Tuesday, January 20, 2004

Categorizing blog "power-law" discussion themes. Certain arguments tend to be made repeatedly in term of the A-list vs. everyone else. Herewith a quick outline. [Infothought] 11:41:07 PM    comment []

Thierry, Lessig, Weinberger, Rheingold: ALL wrong?. TM Lutas claims that everybody in this "Internet is a commons," "no it's not, it's property" argument is wrong. [Smart Mobs] 11:33:46 PM    comment []

Tom's Networking: Enhanced 802.11g NeedToKnow. [Hack the Planet] 6:23:15 AM    comment []

AP: Rep. Dick Gephardt intends to drop out of the Democratic presidential race [Channel Dean] 6:21:22 AM    comment []

Doc with Iowa Caucus Stats. CNN has an interesting breakdown of exit polls. Major slice & dice here. Grist for all the mills. 6:18:36 AM    comment []

Here's the Price of Fame: $218.32. Jonathan Caouette has turned heads at the Sundance Film Festival with the most basic of tools: old home movies and a bargain-basement editing program. By Jason Silverman. [Wired News] 6:13:42 AM    comment []

From Salon's Election 2004 War Room: Monday's must-reads [Salon.com] 6:08:52 AM    comment []

Going Upstream to Fight Spam. Spammers routinely flout the Can-Spam Act of 2003, but technologists disagree on what to do about it. One expert suggests an open-source method that eliminates spam before it's downloaded by an ISP. Mark Baard reports from Cambridge, Massachussetts. [Wired News] 6:07:12 AM    comment []

Vaporware: Nuke 'Em if Ya Got 'Em. Wired News presents its annual Vaporware Awards, celebrating all those eagerly anticipated gadgets that never quite materialized. Once again, the list is dominated by games like 3D Realms' Duke Nukem Forever. By the Vaporware Team. [Wired News] (Looks like last year's list came out earlier. Was this year tougher on the judges?) 6:05:27 AM    comment []

Tomalak's Realm points at Good Experience: Five Ideas for 2004. I have five ideas for you to consider this year. They're not exactly predictions - you can get those almost anywhere, this time of year - but rather thought-starters for you to consider as the new year begins. 6:01:24 AM    comment []