Lucas On Charlie Rose Tonight

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Glenn Reynolds talks about Technorati on
Charlie Rose

Glenn Reynolds talks about Technorati on
Charlie Rose 03/14/2005 05:34 PM
Charlie Rose had Andrew Sullivan, Ana Marie Cox, Joe Trippi, and Glenn Reynolds on his show last week, and I was pretty amazed when I watched the preview clips, and then the actual show. Here's what was highlighted by...

Xeni on ABC World News Tonight, tonight

Xeni on ABC World News Tonight, tonight 12/29/2004 06:33 PM
Xeni Jardin: In case you or your TiVo find yourself in front of the TV tonight (Wednesday, December 29), I'll be appearing on ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings in a segment about a "people of the year" from the tech world. I'm not one of those people, but like any good loudmouthed blogger, I'll always have something to say about whoever was chosen. Details and local air times: Link

Lucas, Seb and Alf

Lucas, Seb and Alf 04/15/2004 03:52 AM
Jon Udell on musiclogging. Jon Udell has been watching the recent going-ons around closing the loop in musiclog ging, and seems as enthusiastic about both the specifics and the general vision as I am.

I'm not much of an audiophile, to be honest, and there are lots of other people who will get more deeply into music-blogging and playlist-sharing than I'm likely to. But the process at work here is deeply fascinating to me, and generalizes to other realms. Every kind of digital experience can thrive in the virtuous cycle of the blogosphere: use it, capture part of it, link to it, write about it, search for it, read about it, aggregate it, rinse, lather, repeat.

Udell quotes a post in which Jefferson Provost (correctly, in my view) observes that since "consolidation has turned music radio into a steaming pile of crap", word -of-mouth recommendation is pretty much all that serious listeners have got left to find the good stuff. I wholeheartedly agree.

I've been collaborating with Lucas and Alf (okay, rather coaxing them into working things out) to make the experience tighter among Winamp (the player I use), Webjay, and feedroll so that bloggers can easily post their finds, promoting good free music and musiclogging itself at the same time. Once things get nice and usable enough I think we'll be close to having a decent model case for the open, collaborative media filtering and recommendation networks of the future. I'll probably post more about it tomorrow.
[Seb's Open Research]

Looking forward to seeing what happens when Lucas, Seb and Alf get together.

"Hey Ya, Charlie Brown!"

"Hey Ya, Charlie Brown!" 01/23/2004 05:24 PM

Hey Ya, Charlie Brown

Hey Ya, Charlie Brown 01/23/2004 04:18 PM
this is why the good lord gave us video editing tools

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin 03/14/2005 05:38 PM
On the 4th of March, in 1975, Charlie Chaplin was knighted by the Queen. He received the same class of knighthood (KBE) recently bestowed on Bill Gates III, only two years before his death.

Hey Ya, Charlie Brown!

Hey Ya, Charlie Brown! 01/23/2004 07:36 PM
Really cute and oddly fitting re-edit of Peanuts clips to Outkast's catchy jam. Link (Thanks, Gabe!)

New Nokia, Codename: Charlie

New Nokia, Codename: Charlie 05/19/2004 10:21 PM
And, since I missed this earlier, pictures of a new Nokia smartphone survaced today, code-named 'Charlie NPI5' (I have no idea). Not much is know about features at the moment, but it has hot-swapping of MMC-cards, which is good, and the production model is said to have a 1.3-megapixel camera....

Charlie Stross and me at Plokta.con, May
1

Charlie Stross and me at Plokta.con, May
1 04/20/2004 07:25 AM
Plokta.con is a regional science fiction convention in Newbury, UK. Charlie Stross is this year's Guest of Honour, and I'll be coming out on Saturday, May 1 to conduct Charlie's Guest of Honour interview. Hope to see you there! Link

George Lucas Does Dystopia, Too

George Lucas Does Dystopia, Too 09/15/2004 05:32 AM
The Star Wars director's first film, THX 1138, is no masterpiece. But it shows glimpses of the storytelling skill and imagination that became evident in his later movies. Jason Silverman reviews the re-released film.

