Bush's press conferences too scripted, author says

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Daily Show on Bush's Meet the Press

Daily Show on Bush's Meet the Press 02/13/2004 03:58 PM
Lisa Rein has posted the Daily Show take on Bush's Meet the Press appearance. AHAHAHAHA. Link

"washingtonpost.com: Text of Bush's
Press Conference"

"washingtonpost.com: Text of Bush's
Press Conference" 04/16/2004 09:02 PM

Reality is Scripted

Reality is Scripted 06/24/2005 06:59 PM
After years of seeing reality TV producers pretend their shows don't have writers, the Writers Guild of America has decided to stop being polite and start getting real.

Peter Nederlof’s custom-scripted
whatever:hover behaviour

Peter Nederlof’s custom-scripted
whatever:hover behaviour 01/06/2004 06:48 AM
css :hover in ie! .. documentation

xs4all.nl/~peterned/csshover.html
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Deployment Server 5.6: Deploying
Scripted install returns Error 3010

Deployment Server 5.6: Deploying
Scripted install returns Error 3010 07/30/2004 08:31 AM

A Lot of the Press Press Didn't Buy
White House Spin on 9/11 Document, Even
Though the WH Dumped It on Saturday
Night 4/13

A Lot of the Press Press Didn't Buy
White House Spin on 9/11 Document, Even
Though the WH Dumped It on Saturday
Night 4/13 04/13/2004 07:30 AM
Editor & Publisher .. ass

editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_conten t_id=1000485027
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Powell forces press aide to let him
answer Meet the Press question

Powell forces press aide to let him
answer Meet the Press question 05/17/2004 06:11 AM
Colin Powell appeared on Meet the Press this weekend, and his appearance was marred by his press secretary moving the camera and attempting to end the interview early when Russert, the interviewer, started to ask a hardball question about the fictional Nigerian yellow-cake uranium that Powell used as an excuse to go to war in Iraq.

Most noteworthy about this event was that Powell, rebuked the press-secretary on air, demanded that the camera be trained on him again, and then answered the question, describing the intelligence he'd received as "deliberately misleading."

Lisa Rein's got the video up -- highly recommended.

EMILY MILLER, STATE DEPARTMENT PRESS AIDE: You're off.

SECRETARY POWELL: I am not off.

EMILY MILLER, PRESS AIDE: No. They can't use it, they're editing it.

SECRETARY POWELL: He's still asking the questions.

EMILY MILLER, PRESS AIDE: He was not ...

SECRETARY POWELL: Tim, I am sorry I lost you.

MR. RUSSERT: I am right here Mr. Secretary. I would hope they would put you back on camera. I don't know who did that.

EMILY MILLER, PRESS AIDE: He was going to go for another five minutes.

SECRETARY POWELL: We've really scre...

MR. RUSSERT: I think that was one of your staff Mr. Secretary. I don't think that's appropriate.

SECRETARY POWELL: Emily, get out of the way. Bring the camera back please. (Camera returns to the interview subject) I think we're back on Tim, go ahead with your last question.

Link

Beckwood Press Company Offers New
Straight Side End-Frame Hydraulic Press
Delivery

Beckwood Press Company Offers New
Straight Side End-Frame Hydraulic Press
Delivery 01/04/2005 01:43 PM
The Beckwood Press Company has engineered an innovative new hydraulic press, the Straight Side End-Frame Hydraulic Press (SSE). [PRWEB Jan 4, 2005]

"The New York Press: Cleaning the pool-
the White House press corps politely
grabs its ankles."

"The New York Press: Cleaning the pool-
the White House press corps politely
grabs its ankles." 03/13/2003 10:25 AM

In the Press Room of the White House
that is Post Press

In the Press Room of the White House
that is Post Press 03/14/2005 04:35 PM
Before the certification of "Jeff Gannon" as a White House reporter there was the Bush Administration's de-certification move against the Washington press. These two things are deeply related.

A Press Pass to Cosmetic Surgery
Information at Your Fingertips - Log on
to Consultingroom.com for Exclusive
Information for the Press.

A Press Pass to Cosmetic Surgery
Information at Your Fingertips - Log on
to Consultingroom.com for Exclusive
Information for the Press. 06/24/2004 02:55 AM
Consultingroom.com is offering journalists an exclusive free service to access the latest information on cosmetic surgery. Register at consultingroom.com to save numerous hours of research and wasted telephone calls! [PRWEB Jun 24, 2004]

Iraqi Pro-Democracy Party Press Release
- Iraq the Model Press Release

Iraqi Pro-Democracy Party Press Release
- Iraq the Model Press Release 08/18/2004 04:50 PM
Mohammed and his brother Ali officially announced their candidacies .. running for the Iraqi National Assembly .. English

english.iraqdemparty.org/about_pr.shtml
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DIY-Conferences

DIY-Conferences 06/28/2004 11:40 AM

Here's some interesting insights from Ted Leung.

