A Real-Life Debate on Free Expression in a Cyberspace City

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New expression for virtual city

New expression for virtual city 05/18/2004 04:20 AM
A virtual reality exhibition in London is letting visitors take in the sights and sounds the capital's darker side.

microsoft's free Expression 3

microsoft's free Expression 3 06/13/2004 04:31 PM
looks neat, but Microsoft doesn't have a great track record with vector apps

Free online Real Estate Listing Service
Introduces Free Integration with
Existing Real Estate Systems. Now,
Realtors Can Just "Set it and Forget
it." ™

Free online Real Estate Listing Service
Introduces Free Integration with
Existing Real Estate Systems. Now,
Realtors Can Just "Set it and Forget
it." ™ 06/24/2005 03:14 PM
Just Real Estate Listings™, an online real estate advertising company, has launched a new web site offering the Realtor™ community a free way to advertise real estate properties on the internet. This service also includes free data integration services which eliminates the need for users to manually enter data. [PRWEB Jun 24, 2005]

Tech veteran to explore what life is
like outside cyberspace

Tech veteran to explore what life is
like outside cyberspace 01/16/2004 11:28 AM
SiliconValley.com Jan 14 2004 8:40PM GMT

Notes and Tips: Expression 3 for Free

Notes and Tips: Expression 3 for Free 07/26/2004 10:56 AM
Microsoft is giving away the Creature House Expression 3 drawing program.

The Thomas Jefferson Center for the
Protection of Free Expression

The Thomas Jefferson Center for the
Protection of Free Expression 04/14/2004 09:10 AM
THE 2003 JEFFERSON MUZZLES GO TO .. affronts to free expression .. 2004 Thomas Jefferson Muz .. been announced .. Muzzle Awards .. quote:

tjcenter.org/muzzles.html
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"The Thomas Jefferson Center for the
Protection of Free Expression"

"The Thomas Jefferson Center for the
Protection of Free Expression" 04/14/2004 09:03 AM

With Public Safety at Stake, China Still
Stifles Free Expression

With Public Safety at Stake, China Still
Stifles Free Expression 01/07/2004 06:22 PM
NY Times (reg. required): 7 at Chinese Paper Held After Articles on New SARS Case. The police stormed the offices...

"real time bl0gging of the debate"

"real time bl0gging of the debate" 01/23/2004 03:56 AM

"The Thomas Jefferson Center for the
Protection of Free Expression: The 2004
Jefferson Muzzles"

"The Thomas Jefferson Center for the
Protection of Free Expression: The 2004
Jefferson Muzzles" 04/15/2004 02:33 AM

Congress Ready to Again Debate
End-of-Life Issues

Congress Ready to Again Debate
End-of-Life Issues 03/28/2005 01:08 AM
The central question in the Terri Schiavo case is headed back to Capitol Hill, where debate over broader legislation has already begun.

Real Estate Connect opens online
listings debate

Real Estate Connect opens online
listings debate 03/12/2003 01:46 AM
CEO Bob Moles; HomeGain CEO Bruce Schroder; eRealty CEO Russ Capper; ServiceMagic Co-founder Rodney Rice; David Scacco, Director of Vertical Markets at Google ...

Free After Rebate - The best things in
life are free, after sixto eight weeks

Free After Rebate - The best things in
life are free, after sixto eight weeks 01/23/2004 04:14 PM
This website lists stuff that ends up costing you nothing except the (sometimes costly) shipping charges. What a great idea.Link (via GlennLog)

Sin City - a real pageturner

Sin City - a real pageturner 04/03/2005 12:48 PM
A confession: I like comic books. I like movies. I like tits. And I like to laugh. If you can relate to me on even three of these four wavelengths, then I would say that, like me, you are going to fucking love Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez's Sin City.

