For Cost-Conscious Amateurs, 4-by-6 Prints Without the Dots
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Intel Targets Cost Conscious Users
Intel Targets Cost Conscious Users
09/23/2004 08:42 AMTechTree Sep 23 2004 1:14PM GMT
Open source gets boost from the
cost-conscious
Open source gets boost from the
cost-conscious
01/05/2004 01:31 PMZDNet UK Jan 5 2004 11:42AM ET
Microsoft CEO tries to 'rally the
troops' in cost-conscious time
Microsoft CEO tries to 'rally the
troops' in cost-conscious time
07/07/2004 04:29 AMSeattle Times Jul 7 2004 8:32AM GMT
dots connected
dots connected
08/04/2004 11:39 AM
Making the case for a smoking gun:
All
the dots connected, and
w
here'd all these dots come from anyway? inthesetimes.com does a
great job of pulling from many diverse resources to debunk the
"everyone thought he had WMD" arguement, and
washingtontimes.com gives an excellent refresher on pre 9/11 Iraq
strategy.
"The Doctrine of pre-emption becomes inoperable
without unimpeachable intelligence accepted by all as the coin of the
realm." Connect the dots, la la la la, connect
the dots... ha ha!
Connect the dots, la la la la, connect
the dots... ha ha!
08/05/2004 10:46 AM
Timeline of Terror Alerts. A collected list
of political events over the last two years and the action from the
Department of Homeland Security that occured within 24 hours of each
event. Readers have even submitted more examples in the comments.
Partisan exploitation of numerous coincidences? Or a developing
pattern?
"Amateurs"
"Amateurs"
12/21/2003 09:28 PMICANN adds two more dots
ICANN adds two more dots
04/08/2005 08:05 PMIOL: Independent Online Apr 8 2005 11:57PM GMT
Amateurs vs Professionals
Amateurs vs Professionals
03/22/2005 03:45 PM
In yesterday's discussion and in Charles Leadbeater's discussion
the day before, there was a lot of talk about the rights of amateurs,
the "pro-am revolution" and other arguments about how amateur content
and creativity was important. I described how in the blogging world,
it's mostly the people who create content who "pay" in contrast to the
professional content world where it is the creator who gets paid. I
talked about how Creative Commons was really helpful for amateurs who
were more passionate about having their works widely accessible than
making money. This is not to say that Creative Commons isn't useful
for other things of course.
There was a bit of slippage in the discussion in the afternoon when
several people pointed out that maybe I was suggesting that amateurs
shouldn't/couldn't become professionals. The point, if I understood it
correctly, assumed that most amateurs wanted to be professionals and
that somehow amateurs were proto-professionals or professional
wannabes. At least some of them.
I think this is a mischaracterization and maybe a reason to dump
the word "amateur". I think that in the case of many amateurs such as
many bloggers, Wikipedians and most open source developers, the
amateurs are happy being amateurs and don't feel that they are in any
way inferior to their professional counterparts. Many of the heads of
open source projects have a day job, but probably believe that they
are superior to comparable professionals at Microsoft or other
software companies. I doubt that many Wikipedians wish that they could
get paid for what they do. There are very few people who prefer
professional sex to amateur sex. (I think I got this example from
Steve Weber's book.)
My sister pointed this out to me last week by IM as well. I think
the answer lies in the mode of production. Money creates a power
relationship between the payer and the payee. I think cases where the
production is happening in some sort of enterprise or a "firm" where
having a manager and having access to resources allows production to
be more efficiently, financial relationships and "professionalism"
seem to "feel OK." On the other hand, when working in what Yochai
Benkler calls "commons-based peer-production," the "professionalism"
is replaced by amateur passion as a primary driver.
I pointed out several times yesterday that I don't want to impinge
on the rights of professionals, but I believe that monopolistic
professional organizations such as rights collection agencies, the
Hollywood lobbies and Microsoft are hurting the ability for amateur
artists from participating by creating technology and legislation that
focuses exclusively on protection instead of the sharing of
creativity. I think it is the role of government to call into question
the practices of these monopolies which are the unfortunately
byproduct of an unchecked free market economy and prevent the passing
of legislature that increases the power of these monopolies such as
software patents and extension of copyright terms. Instead, they
should be focusing on activities that make it more difficult for such
monopolies to form such as focusing on open standards and open source
and whenever possible, preventing proprietary standards from being
funded by public funds.