Another reason that I'm not missing JavaOne or WWDC terribly much is that I would really like to see more meetings that have the flavor of the DIY-IT events that Doc is thinking about. I go to conferences for the people and for the chance to do something in high bandwidth mode. For me absorbing information via presentations is low bandwidth mode. You usually can only learn enough to know that you need to go read a pile of specs or code, so it's not really that helpful. I can do that at home or online. The thing that is hard to do is real time full bandwidth discussions with other people.

One thing that surprised me was that Doc didn't think about the Sci-Fi con angle for his events. There's a reason that ApacheCon and PyCon are called ApacheCon and not ApacheOne or PyCon and not the World Wide Python Developer's conference. The names do say a lot. I guess Doc missed Ken Coar walking around in his Star Trek uniform.

[Ted Leung]

PHP.net: Two Conferences Announced

PHP.net: Two Conferences Announced 12/02/2003 01:36 AM
PHP.net has a new notice posted about the first Bulgarian and Second Hungarian PHP Conferences...

New Fawcette Conferences

New Fawcette Conferences 12/18/2003 02:13 AM

Lots of Fawcette news today. I probably should have just batched it all into one entry, but oh well.

The other news is that they just announced their new conferences in San Francisco, March 23-27.

Included are conferences on Mobile, Speech, Visual Studio, .NET (ASP.NET, C# and VB), and SQL Server. Bill Gates will keynote.

Fawcette's competitors, DevConnections, are also planning a series of conferences. I really want to go to the Windows Connections conference, but I need to be here on campus for an event in early April. Bummer.

"video conferences"

"video conferences" 06/29/2004 02:21 AM

New Kind of Conferences

New Kind of Conferences 05/08/2004 05:21 PM

Check out Dave's rant on conference and his prototype design of a new kind of conferences: BloggerCon II.  Damn.  Now I regret I didn't make it to BloggerCon II.  First BloggerCon wasn't that attractive to me and the second one left me scratching my head.  Now I know I should have been knocking my head instead to let the idea of a totally open conference in.

Kudos, Dave (someday I'll find out what the hell that means precisely).

When Conferences Converge

When Conferences Converge 08/18/2004 03:35 AM
It's always been a weird dream of mine. You are sitting at a conference at a bland convention center or hotel, say for the International Association of Widget Makers, attending another boring reception with much widget talk. Then, BAM. Suddenly...

Conferences with Macs

Conferences with Macs 04/09/2004 04:08 PM

Three reasons Macs make excellent companions to geek-centric conferences:

1. iChat and Rendezvous. iChat uses Rendezvous (aka zero configuration networking) to automatically display a list of all other iChat users on the same network as you. In a conference setting this can be a great way of seeing who's around - I met a couple of people at SxSW who I'd been hoping to run in to by co-ordinating a metting via iChat. A few panelists even used iChat to take questions during their panels. Here's a screenshot of iChat Rendezvous taken during SxSW.
2. SubEthaEdit, which really has to be seen to be believed. I made a half hearted attempt to get a SubEthaEdit session going at SxSW but failed to achieve critical mass. Ted Leung at PyCon seems to have got it sussed.
3. EtherPEG. This isn't as essential as the other two but can be a lot of fun - it's an ethical (as in it doesn't steal anything important) network sniffer which displays a selection of images currently being transferred across the network. It provides an often surreal insight in to the browsing habits of other conference goers.

I remember hearing Mac owners complain of being treated like second-class citizens. I haven't felt like that once in nearly three months of owning a Mac.

Conferences Do Matter

Conferences Do Matter 12/11/2002 08:09 AM
In responding to Dave, I see that Scott's down on conferences. I have to disagree. It's not just about innovation. Some conferences matter a lot--at least to me. Here's why. Exposure In the last couple of years, I've made the...

So many conferences, so little time

So many conferences, so little time 11/11/2002 11:24 PM
CNET Nov 11 2002 11:01PM ET

Two must-attend conferences

Two must-attend conferences 09/01/2004 04:31 AM
August is turning out to be a nice, quiet month after the turmoil of July, when it seemed I spent more time on the road - at Catalyst, Open Source Conference, SCO Forum, and LinuxWorld - than in the office. It won’t last, though, as the always-busy fall conference schedule is soon to begin. There are two upcoming events I should remind you about now so that you can plan accordingly.