Josh Lucas for hire

Josh Lucas for hire 01/24/2004 02:51 PM
Josh Lucas (who shares a birthday with me) is looking for a new job.

Charlie Munger in Rare Form

Charlie Munger in Rare Form 05/07/2004 03:06 PM
Warren Buffett's right-hand man is a master investor in his own right.

George Lucas To Attend Celebration III

George Lucas To Attend Celebration III 04/05/2005 10:04 PM
As Threepio stated , "Thank the maker!" literally. George Lucas is scheduled to make an appearance on the Sagamoore Ballroom stage at Celebration III. Additional details can be found here! In response to the news, GEN CON LLC has reopened its advance ticket sales from now through 5:00 PM PST this Friday, April 8!

George Lucas Speaks on Trilogy Changes

George Lucas Speaks on Trilogy Changes 09/17/2004 11:52 AM

Rachel Lucas: holy crap I did it

Rachel Lucas: holy crap I did it 05/08/2004 02:04 AM
she has risen .. Rachel Lucas .. It worked

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Lucas Gonze and Webjay in the NY Times!

Lucas Gonze and Webjay in the NY Times! 07/08/2004 12:27 AM

Congrats Lucas.....

Here it is.....

Multimedia Scrapbooks, to Create and Share
By NEIL McMANUS

HANDFUL of Web users are programming their own virtual TV newscasts and eclectic collections of video clips using a free media-sharing tool called Webjay (www.webjay.org). The site makes it easy to build, share and watch playlists of audio and video links culled from around the Internet.

Webjay, developed by Lucas Gonze, a programmer who lives in Brooklyn, has already built a following among music lovers. They have used it to assemble sets of legally available music links from all over the Web, then play the whole list with one click, using Windows Media Player, RealOne, Winamp or QuickTime. Now some people are creating video shows using Webjay and streaming Web video.

Nobody is doing this with more panache than Brett Singer, a New York theater publicist. Mr. Singer's shows include a music video show, collections of campaign videos and a variety program called Webjay TV.

A collage of news, music, comedy and found video, Webjay TV includes video clips like Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show" interviewing Howard Dean, a lesson on how to play Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on guitar and George Lucas discussing the "Star Wars" character Jar Jar Binks.

"For me, Webjay has taken the place of little online games like minigolf or solitaire," said Mr. Singer, who started making playlists as a hobby, using home videos of his young son. "Webjay has become more of an obsession. It's a way for me to be creative with minimal effort."

Mr. Singer said he took particular pleasure in making mashups, playlists that mix videos, photos and music in a multimedia scramble. In a playlist called The Politics of Dancing, a BBC News video about Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and the Iraq prison abuse scandal is accompanied by the song "We Will Rock You" by Queen.

In another playlist, Mr. Singer somewhat more artfully sets to music a shot from a live traffic cam at the Cross Bronx Expressway; a hypnotic tune called "Cars for Christ" from a band of the same name plays as commuters find their way home.

Mr. Singer also produces a daily news program on Webjay that uses videos from a variety of sources. Recently, the news program stitched together a BBC News tribute to Ray Charles, a Gallup Poll report on how much Americans remember about D-Day, and highlights from the N.B.A. finals, playing alongside Kobe Bryant's mug shot.

Webjay's creator, Mr. Gonze, is among those who think technologies like his may someday stir up the conventional television industry. Mr. Gonze, who spends his summers in Canada without a TV, said that recently, as an alternative to network news, he had watched Mr. Singer's Webjay compilation. "It was embryonic and crude, but also mind-blowing," he said.

Andrew Nachison, director of the Media Center at the American Press Institute, said that Webjay video playlists were "a fabulous example of remix society."

"It's an outgrowth of hip-hop and DJ culture," he added. "People aren't just remixing music, they're remixing the news."

