Were Olympics "Indecent"?

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Indecent

Indecent 12/19/2004 03:12 PM

Jeff Jarvis repo rts that the FCC imposed a $1.2 million fine on Fox for the show "Married by America" after receiving complaints from just 23 individuals. And all but three of the complaints were automated "me too" copies.

Jeff points out that this isn't just a problem with the FCC:

Note, too, that this is the most radical product of our culture of complaint, our society of offense, in which a few who don't like something think they can -- well, can -- affect everyone else. The PC left does it; when was the last time you said "girl"? The religious right does it; they want to stop us from watching our TV shows and listening to our radio shows. Well, it's time we fight back.

I agree that the FCC is going off the deep end when it comes to indecency enforcement these days, although I have some sympathy for the political "catch 22" the Commission finds itself in. If they weren't being so aggressive, they would be taking even more heat from members of Congress.

The real problem here is that we maintain the quaint fiction that broadcasters serve the "public interest," when what they are doing is running businesses, nothing more, nothing less. The only reason that fiction continues is that the broadcasters received their "scarce" spectrum licenses for free, along with other exceptionally valuable rights like mandatory retransmission on cable. Now that we know spectrum isn't scarce, isn't it time to end the charade?

GP jailed for indecent assaults

GP jailed for indecent assaults 09/17/2004 10:29 AM
A family doctor who sexually abused women patients at his St Helens practice is jailed for six years.

FCC: 'Desperate Housewives' promo not
indecent after all

FCC: 'Desperate Housewives' promo not
indecent after all 03/14/2005 04:30 PM
A mildly steamy locker-room intro from ABC's Monday Night Football isn't "indecent" after all, the Federal Communications Commission decided Monday. [Missing Links]

Underwear in Public Not Indecent, Court
Says (Reuters)

Underwear in Public Not Indecent, Court
Says (Reuters) 08/27/2004 01:59 PM
Reuters - Wearing underwear and nothing else in public does not constitute indecency, a Massachusetts court declared on Thursday as it tossed out charges against six animal rights protesters.

FOXNews.com - Politics - Senate Votes to
Up Fines for Indecent Broadcasts

FOXNews.com - Politics - Senate Votes to
Up Fines for Indecent Broadcasts 06/23/2004 03:44 PM
increase fines for indecency on radio .. going up

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The First Rule Of The Olympics: You
Can't Talk About The Olympics

The First Rule Of The Olympics: You
Can't Talk About The Olympics 08/20/2004 02:25 AM
We've already talked about how the Olympics forced certain radio stations to pull their internet streams because they weren't approved for internet broadcasts of the Olympics, and now comes the news that no athletes participating in the games are allowed to talk about their experiences on websites. Considering the number of empty seats (and the weak television coverage), giving the games a more personal feel, letting the athletes talk for themselves (rather than those sappy profiles on TV) would help people to connect more with the games. That, though, would involve remembering that the games are actually about what happens in the events, and not how much the Olympics can squeeze out of sponsors. Haven't they figured out yet, that if no one cares about the games, no one will want to sponsor the Olympics any more? As for those who dare to disobey and actually talk about their experiences online? The Olympics are threatening to remove their credentials or possibly "take legal action for any monetary damages." Monetary damages? From posting your thoughts on the games? Seems pretty clear just how focused the Olympic organizers are on money instead of the athletes and the contests.

GUI Olympics!

GUI Olympics! 04/23/2004 11:01 AM
GUI Olympics! several corporate sponsors (ATI, nVidia, and others) are offering up $15,000 in prize money for the best GUI skin any designer can come up with for a few applications. while i think it's great to push for newer and better user interfaces, who do so many of the designs seem to be pushing complexity over useability? wouldn't a better use of a GUI design prize be to encourage people to improve on a design rather than make it unintelligible? maybe the people pushing the designs need to take this quiz.

The Olympics as They Were

The Olympics as They Were 07/23/2004 09:16 PM
Three current museum displays, one tangential, are presented in tune with next month's Olympics in Athens.

Olympics Say No to Wi-Fi

Olympics Say No to Wi-Fi 05/20/2004 09:53 AM
Athens IT contractor finds Wi-Fi too prone to denial of service at present: The Atos Origin manager for the games didn't stress security issues like actual break-ins. Rather, he was concerned about the likelihood of attempted attacks that they would have to analyze, and the potential of a single idiot to jam signals. These are unfortunately reasonable concerns at present--it's all too easy to produce junk 2.4 GHz signals or to automate denial of service attacks that deassociate other clients....