The Free Culture debate

The Free Culture debate 02/11/2004 09:39 AM
James DeLong responds to my post about the Free Culture Movement (FCM) and property rights.  He steps back from his earlier statements and acknowledges that, yes, there are elements of the movement, such as Creative Commons, that work within the property rights system.  For that I give him credit. 

I don't agree with his stark division of the FCM into "BSD Licence" activities that respect property rights and "GPL" activities that seek to overthrow them, but I won't be ungrateful.  It's a much more nuanced and accurate view that what he started with.  If we can spend our energy debating the substance of the issues -- which sets of rules better promote economic efficiency, freedom, and innovation -- we may make some progress.

To my mind, the genius of people like Larry Lessig and Yochai Benkler is that, unlike the prior "copyleft" generation represented by GPL creator Richard Stallman, they are able to engage on their opponents' own turf as well as from the outside.  What set me off about DeLong's original post was the unwillingness to accept that fact, by labeling the whole movement as opposed to property rights.

DeLong takes umbrage at my use of the term "copyright maximalists."  First of all, I didn't apply that label to him -- I was thinking more of Jack Valenti. As DeLong makes clear in his followup post, he appreciates that property rights have limits:


Unfortunately, many of the business and political interests in the digital content debates fail to acknowledge this point.  The movie industry, for example, has voiciferously promoted its conception of its intellectual property rights as morally sacrosanct, now and forever.  One key rhetorical move they make in doing so is to label anyone who questions their viewpoint as a communist and/or a pirate.  (I'm not sure which is the greater insult.)  You either support the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act... or you're in the dustbin of history with Lenin and Trotsky.  In a political battle, demonizing the opposition can be very effective. 

I'm sure this wasn't what motivated DeLong's original post.  But to a reader, his sweeping generalization had that ring. 

De Long succinctly (if inadvertantly) shows the core problem:


I see a similar problem on the other side: property rights defenders reflexively attacking alternative production models and technology-necessitated limitations on rights.  Does that describe all opponents of the FCM?  Of course not.  But the thoughtful ones such as DeLong are letting themselves become intellectual cover for the extremists.

That's why this meta-debate matters.  In the confines of the academy, we all trust each other's intellectual honesty and can have a nice conversation.  DeLong points to Polk Wagner, who has done excellent work attacking the point of view that I support.  I see Polk once a month at a Philly-area gathering of cyberlaw afficionados.  We find common ground on some substantive points and disagree on others, but I always respect his perspective.  In my forthcoming spectrum paper, I engage with other brilliant scholars like Howard Shelanski and Stuart Benjamin who have written in the area.  That's the nature of intellectual debate -- different sides advance claims and challenge one another. 

The cold reality is that the Free Culture battle isn't just being fought in the halls of academe.  The scholarly discussion is part of a larger debate taking place in Congress, the courts, corporate board rooms, and the realm of public opinion.  We simply can't ignore the consequences of labeling opponents with too broad brush. 

A 'Blue' Life In the City By the Bay
(washingtonpost.com)

A 'Blue' Life In the City By the Bay
(washingtonpost.com) 04/26/2004 11:17 PM
washingtonpost.com - Last of three articles

Santa Barbara Real Estate Information -
Free MLS Access, Local Real Estate
Listings and Over 50 Local Links are now
Available at Realestatesantabarbara.info

Santa Barbara Real Estate Information -
Free MLS Access, Local Real Estate
Listings and Over 50 Local Links are now
Available at Realestatesantabarbara.info 03/14/2005 04:41 PM
The most comprehensive source for Santa Barbara, Montecito, & Goleta Real Estate and general information is now available at www.realestatesantabarbara.info - the website was created and developed by Paul Luoma, a sales-associate with Century 21 A Hart Realty, Inc. [PRWEB Mar 13, 2005]

It's just not good or bad, or PC or Mac,
in real life

It's just not good or bad, or PC or Mac,
in real life 04/05/2005 01:19 AM
Digital Collegian Apr 5 2005 5:21AM GMT

Real life nanotechnology

Real life nanotechnology 01/07/2004 07:13 PM
Forbes.com list of the top ten nanotech products of last year, like Nano-Tex's Nano-Care fabric (which is used in khakis from Eddie Bauer, Lee Jeans,...