Webjay news mixes can be politically charged. "Brett's a New Yorker," Mr. Gonze said, referring to Mr. Singer. "He's a liberal. He's into show business. He's definitely not playing to the mainstream. NBC has to appeal to the great swath of viewers across America. Brett doesn't."

Webjay may eventually face a backlash from record labels and TV networks, but Mr. Gonze maintains that the site is legal because it assembles the Web addresses of media files, but never stores or transmits the actual files themselves.

Michael R. Graham, an intellectual property attorney and a partner with the law firm Marshall, Gerstein & Borun in Chicago, said that although Webjay itself "appears to be legal," users should be careful.

"There are a gazillion legal questions," he said. "It's a classic example of how technology has leapt over our ability to trace rights and what might be infringed, and in what ways."

If anyone who holds the rights to an audio or video clip objects to Webjay carrying a link to it, the site offers a tool, called Tattlematic, for removing links. "I believe in peace through politeness," Mr. Gonze said. "If somebody doesn't want us to link to their stuff, we won't link to their stuff. They don't have to sue. They just have to ask."

Mr. Nachison said television news organizations could benefit from technologies like Webjay, because they are making news video easier to find on the Web.

"The audience for television news on the major networks has been declining for years," he said. "These mashups are bringing the news to a new audience. That's not just a good thing for the media business. That's a good thing for society."

Steve O'Brien, executive publisher of the Gallup Poll, said he did not mind that Gallup's videos are being used in Webjay's news reports, as long as Webjay doesn't charge subscription fees for the videos or sell advertising on the site.

He said he would prefer that people visit Gallup's own site (gallup.com) to watch the videos. "But at least Webjay is meeting one of our goals, which is getting our information in front of people," he said.

He added that Webjay may soon provide a benefit for Gallup.

"We're thinking about putting ads in our videos," he says. "Our advertisers will be happy to get the extra viewers."

[via pho list - Jim Coffman]

Cory and Charlie Stross on the cover of
Locus

Cory and Charlie Stross on the cover of
Locus 01/04/2005 10:39 AM
Cory Doctorow: The January issue of Locus Magazine, the science fiction trade magazine, has a cover story on me and Charlie Stross, my friend and collaborator. I haven't read it yet, but I'm looking forward to getting my hands on it. Link (Thanks, Amanda!)

Cory and Charlie Stross in Popular
Science

Cory and Charlie Stross in Popular
Science 07/23/2004 04:46 AM
The current ish of Popular Science (August 2004) is on stands now, with a great piece on Charlie Stross and me as science fiction writers who are doing good work on the Singularity (alas, the piece isn't online yet, but it's easy to find in shops). I'm really happy with how it came out, but wanted to give out one tiny bit of errata for the record: the article identifies me as a co-founder of boingboing.net -- although I'm a proud co-editor of BB, the founding was done by my pal Mark Frauenfelder and his wife Carla Sinclair. Link

Charlie Daniels Angers Arab Community
(AP)

Charlie Daniels Angers Arab Community
(AP) 08/05/2004 09:01 AM
AP - Charlie Daniels, the man who wrote and sang "This Ain't No Rag, It's a Flag," is drawing heat from Arab-Americans who say it refers to a derogatory term used against them.

Lucas Group Expands With New Office In
Las Vegas

Lucas Group Expands With New Office In
Las Vegas 04/05/2005 02:17 AM
Lucas Group, a respected leader in professional recruiting, announced its expansion with a new office in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas operation marks Lucas Group’s fifteenth location and brings expertise in human capital management in the Information Technology (IT), Construction and Hospitality industries. [PRWEB Apr 5, 2005]

Lucas Talks Star Wars TV Series

Lucas Talks Star Wars TV Series 09/15/2004 07:11 PM
This should help convince those naysayers . . .