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Amateurs vs Professsionals
Amateurs vs Professsionals
03/19/2005 03:18 AM
In yesterday's discussion and in Charles Leadbeater's discussion
the day before, there was a lot of talk about the rights of amateurs,
the "pro-am revolution" and other arguments about how amateur content
and creativity was important. I described how in the blogging world,
it's mostly the people who create content who "pay" in contrast to the
professional content world where it is the creator who gets paid. I
talked about how Creative Commons was really helpful for amateurs who
were more passionate about having their works widely accessible than
making money. This is not to say that Creative Commons isn't useful
for other things of course.
There was a bit of slippage in the discussion in the afternoon when
several people pointed out that maybe I was suggesting that amateurs
shouldn't/couldn't become professionals. The point, if I understood it
correctly, assumed that most amateurs wanted to be professionals and
that somehow amateurs were proto-professionals or professional
wannabes. At least some of them.
I think this is a mischaracterization and maybe a reason to dump
the word "amateur". I think that in the case of many amateurs such as
many bloggers, Wikipedians and most open source developers, the
amateurs are happy being amateurs and don't feel that they are in any
way inferior to their professional counterparts. Many of the heads of
open source projects have a day job, but probably believe that they
are superior to comparable professionals at Microsoft or other
software companies. I doubt that many Wikipedians wish that they could
get paid for what they do. There are very few people who prefer
professional sex to amateur sex. (I think I got this example from
Steve Weber's book.)
My sister pointed this out to me last week by IM as well. I think
the answer lies in the mode of production. Money creates a power
relationship between the payer and the payee. I think cases where the
production is happening in some sort of enterprise or a "firm" where
having a manager and having access to resources allows production to
be more efficiently, financial relationships and "professionalism"
seem to "feel OK." On the other hand, when working in what Yochai
Benkler calls "commons-based peer-production," the "professionalism"
is replaced by amateur passion as a primary driver.
I pointed out several times yesterday that I don't want to impinge
on the rights of professionals, but I believe that monopolistic
professional organizations such as rights collection agencies, the
Hollywood lobbies and Microsoft are hurting the ability for amateur
artists from participating by creating technology and legislation that
focuses exclusively on protection instead of the sharing of
creativity. I think it is the role of government to call into question
the practices of these monopolies which are the unfortunately
byproduct of an unchecked free market economy and prevent the passing
of legislature that increases the power of these monopolies such as
software patents and extension of copyright terms. Instead, they
should be focusing on activities that make it more difficult for such
monopolies to form such as focusing on open standards and open source
and whenever possible, preventing proprietary standards from being
funded by public funds.
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Amateurs and Professionals
Amateurs and Professionals
07/18/2004 12:16 AMHerewith a brief photo-essay on the issue...
"MSNBC - 'The Dots Never Existed'"
"MSNBC - 'The Dots Never Existed'"
07/12/2004 03:54 PMA Pro Camera That Amateurs Can Afford
A Pro Camera That Amateurs Can Afford
06/17/2005 03:53 PMDigital single-lens-reflex cameras keep getting cheaper. Nikon's
latest, the D50, brings S.L.R. quality into the $750 price range.
Will Robots Ever Become Conscious?
Will Robots Ever Become Conscious?
11/12/2003 01:31 PMThe New York Times has an aricle that asks,
Can Robots Become Conscious? Well, I don't know, and neither do
they, and neither does just
about anyone else. It seems that before we can know whether robots
can attain consciousness, we
first have to figure out just what consciousness is. Then, and only
then can we know if a robot
has attained it. Some, like
Hans Morevec, think humans are just a grand machine and if so we can
someday build one.
But others think humans and their consciousness could be more like
something spiritual or a
quantum effect
or an electromagnetic
field? And, if so, we have to figure out what that more is if we
plan to
simulate it. Perhaps robots already are conscious, just not at a
level of consciousness that we consider truly conscious? Or perhaps,
if we can just pass the
Turing test, then that would be good enough? And, well,
if we make a sentient being, what then?
Conscious robots?
Conscious robots?
