Monthly Archives: October 2004

out of touch?

I know everyone (including this one) was so into the .com/.org mistake by the Vice-President. But the statement that is really the most bizarre to me was the following:

(Cheney to Edwards): “The first time I ever met you was when you walked on the stage tonight.”

It was surprising when I heard it. It is astonishing now that ABC reports that Cheney met Edwards three separate times.
So did Cheney really just misspeak (we used to call that lie), or could it be that this man, one heartbeat from the Presidency, could forget something as simple as this? Continue reading

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Talking to Ted

I’m here at home talking about Ted Nelson‘s ideas. Continue reading

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Tom's got a blog

My nephew, Tom, has got a blog. If you knew my family, you’d know this is real progress. Continue reading

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factcheck the urls

From the Vice-Presidenial debate last night (transcript):
“VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY: Well, the reason they keep mentioning Halliburton is because they’re trying to throw up a smoke screen. They know the charges are false. They know if you go, for example, to factcheck.com, an independent website sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania, you can get the specific details, with respect to Halliburton.”
There is a cool site factcheck.org which does have a factcheck about the debate. Continue reading

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conservative films

Check out this Liberty Film Festival. Maybe we can get some cc-d content there? Continue reading

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Unconstitutional: Greenwald's latest

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Just watched this film by Robert Greenwald, who I worked with on Outfoxed. It is a fantastic film, which reminds us of what we know, but have forgotten about the last three years. Get it here. Continue reading

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Possible savings from internet distribution

For those lucky enough to see Terry Fisher lecture, this is nothing new. But for everyone else, this is a four slide presentation that tries to identify the potential savings to a record company from internet distribution of CD content. Continue reading

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faces of frustration

This is the impression I got from the debate. Click on the video here for a wonderful remix of the debate. Continue reading

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CC_Books.be

STADSchromosomen (City Chromosomes) is a project from Antwerp, in which the people of Antwerp were invited to write a biography of the City. They’ve published the book under a CC license — perhaps the first in Belgium. Continue reading

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CC licensed political songs

Here’s more CC licensed political speech, and though I like the message, it would be great to find some from the other side too. “UnamericanContinue reading

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