Many conferences, little time

Many conferences, little time 11/08/2002 04:05 AM
CNET Nov 8 2002 3:04AM ET

If the Press Digs Where it Thinks
There's a Story, Then it Matters How The
Press Thinks

If the Press Digs Where it Thinks
There's a Story, Then it Matters How The
Press Thinks 04/09/2004 04:12 PM
We are coming to a point in the election story when a larger portion of the news is triggered by the decisions of journalists. There's a break in the action with the nominations set. What will the press do with this greater freedom to define and shape the campaign narrative?

Of books and conferences and things

Of books and conferences and things 12/17/2004 06:27 PM
As has been obvious to some of my readers (thanks for your lovely notes, folks), I've been positively swimming in work at my "day job," leaving me little time for my usual noodlery on raelity bytes.

The Hacks series has been a raging success and we have some 31 books out in print--most recently Mind Hacks by the incomparable Tom Stafford and Matt Webb. I've also just finished writing, reshuffling, and otherwise updating Google Hacks, 2nd Edition, a moving target thanks to the all-but-weekly additions to the Google lineup.

I've been building the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference (Firefox keyword etech), coming to San Diego, March 14-17, 2005. While always a rewarding experience working with my amazing program committee, the speakers, and sponsors, it's been quite a large portion on my plate. The core of the conference is now set, with a goodly mix of 15 minute "High Order Bit" talks and 45 minute nitty gritty sessions, 6 fab tutorials, and the usual blend of interesting people, conversations, and events. And there's more to come...

So there it is. I am thrilled to be on the penultimate day of my work year, heading into a couple of weeks off. I'll finally get a chance to turn those .txt-s into .txts (blosxom users will get the reference) and have get a few of the thoughts I've had on my stack on my blog instead.

Open-Sourcing Conferences

Open-Sourcing Conferences 06/24/2005 04:45 PM
Tired of the same old tradeshow/conference design? Who isn't? Time to brainstorm something better.

Perl Conferences 2004

Perl Conferences 2004 01/16/2004 11:05 AM
davorg writes "I'm trying to get a definitive list of all of the Perl conferences that are schedules this year. This list I have currently is here but if you have any additions or corrections, please let me know."

Linux Torvalds on Conferences

Linux Torvalds on Conferences 03/06/2004 01:57 AM
I was just finishing Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary tonight when I ran across the following passage at the beginning of the last chapter. I immediately thought of my good friend Stavros the Wonder Chicken, and one of his recent rants. I usually save quotations for my linklog, but since I couldn't find this one online, and considering the exalted nature of the source, I decided to reproduce it here. I don't exactly agree with ii, but I enjoy it, and I hope you enjoy it too, STWC: Is there anything more obnoxious than business prognosticators? Those self-important types who pretend to know where the insane technology amusement ride will take us? I guess they serve a good function. They populate the panel discussions and keynote speeches of the indistinguishable technology conferences that seem to crop us like unpleasant, inedible mushrooms in your flower bed. People hoping to cash in on technology trends spend thousands of dollars to hear them speak at technology conferences. It keeps an army of hotel workers and food handlers and bartenders honestly employed, so I suppose they serve a purpose. -- Linus Torvalds Unfortunately, this was the best piece in the book. Linus' code is better than his prose. As he himself says elsewhere "I'm hopeless when it comes to documentation." It's not a bad book, it's just a short article's worth of information on Linus Torvalds puffed up into a book. The kind of book that I might buy in paperback at an airport bookstore before a transcontinental flight and leave on the plane for the next passenger at the other end. If you are interested in a good history of Linux and open source, I highly recommend instead Glyn Moody's Rebel Code: Linux and the Open Source Revolution. It is a highly readable book that covers the main events in the creation of Linux, and explains many of the internal controversies that can be very puzzling to newcomers, such as why a lot of people prefer the term GNU/Linux, or what the difference is between Free Software and Open Source. It also has capsule biographies of many of the leading lights in the Open Source movement. An interesting and fun read....

Rating Industry Conferences
(05-Jul-2004; 20.1K)

Rating Industry Conferences
(05-Jul-2004; 20.1K) 07/05/2004 08:48 PM

Chips the rage at two SF conferences
next week

Chips the rage at two SF conferences
next week 02/13/2004 07:52 AM
Flexible screens, artificial skin, robots, and better, cheaper wireless--next week in San Francisco, chip designers will discuss all of these at two conferences.

