Friday, January 16, 2004

LBJ Vs. W a compare-and-contrast comic, by Ward Sutton. 9:42:32 PM    comment []

If you're in St. Louis, tonight is the opening reception for the Annual Photography Faculty Exhibition at Webster University's May Gallery. The show, featuring work by Robin Assner, Tom Barkman, Bill Barrett, Dan Dreyfus, Robert Larouche, Joseph John Lowry, Dominique Macaire, Kevin Martini-Fuller, Jon Rehg, Jack Rinehart, Susan Hacker Stang, Ann Tolin, and Curt von Diest, is up until Feb. 20. © Curt von Diest 4:40:03 PM    comment []

This is pretty cool, if you're not geek-averse: Gadget Jacket Charged by the Sun, by Kari l. Dean, Wired News. As we move to an always-on environment, how can people depend on their device if in three to four hours they are going to lose their charge? said Scott Jordan, CEO of ScotteVest, which designed the jacket and its wiring technology. The jacket has two small snap-on photovoltaic panels that fit onto its shoulders. These charcoal-gray solar panels convert the sun's rays into energy, which then feed a hidden battery pack about the size of a deck of cards. The batteries are wired to all the pockets, which can have almost any mobile devices plugged into them. The PAN, or Personal Area Network, used by ScotteVest's Technology Enabled Clothing division provides jacket-pocket holes and fabric conduits that connect all the gadgets to each other without exposing any wires. So what appears to be an unassuming anorak jacket is really a web of wires and technology in disguise. ScotteVest Web site 12:37:00 PM    comment []

Principles of IP Justice (ipjustice.org). The list (the site offers elaboration and comentary): We reserve the right to control our individual experience of intellectual property. Creators deserve to be compensated. We reserve our right to make private copies of lawfully acquired intellectual property. Technology and information that enable the exercise of rights should be lawful. "Copy Rights" come with "Copy Responsibilities." 10:36:41 AM    comment []

The cyberbrains behind Howard Dean. Zephyr Teachout, Internet director for Howard Dean's presidential run, explains how the campaign has used technology to mobilize online activists. [CNET News.com - Front Door] 8:05:59 AM    comment []

More Doc: Columbia Bullcasting System. CBS' lame-ass rejection of MoveOn's Bush in 30 Seconds ad hasn't gone down well. Sheila has a nice rundown. [The Doc Searls Weblog] 8:04:31 AM    comment []

Hey, Bush, how about us?. The invaluable Ed Cone on the $1.5B Bush plan to promote marriage: If George Bush is going to spend tax dollars to promote marriage, he should splash a little cash on the people who prove every day that marriage can work -- members of functional, longterm marriages.... When Lisa and I celebrate our fifteenth anniversary in June, will any of Bush's $1.5 billion be coming our way? A federally-funded night on the town would be nice way of saying, "Thanks for your role in preserving the cornerstone of civilized societies, which this administration values highly for everyone but homosexuals." Hey, a voucher for a babysitter would be welcome, but I bet we don't even get a card. [Learning the Lessons of Nixon] 8:02:29 AM    comment []

Illegal Music Downloading Climbs. The number of people downloading music illegally surged a month after recording companies began suing hundreds of music fans, a marketing research firm said Thursday. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: Technology] 7:58:03 AM    comment []

Is the war on file sharing over?. The music biz is declaring success, citing lawsuits and Apple's iTunes. But to music fans who recall the glory days of Napster, the fight goes on. [Salon.com] 7:55:49 AM    comment []

Doc on Free plus Fee. Eric Raymond: How webbing books doesn't hurt sales. Interesting stuff about "identity goods" among other relevant arcana. Data: Cluetrain continues to sell at Amazon (listed at that link as #928) while the whole thing is online as well. 7:52:39 AM    comment []