"Olympics"

"Olympics" 08/13/2004 02:34 PM

Live: Olympics day 14

Live: Olympics day 14 08/27/2004 01:34 PM
Amir Khan secures at least a silver in boxing, while Paula Radcliffe prepares for the 10,000m final.

DoCoMo Does 3G Olympics

DoCoMo Does 3G Olympics 07/16/2004 10:08 PM
Wireless Watch Japan Jul 17 2004 2:37AM GMT

Big Brother goes to the Olympics

Big Brother goes to the Olympics 08/13/2004 10:37 AM
New Scientist has an article looking at the US$312 million surveillance system installed for the 2004 Olympics in Athens. The eyes and ears consist of 1,000 high-res and infrared videocameras peppering the city. Cell and landline telephone calls are being recorded, converted into text, and "scanned for phrases that could be linked to terrorist activity." The software's developers say it speaks Greek, English, Arabic, Farsi, and other major languages.

(John Pike, an analyst with the defence think-tank Global Security) believes other undisclosed measures are undoubtedly in place, such as face recognition from video footage. He says such surveillance technology has already proven its worth in intelligence gathering. "They're basically the sort of stuff the National Security Agency has been using for some time," he told New Scientist. "And they seem to place great faith in it."

The human security is massive as well--there are seven security people for every athlete. Link

DoCoMo Does Olympics

DoCoMo Does Olympics 07/16/2004 07:06 AM
Wireless Watch Japan Jul 16 2004 11:45AM GMT

Live: Olympics day 10

Live: Olympics day 10 08/23/2004 03:12 AM
Dean Macey begins his campaign for decathlon gold on day 10 in Athens.

Armstrong Says He Won't Go to Olympics
(AP)

Armstrong Says He Won't Go to Olympics
(AP) 07/08/2004 02:17 PM
AP - Lance Armstrong is skipping the Athens Olympics, saying he needs to spend more time with his children.

Olympics: Coming to a PC Near You

Olympics: Coming to a PC Near You 07/12/2004 05:38 AM
This summer, viewers will be able to tune into highlights of the Olympic Games over the Internet, as NBC and BBC beef up their video offerings for broadband users. By Kendra Mayfield.

GUI Olympics: Week 3

GUI Olympics: Week 3 05/28/2004 05:03 PM

Olympics: No Ad Bonanza

Olympics: No Ad Bonanza 08/30/2004 03:45 PM
The showcase for the world's athletes doesn't produce marquee names for advertisers.

Hansen out of Olympics

Hansen out of Olympics 06/19/2004 11:52 AM
British gold medal hope Ashia Hansen will miss this year's Athens Games after suffering a serious knee injury.

3G FOMA for Olympics

3G FOMA for Olympics 07/19/2004 06:03 AM
3G Jul 19 2004 9:39AM GMT

Olympics underway

Olympics underway 08/11/2004 01:25 PM

Just watched the US Women's team defeat Greece 3-0. Five members of the 1991 world cup team are still playing for the US which is pretty impressive -- there aren't a lot of examples in international sports of people remaining competitive for over 13 years.

Tomorrow, Iraq rejoins the Olympics for the first time since 1988 to play soccer against Portugal, which is great to see. On the downside, I'm hearing about a lot of top American athletes ducking out of this year's games (in tennis, basketball, and cycling especially) citing injuries and personal reasons. It's a shame we won't seem them but I'm wondering if part of it is due to concerns about attacks or violence. I certainly hope the games go smoothly, it seemed a few months ago the only news coming out of Athens was bad news, but today's soccer match seemed to go just fine.

The TiVo Olympics

The TiVo Olympics 09/06/2004 11:54 PM

Every fourth summer, IT trade pubs write about the technology that powers the Olympic Games. It's always an interesting topic, but apart from an enhanced focus on security, the Athens 2004 stories were little changed from their Sydney 2000 counterparts. And yet, this Olympics was utterly transformed, for me and for a few million other viewers, by TiVo.

