Digital Rights Management Part 2
I've written about digital right management before. My latest encounter with these technologies came this weekend and I'm reminded that the "rights" mentioned are not the rights of the consumer.…
Differences in Media
I've been thinking lately about the differences between media types. This thinking was inspired by the new movie Disgrace based on J. M. Coetzee's novel of the same name. I…
New Kindle Developments
I was talking to my dad tonight about the Kindle. He's a fan and wants one, but feels as though he doesn't read enough to justify the expense. I've written about…
NeMLA 2010
There have been quite a few stories that have captured my attention in the nearly six month break that I've taken from writing entries in this blog. I will be…
Failed Predictions
Predicting the future is a notoriously difficult endeavor and yet there is never a shortage of people willing to play the game, especially at the end of a year. Many…
Missing in Action
Clearly, I have been missing in action. The only thing I have to say about that is that my real life (as opposed to this, online, unreal life) has been…
Digital Rights Management
Back in the late 1980's, I worked as a volunteer on a running race. Because I had a background in computer science, one of my tasks was to set up…
Fringe
I am watching a new show on Fox tonight. It is called Fringe and it's from JJ Abrams, the guy who developed Lost which is one of my favorite shows of all time. …
We ARE Telling Stories
As I suggested in a previous post I don't understand why FaceBook calls each status update a story. I said that if we were to consider each update a plot…
Non-FaceBook Friends, Beware
Pat sent me this article from the New York Times. So if you're a non-FaceBook friend of mine and I don't return your phone call, I hope you'll understand why.…
Identity Management
We joined millions of other Americans yesterday and went to see The Dark Knight. An interesting side note regarding my previous comments about immediacy--the movie opened Friday and the current…
Adventures in Time or Why I’m Freaked Out by FaceBook
Because so many of my friends are completely addicted to FaceBook (and threatening not to be friends with me anymore), I decided to join two days ago (less than 36…
Reading 2.0
On our trip to Barcelona, I brought several novels as well as a couple of non-fiction books related to my work life with me. I can't stand being on a…
Unplugged Vacation
We're leaving for Spain tomorrow. For the first time since 2000, we are not bringing a computer on vacation with us and so we will be completely unplugged. I'm looking…
The Real No Longer Exists
We went to Alpine Adventures in Lincoln, NH yesterday with a group of friends to ride the ziplines that they have set up in the woods on Barron Mountain. We…
King of Kong
A few weeks ago, Ann, Greg, Evelyn and I went to the Red River Theater in Concord and saw King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. I was prepared to…
Online Viewing
Living in central New Hampshire means that access to independent cinema can be problematic. I've been a NetFlix subscriber for about 4 years--I've appreciated the range of their offerings and…
iPods and the “Real World”
There have been a number of stories in the past few weeks linking a rise in violent crime rates to increased popularity of small electronic devices like the iPod. The…
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