Adobe Emulates Library Conferences?

Adobe Emulates Library Conferences? 04/04/2005 11:42 PM

Adobe Ideas Conference

“I'm at the Adobe Ideas conference today, so posting may be a little slow. Or non-existant because this is the first conference I've been to in, oh, 4 years that doesn't have wifi available to the attendees….” [kottke.org]

Sadly , I have yet to attend my first library conference that does have wifi available for the attendees. Sigh.

ADHOC Papers & Conferences announced

ADHOC Papers & Conferences announced 06/09/2004 07:18 PM
The organizers of the Advanced Developers Hands-On Conference have announced the papers that will be reviewed and judged by the attendees, as well as a list of the confirmed sessions. The conference takes place July 21-24 in Dearborn, MI.

The Return Of Useless Expensive
Conferences

The Return Of Useless Expensive
Conferences 05/14/2004 01:32 PM
About a year ago, I got annoyed at some of the pointless "big thinker" conferences that were showing up and wrote up a random essay about the conference I wanted to attend, which was basically playing off the idea that the only useful time at a conference was at lunch, when you actually got to talk to others. I also wanted to force people at the conference into seeing things from the side of people who opposed them, just to make the conversation a little more interesting. Unfortunately, it appears that, with the economy starting to comeback, conference organizers are pushing more of these useless "big thinker" conferences. Charles Cooper over at CNET is making a similar point to the one I made after getting invited to yet another of these pointless conferences that wants to charge a few thousand dollars (he doesn't say, but the conference in question is Web 2.0). Basically, they're putting the same people on stage and expecting everyone to pay thousands of dollars (though, to make this one even worse: it's "invite only" - but you can request an invitation to pay $2,000, which seems particularly obnoxious) to listen to people say what you already know they're going to say. As Cooper points out: "It is not long before at least half the attendees slip into the corridor, where the conversation is infinitely more interesting. Plus, there's coffee." All that for between $1,695 to $2,790. No thanks.

WiMAX 2005 – B2B Conferences, Visiongain

WiMAX 2005 – B2B Conferences, Visiongain 02/07/2005 02:05 AM
Attend visiongain’s Telecommunication conference, “WiMAX 2005 – capabilities, costs, time scales, standards and alternative solutions”. This two-day conference will provide a platform for over 20 representatives from the WiMAX Forum and the mobile industry to discuss the latest developments of WiMAX before the standards are confirmed. [PRWEB Feb 6, 2005]

PHP West Conferences: Web Services -
Vancouver, BC

PHP West Conferences: Web Services -
Vancouver, BC 12/17/2004 06:33 PM
PHP West is holding a conference on January 14th, 2005 at the Vancouver Planetarium providing a great environment for the promotion of PHP within the Vancouver area. With the high impact level of speakers scheduled for this event, you can look forward to in depth talks from the likes of Rasmus Lerdorf, Terry Chay, John Coggelshall, Ilia Alshanetsky, and Cal Henderson speaking on a wide array of topics focused on Web Services. Early Bird Specials are in effect right now, tickets are only $40 until December 26th! Due to limited capacity for this event we recommend you register soon to reserve your seat.

Asian-Pacific Library Conferences

Asian-Pacific Library Conferences 02/19/2004 06:14 AM
Asian-Pacific Library Conferences
htt p://www.geocities.com/asia_pages/asiaconf/APConfTop.html

This Calendar contains details of conferences and similar activities relating to the Asia-Pacific region which are of interest to librarians and other information managers.

south by southwest festivals +
conferences

south by southwest festivals +
conferences 03/22/2005 03:17 PM
South by Southwest Interactive conference .. SXSW Speaker's Forum blog .. SXSW Interactive in March .. Austin

2005.sxsw.com/interactive
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Why IT managers value analyst firms'
conferences

Why IT managers value analyst firms'
conferences 05/19/2004 03:10 PM
ORLANDO, Fla. -- "You can't trust vendor marketing material at all," said the CIO for a Midwest-based manufacturing company over beers at the GigaWorld 2004 conference. It costs around $2,000 to attend, and there are about 800 people here; I was told unofficially that at least 500 paid in full. And this isn't a big analyst-sponsored conference, either. Gross revenue of $1 million (not taking into account sponsorships, advertising sales, etc.) strictly from attendees for a four-day conference -- that looks like a profitable enterprise.

Week ahead: Conferences aplenty

Week ahead: Conferences aplenty 05/30/2004 09:00 AM
CNET May 30 2004 1:19PM GMT
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Bush's press conferences too scripted, author says