There is something about one web celebrity lauding another that I can’t avoid listening to. It foretells something.
If you can’t understand how wonderful it is listening to Jason Kottke blog his adoration for Merlin Mann, you will one day.
From Kottke: “Some recent Merlin Mann goodness”.
Especially, this, from M. Mann, which I’ve turned to several times [...]
Did an entirely strange anachronistic-cultural meme emerge without me being aware of it? Having abandoned MySpace for all but occasional music needs I had forgotten how strange and fascinating it could be.
A story about a London DJ troupe The Shellac Sisters, who only spin 78s on wind-up gramaphone in period dress, showed up on [...]
The media has shown some interest in a new police officer rating web site RateMyCop.com. It’s similar to campus offerings like RateMyProf or disgusting newcomer JuicyCampus, where students anonymously post which youngsters are SLUTTS at UCLA and who the sexiest varsity water polo player is Harvard.
As discussed last week, people are increasingly using technology [...]
Apparently, barackobamaisyournewbicycle.
Despite being, at times, completely nonsensical, I do love the internets. (Reload, Reload, Reload.)
See Also:
http://johnmccainisyournewbicycle.com
http://hillaryclintonisyournewhddvdplayer.com
http://hillaryismomjeans.com/
(Via Xeni at Boing Boing.)
Lawrence Lessig, founder of Creative Commons, board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Professor and founder of the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School is considering running for Congress.
The passing of representative Tom Lantos in the California 12th, a Facebook group, and DraftLessig.org have encouraged him to do so.
For the [...]
Ivor Tossell of the Globe and Mail asks this question while providing a very good summary of the recent copyright conflict in Canada.
I’d offer that digital rights have been important for sometime but the maturation of social news and the web have enabled and empowered all sorts of people.
A sense of democratic worth [...]
Merlin Mann, esteemed web-celebrity and thinker, linked to this impressive and inspiring video I had forgotten about.
It suckered me in to reading the rest of his post more intently. Wherein, he “defends” paper, for those who may have erroneously reported its demise:
See, the key is to use paper for what it’s great at and [...]
What’s up Streamy? Such promise… no delivery. Or at least not at a pace to my liking. Digg and reddit flounder and require some competition. Hurry up and move out of private beta.