George Lucas DVD Audio Commentary Leaked

George Lucas DVD Audio Commentary Leaked 04/09/2004 04:10 PM

George Lucas incluye un troyano en Star
Wars

George Lucas incluye un troyano en Star
Wars 09/25/2004 05:35 AM

Lucas put malicious Xbox trojan on Star
Wars DVD

Lucas put malicious Xbox trojan on Star
Wars DVD 09/24/2004 05:36 AM
Cory Doctorow: The new Star Wars bonus DVD erases elements of your Xbox's firmware without informing you or giving you a chance to decline. This is apparently deliberate, as part of an "anti-piracy" effort aimed at punishing people who play the Star Wars DVD bonus disk in a modded Xbox.

The 'StarWars Trilogy DVD' (video/movie DVD) has an 'Extra Special Features Disc'. If you try to launch this on your Xbox it will automaticly update your dashboard ... NO confirmation will be asked. The bonus disc has extra features including a documentary on the star wars saga, footage from the making of all three films and a preview demo of the new 'StarWars Battlefront' Xbox game (that's why there's a default.xbe, dashupdate.xbe and update.xbe on the disc).

This information can be important for some people with older bioses (booting xboxdash.xbe), people using exploits or simply those who don't want their dash upgraded.

Link (via Gizmodo)

photoshop ist ein nebenprodukt von
george lucas star wars

photoshop ist ein nebenprodukt von
george lucas star wars 12/05/2003 05:35 AM
while working on Star Wars .. MacWorld

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Charlie Stross, posthuman: April Fools'
from Paul Di Filippo

Charlie Stross, posthuman: April Fools'
from Paul Di Filippo 04/03/2005 01:24 PM
Cory Doctorow: Paul Di Filippo wrote a great April Fools' article for Locus on my pal and collaborator Charlie Stross becoming posthuman:

"Charlie was teetering on the precipice of transhumanism for the whole last year," said his friend and collaborator Cory Doctorow. "His lifestyle and cerebral/neurological capabilities had been ramped up through intensive ideation and selective smart-drug use to an exquisite pitch just short of the Singularity. When he laid his hands on that sweet, sweet hunk of hardware, it provided the critical mass of complexification necessary to tip him over fully into the Extropian ideal condition."

The resulting state-change brought total en-bobblement to an area of several cubic miles surrounding the store where Stross made his climactic purchase. It is presumed that the newly born ineffable deity once known as Stross is localized within the stasis-sphere, but authorities differ over containment theories.

Link

Nokia Announces 5 New Phones, Including
Codename: Charlie, Wireless Keyboard

Nokia Announces 5 New Phones, Including
Codename: Charlie, Wireless Keyboard 06/14/2004 09:47 AM

You know, we just can't win with Nokia. First they send me threatening letters all last month about removing pictures of the 'Codename: Charlie' 6630 (which we dutifully, if quietly, ignored), then they screw up my peaceful Monday morning by announcing 5 new phones. Rather than give them all my precious front page space, we'll take a look at all the new phone goodness after the jump.

"Charlie" filming halted when $half-mil
camera gear becomes chocolate-coated

"Charlie" filming halted when $half-mil
camera gear becomes chocolate-coated 07/19/2004 08:13 PM
OK, best Hollywood lede *evar*:

The remake of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory was thrown into chaos on Wednesday when a worker dropped a $540,000 camera lens in a vat of chocolate.

Link (Thanks, Mara!)

Lucas Arts makes a Make-A-Wish
kids-wiith-leukemia game

Lucas Arts makes a Make-A-Wish
kids-wiith-leukemia game 06/29/2004 03:40 PM
A kid with leukemia worked with the Make A Wish foundation and Lucas Arts to produce a leukemia-themed kids-game.

The game he created is about fighting cancer, and it reflects Ben's own battle with leukemia. It takes place inside the body, on a playfield of mutating cells. The hero, a boy on a hovering skateboard, uses high-tech weapons to destroy these cells by collecting the seven shields that protect against common side effects of chemotherapy.