Real Life X-Files

Real Life X-Files 04/09/2004 04:05 PM

MSNBC reports that electrical devices in the town of Canneto di Caronia, Sicily have been spontaneously combusting. It's gotten so bad that the entire town had to be evacuated. The power company removed the town from the grid and put it on a generator, until the generator also caught fire.

"Every time some new scientist comes to town, they arrive thinking the whole thing has been invented or that they're going to solve the mystery in two minutes. They've all been wrong." [...] "Someone wrote to us saying the solution was to sacrifice a black goat and collect its blood. At some point, that's going to start looking like a good idea."

Weird.

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Life Imitate Art, Or Is Art Too Real?

Life Imitate Art, Or Is Art Too Real? 06/23/2004 04:22 AM
Here's a story about a Microsoft employee sending an e-mail to Bill Gates, and getting a real reply back, where Bill says he is indeed happy. And everyone celebrates after receiving the e-mail from Bill, and the e-mail got framed on the wall, and the Microsoft employee ended up on cloud nine.
What is interesting is one of the comments below: "Have I mistakenly stumbled across the fabled 'lost chapter from Microserfs'?"

Your Mac Life features Mark/Space,
Seamless City, more

Your Mac Life features Mark/Space,
Seamless City, more 02/18/2004 10:49 AM
Your Mac Life is a Weekly Internet-broadcast radio show that features topics of interest to Mac users. This week's show, which is Webcast live on Wednesday night, features Seamless City, Compression Master, Mark/Space and more.

PHP-RPG (A real time simulation of life)

PHP-RPG (A real time simulation of life) 12/29/2004 04:02 PM
php rpgrts initial release (0.1.0)

Dealing with technology in real life

Dealing with technology in real life 09/02/2004 07:17 PM
ZDNet Sep 2 2004 9:50PM GMT

'Sims 2': Closer to real life

'Sims 2': Closer to real life 09/14/2004 10:04 PM
USA Today Sep 15 2004 2:44AM GMT

Search on for real-life "Q" (Reuters)

Search on for real-life "Q" (Reuters) 04/19/2005 06:54 AM
Reuters - Get out the rocket launcher camera, brandish your acid-shooting fountain pen and stick on your fake third nipple.

A Real-Life Hobbit Hole

A Real-Life Hobbit Hole 12/28/2004 05:13 PM

A Maryland couple has plans to build their own Hobbit Hole dwelling, and has set up a website to raise funds for it and to share progress updates.

The floorplan sketch that Rob has provided on his info page doesn't quite follow my interpretation of Tolkien's description of Bilbo Baggins' Hobbit Hole. But even so, it is an interesting project, both from a construction and a funding standpoint.

Anybody want to help me out with some cash for my upcoming kitchen remodel? I'll accept cash, check, money order, or PayPal.

Turn Real Life Into A Cartoon

Turn Real Life Into A Cartoon 08/13/2004 12:00 AM
Slashdot Aug 13 2004 3:13AM GMT

A real life professor frink

A real life professor frink 05/20/2004 01:14 PM
Maybe the age of the individual inventor isn't over. Woody Norris is the inventor of the personal helicopter, precise Hypersonic sound emitter, and the first palm-size digital voice recorder... And never graduated from college.

how real life and the Internet differ

how real life and the Internet differ 08/13/2004 08:07 PM
that's the difference

bsd-unix.net/seitz/funny/RvB_NYC2.mov
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Signs of Life as Normal Return to Iran
Quake City

Signs of Life as Normal Return to Iran
Quake City 01/02/2004 02:28 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 2 2004 1:08PM ET

Campaign Game Mimics Real Life

Campaign Game Mimics Real Life 08/19/2004 06:11 AM
A new simulated election game that lets you play campaign manager to a presidential candidate is both thrillingly and disturbingly similar to real-world politics. A review by Jason Silverman.