11/11/2003 11:45 AMAn article in today's New York Times asks a big question that we may
never know the answer to, but which we're going to be asking a lot in
a few years: Can robots ever become conscious? Read...
Image Conscious
Image Conscious
11/15/2003 02:14 AMAlbum art decreased in size years ago in the move from vinyl records
to CDs. But now, with downloadable music on the internet, is such art
headed for obsolescence? By J. Greg Phelan (The Age via MyAppleMenu)
Amateurs Pushing the Dreamcast's
Boundaries
Amateurs Pushing the Dreamcast's
Boundaries
07/31/2004 05:25 PMPickem: Clean Up the Treo Camera's Blue
Dots
Pickem: Clean Up the Treo Camera's Blue
Dots
05/04/2004 03:12 PMEven though we've established that, like most phones and PDAs, the
Treo 600's camera is wretched, do not lose all hope. Someone named
'Thppfft' (which, oddly, is at least the second person I know to use
that Bill the Cat reference as a nickname) has posted some software
called 'Pickem'...
Top end PC chassis for the computer
conscious
Top end PC chassis for the computer
conscious
07/14/2004 04:44 AMBruDirect Jul 14 2004 9:11AM GMT
Online amateurs join in search for John
Doe
Online amateurs join in search for John
Doe
01/04/2004 08:19 PMA Google search for "Sean Lewis Cutler" produced an Internet plea for
help from his cousin Patrick Harkness, who was a Doe Network member
himself. ...
Get Control! An Introduction to Process
and Documentation Parts 1 - 5 -
Connecting the Dots
Get Control! An Introduction to Process
and Documentation Parts 1 - 5 -
Connecting the Dots
04/11/2004 10:21 PMWebmasterBase Apr 12 2004 1:16AM GMT
Prints without dust
Prints without dust
03/29/2005 04:43 PMUSA Today Mar 29 2005 8:11PM GMT
And Now, a TV That Prints Still Photos
And Now, a TV That Prints Still Photos
01/09/2004 09:55 PMEpson has introduced a line of televisions that can display still
photos and also produce high-quality prints.
Small Cap Prints Money
Small Cap Prints Money
07/15/2004 08:20 AMOne Fool thinks he's found a gem in the printing business.
Can Prints Lie? Yes, Man Finds to His
Dismay
Can Prints Lie? Yes, Man Finds to His
Dismay
05/30/2004 10:11 PMOne man's odyssey through a criminal justice system that made a single
error and then compounded it time and again.
Additional Celebration III Prints
Additional Celebration III Prints
04/14/2005 06:55 AMWell news travels fast and before you know it my in box had several
additional artist prints in it last night! Here are three more from
Joe Corroney, Randy Martinez and Jerry Vanderstelt! Also, pricing is
set by the individual artist, so don't be surprised if not all the
prints are around the $30 mark as I earlier stated.
Nobody Prints Cameraphone Pictures
Nobody Prints Cameraphone Pictures
12/28/2004 11:13 AMWe bought Susie's mom a low-end digital camera this
year. Upon opening, her first words were, "Oh, I'll have to get one of
those little photo printers so I can send you guys some pictures." I,
naturally, was appalled—we don't even own a printer, nor have I
given much thought to purchasing one, when I can send people to Flickr
or copy Mapquest directions to a laptop or PDA. But apparently some
people think the next big market for cameraphone users is making
prints from the images. Instead, why don't we just start teaching
people how to use online photo sharing services, then using the
services' built-in print ordering affiliations to make prints when
necessary? If the Wall Street Journal is reporting that people aren't
printing cameraphone pictures, maybe that's not a shortcoming of the
printers—maybe printers just aren't necessary.
It's a crazy world, though. Someone yesterday tried to fax me
something. I just about coughed out my tracheal data shunt.
Cam
era phone pictures are not printed [Textually]
Jim Woodring handpressed prints
Jim Woodring handpressed prints
05/24/2004 06:59 PM
Art doesn't get
any better than this. Look at this gorgeous portfolio of four prints
by cartoonist Jim Woodring, using a special embossed printing process.
The packaging is a beautiful Woodring-designed wonder, too. $300 and
limited to 80 portfolios. According to an email I got from Woodring;
they're going fast.
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Japanese Prints and the World of Go
Japanese Prints and the World of Go
11/19/2003 08:07 AM Japanese Prints
and the World of Go. Classic Japanese art meets classic Japanese
boardgame.