It's not easy to get the shields -- they're in the hands of monsters that have to be zapped. FireMonster guards the fever shield and hurls molten lava. VampMonster guards the bleeding shield and sends out vampire bats. Robarf guards the vomit shield "with big smelly green globs." And QBall, guardian of the hair-loss shield, shoots out billiard balls.

Link (Thanks, Adam!)

Slate to George Lucas: slap a Creative
Commons license on Star Wars

Slate to George Lucas: slap a Creative
Commons license on Star Wars 06/05/2005 11:41 PM
The online magazine Slate has a great review article on the Star Wars fan-created movie Revelations. Slate's Clive Thompson gives the film high marks saying the story and special effects are better than the recent Star Wars prequels and even goes so far as to say:

George Lucas has always encouraged Star Wars­-inspired fan movies, so long as the wannabe auteurs didn't try to make a profit. (That's the case with Felux—he isn't selling his movie or any associated merchandise.) Lucas should do more, though. Once he stops polluting the world with prequels, he should slap a liberal "Creative Commons" copyright license on the Star Wars franchise. That would explicitly allow any fan to remix an existing movie, or create a new one in homage, so long as there's no profit involved. Everyone wins: Movies like Revelations keep the fan base alive, and Lucas can continue selling figurines until the sun explodes.

Sounds like an idea we at Creative Commons could get behind. An attribution-n oncommercial-sharealike license would allow fan created side stories, prequels, or follow-ups, and they'd never be sold or charged for and a credit would always be given to Lucas. It'll be interesting to see if any aging properties with a large cult-like fan following adopt something like this. One could speculate that fan art would drive sales of the original, when outsiders take a liking to these offshoots, and in the end mean more sales of DVDs and toys for creators like Lucas.

Lucas Group Appoints Larry Austin as
Managing Partner - Executive Search

Lucas Group Appoints Larry Austin as
Managing Partner - Executive Search 04/05/2005 02:17 AM
Lucas Group, a respected leader in professional recruiting, recently appointed Larry Austin as the new Managing Partner of Executive Search in Las Vegas. [PRWEB Apr 5, 2005]

A rose is a rose..........

A rose is a rose.......... 03/08/2004 11:16 PM
There may be many flowers in a man's life, but there is only one rose....

D-Rose

D-Rose 12/16/2003 11:07 PM
Release 0.02.00

i'll be on VH1 tonight

i'll be on VH1 tonight 12/19/2004 03:48 PM

If you've got VH1, you can watch me tonight on My Coolest Years: The Geeks.

VH1 says:

"Nobody gets through high school without feeling like a total loser now and again. But God help you if you were unusually intelligent, gifted in something other than sports, or a little more shy than normal . . ."

. . . or the geeky kid on Star Trek who knew more about Car Wars vehicle design than talking to girls.

I did about three hours of interviews with VH1, and I have no idea what they'll use . . . but I watched "The Metalheads" last night, and like most of the VH1 nostalgia shows, it was super cool. The show airs at 10/9c.

Tonight should be fun

Tonight should be fun 09/13/2004 07:01 AM

20+ already signed up on Wiki - now it's time to enjoy some Fish and Chips and schmooze new kinds of micro-content.

Marc Eisenstadt will be there.....

Marc (Canter)'s Voice: Mi cro-content dinner in London - Sept. 13th

Canter road show hits town... finally gonna meet the dude tonight... after months of crazy interactions via any/every technology... nothing like face-to-face, right? All welcome...

Euan Semple - too! And loads others as well.

I'm Going to be on NBC Tonight!

I'm Going to be on NBC Tonight! 04/21/2004 07:45 PM
Thanks to Deb for notifying me via IM! Apparently, they're running the Helpathon clip that went viral tonight, on NBC's The Most Outrageous Moments on Live TV! Ha! Well, it's better than a kick in the pants....

Rose-DB-0.0142

Rose-DB-0.0142 04/07/2005 03:19 PM

Rose-DB-Object-0.03

Rose-DB-Object-0.03 03/27/2005 01:26 PM

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Rose-DB-Object-0.04 04/03/2005 04:07 PM

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