June 2004

Guest blogging on the Social Software Weblog

June 22, 2004

Judith Meskill, who writes the Social Software Weblog, is away for a week and I'm happy to say that she's asked me to dep for her. I'll be blogging over there from now until the 30th June, although I shan't be cross-posting so you'll have to go over there to see what I'm up to. […]

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Where is my head?

June 22, 2004

Been doing a lot of intensive reading today – and I'm not talking Thomas the Tank Engine. I fear my brain is soon going to start dribbling out of my nose. Long evening of writing ahead of me. Results will be worth it though. I hope. Please cross your fingers.

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Michael Gartenberg likes DRM

June 22, 2004

Michael Gartenberg doesn't get why DRM is a bad thing, but he doesn't really make a strong case for why Cory or anyone else who stands in Cory's corner is wrong. A key sentence is “Our research shows clearly that DRM is only an issue to consumers when it's technology they keep bumping into” – […]

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Scholes scores!

June 21, 2004

Ok, so it looks like he gets a foot in the crotch, but he didn't really. 15 mins to go, England are up 3-2 against Croatia, there's a blog post in this about digital cameras on the touchline and the immediacy they provide, but I can't write it tonight. Fingers crossed England don't pull defeat […]

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Gmail invites

June 21, 2004

I have three more. Usual story. But instead of continually updating this blog, I'll put a wee 'Gmail Status' in the sidebar. Keep your eye on it!

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Cory's DRM talk wikified

June 21, 2004

I think I'll just borrow Joi's post: Cory's excellent drm rant which he presented at Microsoft Research has now been wikified to allow people to comment and add to it. Excellent. The talk's also been recorded by Jason Kottke. Wish I'd had that idea first!

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Happy Solstice!

June 21, 2004

Why does the midsummer solstice always creep up on me every year? You'd think I'd have got used to it by now, but no, every 21st June I think 'Oh my! That came around quick!' And every year I think 'Oh, so now we start the long descent into winter. Damn. I'd only just got […]

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Sekrit projekt

June 20, 2004

Posting may be light for a while due to sekrit projekt. Will reveal all at the end of this week if it goes well.

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More Gmail invites to give away

June 19, 2004

If ya want one, email me. UPDATE: Two left! UPDATE: All gone!

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Unintended effects

June 19, 2004

Ok, so it's been about a week now that I've been on this six-meals-a-day plan and so far it's been equal parts good and bad. Some days it is amazingly difficult to stick to, some days it is easy. I have modified my diet a little bit: more fruit, veg, nuts and seeds; less simple […]

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Ooh! Pretty fountain!

June 19, 2004

From Random Acts of Reality this is what a burst water main really should look like, not the pathetic perma-puddle we used to get when I lived at Horton Heath.

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Cory on DRM

June 18, 2004

Cory publishes his Microsoft Research DRM talk from June 17th, which really is a must read. A snippet for you: When MP3 rolled around and Sony's walkman customers were clamoring for a solid-state MP3 player, Sony let its music business-unit run its show: instead of making a high-capacity MP3 walkman, Sony shipped its Music Clips, […]

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BlogTalk wiki and meetups

June 18, 2004

If any of you are going to BlogTalk 2.0 in July, there's now a wiki on Joi's site for people to make arrangements. I'm going to be arriving on 3rd July and departing on the 9th, and am particularly interested in meeting anyone involved in EFF/Creative Commons/copyright/copyleft/DRM issues. Email me or leave a comment here […]

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Song for the b0rken weblogs

June 17, 2004

There's been a lot of commentary around the net about the unfortunate events surrounding Dave Winer's abrupt closure of weblogs.com, but if you haven't yet read about it, best places to start are posts by David Weinberger, and Tom Matrullo. I was gonna write a post about the nature of responsibility, and how when you […]

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New FireFox RSS reader

June 17, 2004

I've just updated FireFox to version 0.9 and downloaded an RSS reader extension. I love FireFox – so much sexier than IE, so much less bloated than Netscape, it really is a good browser and if you haven't converted yet, I strongly recommend that you do so. (Please see update below.) I wish I could […]

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