June 2009
or more accurately, embracing the fuck it philosophy. By going to bed early.
fuck it.
I am excited. David Conn has a new blog! http://bit.ly/bLS9B
Thanks for the name check, @jjn1
woot! late night champagne sabreing action boogaloo!
Surely hashtags only matter when you’re trying to lift info out of a crowd, @vincrosbie. I don’t see any danger of that with Sanef.
well. that was exhausting. everything is, right now.
I take a more relaxed approach to email than @russelldavies, apparently: currently at inbox 9,050. If I owe you a message, you know why.
Anna just saw TV ad for Bing, went to use it. “How is this different from Google,” she asked. “Well, it’s owned by Microsoft”. That was it.
Comment troll accused me of a whole bunch of things I never said. I shouldn’t have responded at all, but I couldn’t help it. Bad me.
Another business success from Steve Brill, saviour of media: airport queue jumping company Clear is closing down. http://tinyurl.com/leq8z3
Just had a power cut. Heading out to find some MORE POWER!
Finally finished writing for the evening. Sorry @deflatermouse for not making your leaving drinks!
Poring over info on Apple, Steve Jobs and transplants. The story itself is an intriguing puzzle, but a shame the human aspect’s crushed.
The Prince Harry blackout, on the other hand, lasted 10 weeks + press was criticised in many quarters.
Will be interesting to see what critics think of media blackout on kidnap/escape of NYT reporter David Rohde. Kept quiet for seven months.
WSJ on Nokia Siemens role in Iran censorship http://bit.ly/P4Ecd but credit to Washington Times, which broke it in April http://bit.ly/D26qs
Just heading to Dolores Park for outdoor movie screening.
But you missed the best part of that story, @jackschofield - AP got the name of the head of the Spelling Society wrong! http://bit.ly/16GOP3
Not saying it’s wrong, @mikebutcher, but it’s just a gesture. And at the least I like to know who I’m supporting before I pin on their badge
But to your basic point I don’t think anything in our editorial code would specifically prevent us from showing public support. @mikebutcher
No @mikebutcher, but I don’t think it has any value. And does green mean I’m protesting a fixed election or backing Mousavi? Just a question
Think I’ve finished writing that particular article.
Got a screen, a keyboard and a sheaf of scribbled notes + clippings. Everything I need to get my write on for the evening.
Sunbelt: Opera Unite could be catnip to botnet... →
Thursday night drinks tonight at Club Deluxe on Haight, featuring jazz, pizza and cocktails. We’ll be there.
Computer Weekly: In-flight computer says you’re flying too fast *and* too slow. What do you do? http://bit.ly/ehXPQ
Oprah’s getting sued by KFC. I find this highly amusing, although quite why still eludes me. http://bit.ly/kltZL
Sunbelt: Opera Unite could be catnip to botnet creators http://bit.ly/bmFwW
Computer Weekly: In-flight computer says you're... →
NYT: IBM launches $100m research fund for mobile phone services http://bit.ly/rTsAj
Seduction, hackers and the maverick streak - my interview with @doubletwist, starring @jonlech, @fdestin and more: http://bit.ly/OYWbZ
[MichaelGeist] New Oberholzer-Strumpf study from Harvard finds weaker copyright protection has benefits http://bit.ly/Hoa9c
NiemanLab: Knight News Challenge announces a (smaller) slate of winners for 2009 http://bit.ly/10gBs2
Oops, didn’t mean to post that one here. You’ve already seen it!
Watching http://mps-expenses.guardian.co.uk/ numbers go up. Great work @simonw + team. Sharing in distribution brings people into the story.
RT: Bobbie Johnson meets Apple-baiting software startup DoubleTwist: http://bit.ly/riqCy
By which I mean the ability for people to join in becomes a vital part of improving the story, as I noted here: http://bit.ly/YXrGs
[Forrester] Mark Mulligan on Digital Britain and... →
[BusinessWeek] Maybe Google isn't losing big bucks... →
[MichaelGeist] New Oberholzer-Strumpf study from... →
NYT: IBM launches $100m research fund for mobile... →
NiemanLab: Knight News Challenge announces a... →
The latest Guardian Tech Weekly podcast - in which I visit the RoboGames in San Francisco: http://bit.ly/AsaGi
Coverage of Iran shows how the internet can connect us to a distant story http://bit.ly/ptb0M
Question: I just googled Weird Al Yankovic and a Wikipedia page for the fraudster David “Rice” Bannon was the fifth result. Why?
Cop in Texas tasered a belligerent 72-year-old woman http://bit.ly/uZxmh UK now has 10,000 Tasers in hands of police http://bit.ly/DRESd :(
[OpenNet] Updated report on Iran’s net censorship http://bit.ly/mOksv
Lesson: don’t tweet while too tired.
[Forrester] Mark Mulligan on Digital Britain and music piracy http://u.mavrev.com/bs2i