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Saturday, October 05, 2002
 

Cool.  Thank you for the ability to create for 'Photo Posts!'

I got a cute little kucka packa too!  Her name is Mimi (Miriam - she's almost 8 months old.)  She's just now figuring out how to crawl and connecting her brain synapses to her muscles.

 

Simple Rich Media Communications. Marc Canter has some nice thoughts about activity-based computing and its apparent manifestation in this cool tool for capturing, managing and distributing photos online. The thinking is right on --- getting complex media (images, audio, video, even text) from a device or source material and into a computer, manipulating it, packaging it, and distributing it (through whatever electronic means) is just too hard. And it seriously limits the usefulness of computers as rich media communications tools. The range of "online photo tools" like this, Ofoto, Shutterfly, etc. are good examples of making things simpler for the average consumer, but we've still got a long way to go, especially as we consider richer, more composite forms of media-centric communications. [Jeremy Allaire's Radio]

Thanks Jeremy - the conversation continues!

Redrawing the line in the sand 
  The Real Battle is my latest Suitwatch newsletter for Linux Journal. It's my report on the Digital Hollywood conference I attended last week in Beverly Hills.
  J.D. was there too. Here's his report.


Doc Searls is the Barry Bonds of the Computer Industry.

 
A little wit, a little sarcasm - see how much better these News feeds 'read' - when they're accompanied by photos?

Now imagine them with music, or video? And what happens when these 'multimedia' news feeds get political, sexual or social commentary attached to them? Isn't that partially what a 'multimedia conversation' is all about?


Napster movie planned

Why does this young man look so happy?

Napster movie planned.

Maybe it's because a movie is planned on his life and what he did. Maybe it's because people are starting to find out about Jahshaka. Or maybe it's because he's so excited about the prospect of RSS photo feeds!
[Google Entertainment]


Technology Key Sticking Point In West Coast Port Labor Dispute

Shut it down!

I can look out my window and see the silenced ports of Oakland. It's amazing what the power of a few hundred men - can do - huh? Technology Key Sticking Point in West Coast Labor Dispute.

My father and grandfather were union organizers. The spirit of Joe Hill and Eugene Debs lives on!
[Google Business]


Terror suspects arrested near Rome

What's wrong with this picture?

This is a perfect example of how photos can tell a thousand words. Terror suspects arrested near Rome. Sure - they busted some terrorists in Rome. But what's wrong with this picture? McDonalds arches under Roman arches!
[Google Top Stories]


Potter film should be finished next week

Does this kid's face communicate what this movie is all about - or what?

Potter film should be finished next week.  I don't know what's going on about the upcoming movie - but what better way to communicate the evil dark forces that Harry has to deal with - than show the bad kid's smirk and growl?
[Google Top Stories]


Woes deepen for Matha Stewart

And why is she still smiling?

Talk about getting grilled!

Woes deepen for Matha Stewart.

Poor Martha cashed in 4,000 shares of stock, and has lost almost $700M for it - and is about to get thrown in jail.

There's not much that can be said about Martha, expect I can't think of a better person who represents the past few years more and who deserves this sort of 'treatment'!  BTW she's ANOTHER one of John Doerr's IPOs stars - gone sour.
[Google Business]


Chandra discovers the history of black hole x-ray jets

Wanna learn how a Black Hole is formed?

Technical concepts can be explained MUCH easier with imagery.

Chandra discovers the history of black hole x-ray jets.

It's amazing how long it's taken the web to grok all this. This is where we all were in 1992 with the 'so-called' multimedia CD ROM era.

But sucking through straws slowed it all down. Now that BROADBAND is here - no one should care about how many images I have on this page - right?
[Google Top Stories]


Japan speeds anti-deflation package

LOOK! There's Joi Ito again - he's following us!

Just kidding!

There are all sorts of wonderful things you can do with photos - have fun, make commentary, observe astute points and issues - or actually tell the truth.

Japan speeds anti-deflation package. Certainly Koizumi-san can spend a few billion $$ (that would be trillions of Yen ¥¥) on somethng cool - to help his country get out of it's doldrums. 

And oh, he'll also have to force the banks to disclose their losses and clean up government corruption!
[Google Business]


And finally......

Top US executives predict slower economic growth

Does this man look like he has something that's worrying him? Is he trying to start a WAR to distract us from - some 'problems' back home?

Top US executives predict slower economic growth.

Enough said.

[Google Business]

 Patents 

AOLTW enforces patents with Liberty single sign-on.. InfoWorld: AOLTW enforces patents with Liberty single sign-on. [Hack the Planet]

Oh boy, now THIS will be fun!

I just wish all these patents would just GO AWAY!

I remember John Doerr yelling at me at one board meeting: ".....and the NEXT TIME you come up with someting as important as timelines, you'd BETTER patent them!"

Well I can say here now, I'm GLAD we never patented timelines, or else Macromedia - right now - would be brandishing those patents over everyone's heads.

Surfers flock to digital music giveaway. [Google Entertainment]

Surfers flock to digital music giveaway

Wouldn't it be cool - if we all got together and just starting buying one set of CD's - just to prove our power to Hilary et al?

The only this these folks are gonna understand is money.


Updated: 9/17/2003; 12:01:53 PM.