Monthly Archives: October 2004

Book Talk Next Thursday

I’ll be speaking about and signing copies of We the Media on Thursday at Barnes & Noble, 3600 Stevens Creek Blvd., San Jose (map). I’ll also discuss the impact of the Internet on the 2004 election. The event starts at … Continue reading

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The Red Sox Curse is Lifted

AP: Bedlam in Beantown. Boston Red Sox sweep away decades of heartache with World Series win If you are not a Red Sox fan, you can’t understand how big a story this is for New Englanders. Well, Chicago Cubs fans … Continue reading

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A Victory for Openness, Competition

AP: Court Overturns Lexmark Case Injunction. Lexington-based Lexmark filed a lawsuit seeking to stop Static Control from competing for its remanufactured cartridge business. Lexmark accused Static Control of violating copyright law along with the Digital Millenium Copyright Act. As the … Continue reading

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Disgusting

Just landed back in the U.S. and find in my e-mail a link to something truly foul by a columnist for a newspaper I normally admire, the Guardian in London. I won’t pass along the link, but the columnist in … Continue reading

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Open Thread

I’ll be on planes for the next few hours. Talk below. Please behave, and don’t feed the troll. Comments Posted by: query on October 24, 2004 06:22 AM In Dan’s far Left phantasmagoria, every little (in his mind) deviation from … Continue reading

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Chicago Football Team Defines ‘Selfish’

Chicago Tribune: Uproar over Bears receiving flu shots. Though the Bears’ official stance is that all matters of medication and treatment are private, a team official said only those players who might be at risk with “asthma-type conditions” received the … Continue reading

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Chip Implants and Mission Creep

UPDATED My colleague Mike Langberg is ready to get an ID chip implant, but says we need safeguards to protect us from Big Brother. He’s kidding himself if he believes such safeguards will either be written into law or, if … Continue reading

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Music Industry Payola Back Under Microscope

NY Times: Record Labels Said to Be Next on Spitzer List for Scrutiny. According to several people involved, investigators in Mr. Spitzer’s office have served subpoenas on the four major record corporations – the Universal Music Group, Sony BMG Music … Continue reading

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Red Sox Do It

Our Boston Red Sox have exceeded our wildest expectations. Of course, they can revert to form by losing the World Series, but maybe this really is the year the curse dies. Well, I can hope, can’t I? Comments Posted by: … Continue reading

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Open Thread

I’m on my way to give a talk at Thursday’s annual conference of the UK Association of Online Publishers, so no postings for the next few hours. Talk below. Please behave, and don’t feed the troll. Comments Posted by: query … Continue reading

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