Site Uses Web to Make Real-Life Meetings

Site Uses Web to Make Real-Life Meetings 11/07/2003 09:59 AM
AP via Newsday Nov 7 2003 9:25AM ET

Sheen Stumps for Real-Life Politician
(AP)

Sheen Stumps for Real-Life Politician
(AP) 09/26/2004 11:30 AM
AP - Actor Martin Sheen did some real-life politicking for a congressional candidate who used to work on his television series "The West Wing."

I've always wanted to save the princess
in real life

I've always wanted to save the princess
in real life 04/09/2004 04:11 PM
Media artist Jason Corace will play the part of Super Mario in Ctrl-shift, an online game he's developing for release this summer: Ctrl-shift is a multi player online game that gives its players collaborative control over my freewill. The goal of the game is to fulfill a series of game missions that take place in the real world, in real time. Players attempt to collectively complete these missions by suggesting...

KUA Warns of Real-Life 'Fear Factor'

KUA Warns of Real-Life 'Fear Factor' 02/01/2005 08:46 PM
A disturbing scene in an upcoming episode of NBC's "Couples Fear Factor" prompts Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA) to step up electrical safety warnings to its customers. [PRWEB Jan 30, 2005]

Real-Life Problems Solved in New IBM Ads
(Reuters)

Real-Life Problems Solved in New IBM Ads
(Reuters) 01/07/2005 01:49 AM
Reuters - IBM , the world's largest computer company, is putting a human face on the services it offers in a new U.S. brand campaign illustrating how technology can help doctors, lawmakers and young schoolgirls alike.

Real-Life Prison Escape Inspires Song
(AP)

Real-Life Prison Escape Inspires Song
(AP) 07/24/2004 04:15 PM
AP - It had all the makings of a country song: Six inmates break out of jail using a fingernail clipper and a rope made of jumpsuits. Songwriter Russ Ashburn used the real-life escape — and a poem written by one of the inmates — as the inspiration for "Surry County Jail Break," a local hit.

Seeking Real-Life Spy Tech Master 'Q'
(Reuters)

Seeking Real-Life Spy Tech Master 'Q'
(Reuters) 04/19/2005 09:20 AM
Reuters - Get out the rocket launcher camera, brandish your acid-shooting fountain pen and stick on your fake third nipple.
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kuro5hin.org || Dennis Kucinich: the
Kuro5hin interview

kuro5hin.org || Dennis Kucinich: the
Kuro5hin interview 12/24/2003 04:53 PM
Dennis Kucinich: the Kuro5hin interview .. interviewed .. Mike Pence

kuro5hin.org/story/2003/12/23/171559/76
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Classmates Online, Inc. Launches New
Platform for Sweden's No. 1 Online
Reconnection Community

Classmates Online, Inc. Launches New
Platform for Sweden's No. 1 Online
Reconnection Community 04/05/2005 09:15 AM
Biz.yahoo.com - Tue Apr 5, 12:50 pm GMT

The future of online community

The future of online community 03/13/2003 10:15 AM
I used to think I knew what online community was all about. I thought it had something to do with discussion forums, like the one here at InfoWorld I've recently tried to colonize. Having spent too many years, keystrokes, and brain cells debating the pros and cons of various discussion technologies, I'll just cut to the chase. This WebX thing is not working for me. It's not simply that the software mangles URLs, doesn't preview messages, and handles topics and threads in a way I find awkward. What's broken, for me, is the idea that an online community is a place where people gather, and a centralized repository of the discussions held in that place. In that model, I've concluded, the costs are just too high. It's expensiv e to join. It's expensive to participate, because interactive discussion demands a lot of attention. And it's expensive to leave, because the repository has your data, and may or may not (probably won't) preserve its linkable namespace or hand the data back to you in a reasonable form. ...

