would read Atlas Shrugged and discuss it with him.
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This guy is living the dream. Living the dream.
Get set for the great Tory shake-up - Times Online →
For a glimpse of the tumult coming your way, call up the website of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM). In a few mouse clicks you can find details of every supplier paid more than £500 of taxpayers’ money by the council.
My top 5 artists this week. →
The Killers (9)
Radiohead (9)
The Strokes (8)
The Shins (8)
Interpol (7)
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Baylen Linnekin Refreshing Cocktail Tip #340: 50% sauvignon blanc + 50% mineral water = really, really good, & half the alcohol. #notawinespritzer #clubsodasucks #grenadineovermydeadbody
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“Wish I were not standing next to ‘Washington needs an enema’...”
– MZHemingway. This is why I didn’t go to the thing.
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Book Titles, If They Were Written Today
yourmonkeycalled:
Then: The Wealth of Nations Now: Invisible Hands: The Mysterious Market Forces That Control Our Lives and How to Profit from Them
Then: Walden Now: Camping with Myself: Two Years in American Tuscany
Then: The Theory of the Leisure Class Now: Buying Out Loud: The Unbelievable Truth About What We Consume and What It Says About Us
Then: The Gospel of Matthew Now: 40 Days...
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keyboardr | Pat Dryburgh →
Keyboardr is a search engine that doesn’t require the mouse at all. Simply type in your query, and instantly results from Google, YouTube, and Wikipedia appear. Very cool user interface.