Thanks to this cheap, Linux-based appliance, I was able to compress all of the events that interested me into a fraction of the time it would otherwise have taken to watch them. I'll always remember the Athens games as the first TiVo Olympics. Now I'm thinking about ways to make the next one even better.
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In our world -- where blogs, Wi-Fi, and computer-attached video cameras are the norm -- we've begun to redefine the art of event coverage. If you want to see how the Beijing Olympics should be covered in 2008, visit a tech conference next year. [Full story at InfoWorld.com]

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Geography Olympics

Geography Olympics 09/01/2004 05:05 PM
Geography Olympics "Thanks to its global accessibility, the Internet is the perfect medium to hold an international competition such as The Geography Olympics. To join the challenge in support of your country, you simply need to select which country you will be representing and take the quiz. The quiz consists of trying to locate 10 randomly selected countries on a map of the world. It is different every time."

EU claims it won Olympics

EU claims it won Olympics 08/31/2004 09:41 AM
the EU won the medal count

thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004401679,00.html
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GUI Olympics: Week 2

GUI Olympics: Week 2 05/20/2004 01:15 PM

Flip Flop Olympics

Flip Flop Olympics 08/18/2004 08:37 AM
John Kerry's Flip Flop Olympics. Flash fun from the folks over at the Bush/Cheney campaign.

Unprecedented Electronic Net for
Olympics

Unprecedented Electronic Net for
Olympics 08/09/2004 03:02 PM
AP via Los Angeles Times Aug 9 2004 6:54PM GMT

Broadcasters to Air Olympics on
Computers (AP)

Broadcasters to Air Olympics on
Computers (AP) 08/10/2004 10:48 AM
AP - The 100-meter dash and other cherished Olympic moments will for the first time be beamed to computers and mobile phones during the Athens Games. But while many Europeans will be able to see them live on the Internet, Americans will have to settle for tape delay.

Boingo brings Wi-Fi to Olympics

Boingo brings Wi-Fi to Olympics 08/06/2004 12:56 PM
The company will set up a dozen Wi-Fi hot spots at airports, hotels and conference centers in Athens.

Cycling: Millar out of Olympics

Cycling: Millar out of Olympics 07/02/2004 08:07 AM
David Millar pulls out of the British Olympic team after admitting to taking EPO.

Olympics: 21 golds up for grabs

Olympics: 21 golds up for grabs 08/18/2004 01:01 AM
Day five of the Games will see 21 golds on offer with Kate Howey and Pippa Funnell aiming for medals.

Olympics to go on-line - in some areas

Olympics to go on-line - in some areas 08/06/2004 08:03 PM
globetechnology.com Aug 7 2004 0:49AM GMT

Olympics: Edwards lands ban

Olympics: Edwards lands ban 08/11/2004 11:39 AM
World 100m champion Torri Edwards is suspended for two years for failing a drugs test.

bjork's going to open the olympics

bjork's going to open the olympics 08/12/2004 03:24 PM
yay! i don't know how i missed that before

A Roundup of Olympics Resources

A Roundup of Olympics Resources 08/16/2004 08:03 AM
Between the tornado watches and the flood warnings and the rain that just wouldn't stop over the weekend, I did manage to watch a bit of the Olympics. As you...

Everyone loves/hates the Olympics!

Everyone loves/hates the Olympics! 08/13/2004 12:14 PM
Free the Olympukes. Fontshop, the 500-lb gorilla of type foundries, has released Jonathan Barnbrook's Olympukes dingbat font - which does a good job of reconciling the love/hate relationship many of us have with this most constructed of all sports events - for free. Barnbrook is the po litically savage designer behind the Virus typefoundry, and is probably most well-known for collaborations with Damien Hirst and the typefaces Exocet and Mason (which was originally called Manson – and "intended to speak of the uncomfortable associations between elegance and violence" – but was renamed Mason in a fit of pique marketing), which are sold through the fine folks at Emigre.

High-Def Olympics Underwhelming

High-Def Olympics Underwhelming 08/12/2004 04:37 AM
Retailers are trying to use the Olympics as a wedge to get high-definition TV into more homes. The problem is, consumers won't find a whole lot worth watching. By Staci D. Kramer.

'Invisible' technology for Olympics

'Invisible' technology for Olympics 08/12/2004 08:18 PM
BBC Aug 13 2004 0:32AM GMT
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