Online Community Report

Online Community Report 01/08/2004 07:07 PM
Jim Cashell of the Online Community Report interviewed me about wikis....

A New Online Community in Hong Kong

A New Online Community in Hong Kong 12/19/2004 03:18 PM
As you may know, I teach each fall at the University of Hong Kong's Journalism & Media Studies Centre, helping out with a new media course led by Andrew Lih, a professor there. The student project this year is especially interesting, I think. Here's the text of a release being sent out to various folks.

Chatter Garden, an online community for news and discussion about Hong Kong regional politics and public affairs, is now live. The English language site was created as a University of Hong Kong student project for the New Media Workshop, part of the Journalism and Media Studies Centre. Visitors are encouraged to engage in online community dialogue, writing weblog entries and moderating stories. The Web site creation was directed by assistant professor Andrew Lih and visiting lecturer Dan Gillmor, author of the book, "We the Media." While Hong Kong has one of the most free media environments in East Asia and China, there are surprisingly few forums for public discourse. Chatter Garden was inspired by other online citizen journalism projects, such as OhmyNews (Korea), Malaysiakini and DailyKOS (US) to engage citizens in discussing regional public affairs. Topics include politics, economy, culture, and "One country, Two systems." Chatter Garden is named after "Chater Garden," the park next to the government Legislative Council building, and a popular gathering place for local political rallies.

I'm proud of the students' work, and hope you'll check out the site.

Launch of the Asiapreneur.com Online
Community

Launch of the Asiapreneur.com Online
Community 06/26/2004 04:44 AM
Prweb.com - Sat Jun 26, 08:20 am GMT

Facebook Online College Community

Facebook Online College Community 12/28/2004 07:40 AM
Washingtonpost.com - Tue Dec 28, 07:09 am GMT

Build An Online Community With Drupal

Build An Online Community With Drupal 05/30/2004 05:01 AM
WebmasterBase May 30 2004 7:43AM GMT

Where is my mind?: Flickr - Birth of an
online community

Where is my mind?: Flickr - Birth of an
online community 02/14/2004 02:37 PM
Flickr - Birth of an online community .. "Where's my mind"

pixor.co.uk/2004/02/flickr_birth_of.html
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ComputerJobs.com(R) Launches New Online
Community For IT Professionals

ComputerJobs.com(R) Launches New Online
Community For IT Professionals 04/07/2005 10:32 AM
Techlinks.net - Thu Apr 7, 12:44 pm GMT

Community News: PHP Inside/Out Talk
Online

Community News: PHP Inside/Out Talk
Online 11/18/2003 09:15 AM
Just a quick note from over on Sterling Hughes' weblog this morning about his talk given on "PHP Inside/Out".

PoliticsPA- Pennsylvania's Online
Political Community

PoliticsPA- Pennsylvania's Online
Political Community 04/28/2004 10:22 AM
Rendell wins 10 counties, Casey wins 57 .. Here's where you can check .. Politics PA website .. Rep. Joe Hoeffel .. Pennsylvania .. PoliticsPA

politicspa.com
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craigslist: san francisco bay area
online community

craigslist: san francisco bay area
online community 08/14/2004 02:37 AM
Everyone knows about Craigslist, .. craigslist.com's resources .. your local Craig's List .. site belonging to s .. [via craigslist] .. Craigslistin .. Craigslist .. Craiglists .. Craigslist

craigslist.org
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ComputerJobs.com® Launches New Online
Community for IT Professionals

ComputerJobs.com® Launches New Online
Community for IT Professionals 04/08/2005 04:55 AM
ComputerJobs.com has launched a new online community where IT professionals can discuss their careers, technology, current events and more. [PRWEB Apr 8, 2005]