'The purpose of this catalogue is twofold: to enlarge
the understanding of print collectors who may be unaware of the long
historical and legendary background of a game that has for centuries
engaged the interest of many artists in Japan; and to enrich the
experience of go players by presenting works that reveal some of the
large body of traditions and associations connected with the game in
Japan's cultural life. Although artists were inspired by the game of
go to work the theme in several media--wood, ivory, metal, textiles,
and clay, and while the motif appears on numerous scroll and screen
paintings--it is in woodblock prints (ukiyo-e) that its image is most
frequently found.'
'. . . there is a text that likens the world to a go-board. For
those who see with their minds, it is the centre of the
universe.'
Warning: Each sub-link in the article opens a new
window. 25 Free Digital Prints
25 Free Digital Prints
08/11/2004 01:54 PMDirect and Related Links for '25 Free Digital
Prints'
“AN EXCLUSIVE OFFER FROM TARGET® PHOTOFINISHING.”
If you haven’t tried professional photo printing from your
digital camera pictures, now is a great time to try it out….
A Camera That Seems as Thin as the
Prints
A Camera That Seems as Thin as the
Prints
06/24/2005 03:02 PMThe new Exilim EX-S500 takes five-megapixel still images and shoots
video in MPEG-4 format at 640 by 480 pixels and 30 frames per second.
Lexmark Prints Money
Lexmark Prints Money
01/26/2004 03:05 PMThe printer maker's strong 2003 reminds us that peripherals are still
strong.
P900 prints to HP via Bluetooth
P900 prints to HP via Bluetooth
05/25/2004 02:16 AMinfoSync May 25 2004 5:56AM GMT
Domain Specialist - The Low Cost Domain
Provider Gets a Radical New Face Lift
and Website, www.DomainSpecialist.net -
Low Cost Domains From Only $6 Have Never
Looked So Good and Been So Cheap
Domain Specialist - The Low Cost Domain
Provider Gets a Radical New Face Lift
and Website, www.DomainSpecialist.net -
Low Cost Domains From Only $6 Have Never
Looked So Good and Been So Cheap
07/13/2004 03:08 AMThe Low Cost domain specialists have now revealed there latest website
at www.domainspecialist.net . Bringing you fast slickly designed and
easy to navigate domain buying and website hosting. The new site
offers the user more choices when ordering there domain names,
copyrighting or website hosting. DomainSpecialist.net is part of the
IAAM Group of Companies situated at www.ItsAllAboutMarketing.com .
domain Specialist is rivaling all UK Domain providers by offering a
much higher class service, cheaper prices on the same products and
above all else a total internet solution. [PRWEB Jul 13, 2004]
Celebration III Limited Edition Prints
Celebration III Limited Edition Prints
04/13/2005 07:59 PMHere are a few sneak peeks at what some of the artists at Celebration
III will be offering. Each artist has been given permission to sell a
limited run of 250 prints created especially for Celebration III!
Click the thumbnails above for larger images from Chris Trevas, Brian
Rood, Monte Moore, Tom Hodges & Cynthia Cummins!
Shark Tank: Someday My Prints Will Come
Shark Tank: Someday My Prints Will Come
09/10/2004 11:41 PMCorporate help-desk pilot fish gets a call from the manager at a
retail store. The printer is giving an error message: Close back door.
"I checked the back door, and it was shut," manager says. ...
LG 's 'OnePhone' Prints via Bluetooth
1.2 Wireless
LG 's 'OnePhone' Prints via Bluetooth
1.2 Wireless
04/05/2005 07:07 PMMobileMag Apr 5 2005 11:19PM GMT
"25 free digital prints from Target"
"25 free digital prints from Target"
08/19/2004 02:37 PMNeb. Newspaper Prints Edition Backward
(AP)
Neb. Newspaper Prints Edition Backward
(AP)
08/16/2004 08:41 AMAP - Custer County Chief publisher Deb McCaslin admits her newspaper,
at least for a week, was leftist. But not in the way most media
critics would presume.
Scientists get computerized grip on ear
prints
Scientists get computerized grip on ear
prints
03/09/2004 12:22 AMMSNBC Mar 9 2004 5:04AM GMT
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