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  • Newsweek and the sourcing of stories

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    Just read what I’ve been thinking about the whole issue with Newsweek and the bad story about the desecration of holy books. I’m not the biggest Dave Winer fan, but here he hits a nail on the head:  I have a suggestion. Why don’t we immediately assume that all press reports are at least as…

  • The Rock and Roll Geek’s Geek

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    I had some fun making some recorded promos for the Rock and Roll Geek Show podcast, and the host, Michael Butler, was nice enough to dedicate the podcast to me and play New York rock and roll! Totally rockin’! Does this make me the geek’s geek?  

  • Andrew Rasiej for Public Advocate

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    I am supporting an old friend, Andrew Rasiej, who is running for the post of Public Advocate in New York City. His website at http://www.advocatesforrasiej.com has a ‘form letter’, but I wanted to make a personal note of support for him. Andrew has been a hard working advocate for different communities in this city for…

  • Flying ATA

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    I flew ATA to Chicago and back for the Meshforum conference. The good: Nice comfortable seats. They let me check in at a kiosk, and choose my seat – and exit rows were an option! I had nice legroom going out. On the way back, I had switched my flight, but I got to the…

  • Loops

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    Worldchanging reports that Jamis was caught on Flickr by me. He then took a picture of me reading that article and went to upload the picture. To complete the loop– I took a picture of him uploading the picture of me reading the article about me taking the picture of him. I love this.