Yahoo to Begin Online Community Services

Yahoo to Begin Online Community Services 03/22/2005 05:01 PM
Times.hankooki.com - Tue Mar 22, 10:29 am GMT

Click clique: Facebook's online college
community

Click clique: Facebook's online college
community 01/02/2005 09:13 AM
Magicvalley.com - Sun Jan 2, 08:43 am GMT

Click Clique: Facebook's Online College
Community (washingtonpost.com)

Click Clique: Facebook's Online College
Community (washingtonpost.com) 12/28/2004 11:27 AM
washingtonpost.com - There is much to discover on the Facebook, the online community for college students, such as which cute guy already has a girlfriend and which girl thinks she's hot but, whatever, check out her skanky picture. This state of online exploration might be called the Facebook Trance, and it can last for hours.

Free/Open Source Research Community
Online Papers

Free/Open Source Research Community
Online Papers 10/28/2003 11:08 PM
Free/Open Source Research Community Online Papers
http://opensource.m it.edu/online_papers.php

Free/open source software (F/OSS) is software for which the human-readable source code is made available to the user of the software, who can then modify the code in order to fit the software to the user’s needs. The source code is the set of written instructions that define a program in its original form, and when it’s made fully accessible programmers can read it, modify it, and redistribute it, thereby improving and adapting the software. In this manner the software evolves at a rate unmatched by traditional proprietary software.

For many years free/open source software has been building momentum. Beginning amidst the technical cultures that produced the Internet and World Wide Web, it is now causing quite a stir in the commercial world as large software corporations are finding themselves competing against commercially available open source software.
information. This new demand for free and open source software has piqued interest among scholars in disciplines ranging from sociology to economics to social psychology, and has raised questions in fields of application ranging from innovation processes to strategic management. The online papers archives represents the latest thinking and current happenings.

“Ditch Your Resume” is a New Online
Community Portal Supporting a New Career
Strategy

“Ditch Your Resume” is a New Online
Community Portal Supporting a New Career
Strategy 04/19/2005 04:00 AM
Career strategist and coach Thei Zervaki says job seekers should ditch their resumes and find innovative approaches to making a career change. At www.ditchyouresume.com, job seekers can find free assessment tools, a library page for good book ideas, ecourses and ezines to jumpstart a job search. [PRWEB Apr 19, 2005]

New Online Community Chastised for
Tactics that Brought #1 Google Rating in
48 hours!

New Online Community Chastised for
Tactics that Brought #1 Google Rating in
48 hours! 07/28/2004 04:21 AM
"Powerful Intentions" http://www.powerfulintentions.com burst on the scene only days ago and dominates search engine results. [PRWEB Jul 28, 2004]

Powerful Online Community Announces
Partnership with Spiritual Cinema Circle

Powerful Online Community Announces
Partnership with Spiritual Cinema Circle 08/19/2004 02:21 AM
The CEO of Powerful Intentions, Chris Tinney, announced the addition of Spiritual Cinema Circle to the communities that will be created and hosted at Powerful Intentions. Industry experts are taking notice. [PRWEB Aug 19, 2004]

PokerFaces.Net community launches unique
web communications services for online
poker players.

PokerFaces.Net community launches unique
web communications services for online
poker players. 09/22/2004 02:49 AM
A new online poker player search service has recently been launched at PokerFaces.net . It is a cross poker room player community which will allow players to find other people to play against around the world. [PRWEB Sep 22, 2004]

A new Logic Pro files sharing portal and
community is born, under the sign of the
online collaboration

A new Logic Pro files sharing portal and
community is born, under the sign of the
online collaboration 03/17/2005 03:41 AM
A new and unique Apple Logic Pro related portal is born Not just kibitzing, but file sharing for all members. Members may share following kinds of files: Logic Icons Logic Channel Strips

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similar

similar 02/01/2005 10:00 PM
Nick Sayer and I had very similar respons es to a Slashdot story about yet another anti-spam system using yet another CAPTCHA system. The moderation history of funny, insightful, redundant, funny, interesting, overrated, funny shows that you can't keep a good post down.

Similar to a Wiki

Similar to a Wiki 02/01/2005 09:39 PM
Here's some fascinating evidence on how I don't have to educate the market about wikis  A hosted provider of IBM's heavyweight collaboration tools issued a press release describing their product as: Similar to a wiki, an online workplace is a...

"similar contest"

"similar contest" 06/11/2004 12:52 PM

Our ReplayTV Home Is Somewhat Similar

Our ReplayTV Home Is Somewhat Similar 12/19/2004 03:36 PM

A Life Where TiVo Has Always Existed

"...My daughter was only 3 months old when it arrived and we set it up. As far as my daughter knows, TiVo has always been around. Now that she (and our TiVo) are three years old, and there are some very interesting things I've been able to observe.

First - she doesn't watch much TV (an allotted hour per day), but when she does watch it, she gets a choice of a recent episode of any of her favorite pre-recorded shows (current favorites are Dora the Explorer and Caillou), and she can watch it at any time of day. We get to choose what shows we'd like to allow her to watch, set up a Season Pass, and we're done.

Second - Commercials are an infrequent novelty to her. We always fast-forward through commercials, or watch non-commercial shows. When she does occasionally see a full commercial, she's fascinated, and will often ask us to stop so she can see what's going on. How can we demonstrate to her the evils of commercial interruption, when she has never had to experience it?

Third - Ignorance of Schedules/Programming - she has no idea when her favorite shows are on, never has. She gets quite confused when we are watching a non-TiVo TV, and she asks to watch 'a kids show', and we have to explain that this TV won't do what ours at home does. We've sometimes shortened this explanation to 'This TV is broken', which she seems to accept, and will wait until we get home to watch our 'fixed' TV.

Fourth - pausing taken for granted. She is now the master of paused TV - saying 'Can you please stop this for a minute - I have to use the Potty'....

I compare all of these observations to my TV-watching experience as a child - always excited about Saturday Morning, because that's when cartoons were on - swapping stories about the latest Evel Knievel motorcycle I saw on a commercial with the other kids, knowing they had all seen the same commercials as well. Feeling disappointed when my parents would switch off a show mid-way through because they decided it wasn't appropriate. The pain of commercial interruption, the disappointment of 'nothing's on', or the missed shows that were probably gone for good. (On a side note, anyone else remember the days where if you missed a movie in the theater, you'd never get a chance to see it again?)

There are a lot of other home entertainment developments that have changed since I was a kid, but none so radically as the TiVo experience. I never cease to be amazed when I'm zooming past a commercial with a woman dancing with a 'swiffer', and I hear my daughters small voice say: 'Wait Papa, I wanna see that'." [Eintagsfliegen ]

Kids growing up like this view their entertainment and multimedia very differently than the rest of us. Heck, as an adult I'm completely spoiled by this revolution, and the desire for this functionality spills over into other mediums (why can't I press a button to go back 7 seconds and hear what I just missed on the radio or pause it?).

It's an interactive world for them, and they shift everything.

"Similar abuse and humiliation"

"Similar abuse and humiliation" 05/08/2004 09:41 PM

Newbury Street community network
possibly only commercial/community
freenet

Newbury Street community network
possibly only commercial/community
freenet 03/13/2003 10:15 AM

Newbury Street community network possibly only commercial/community freenet: Leander Kahney of Wired News writes about Michael Oh's efforts to offer to free wireless networks across an increasing area of Boston's Newbury Street to promote his business while doing good. Oh seems to have a single backhaul, which radically reduces his cost in offering this kind of service.

Linux y Windows: facilidad de uso
similar

Linux y Windows: facilidad de uso
similar 09/09/2004 07:25 AM

A Real-Life Debate on Free Expression in a Cyberspace City

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