Ham Radio Control Libraries 1.2.0
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Ham Radio Control Libraries
Ham Radio Control Libraries
02/16/2004 08:07 PMHamlib 1.2.0 released
Ham Radio Control Libraries 1.2.4
(Default branch)
Ham Radio Control Libraries 1.2.4
(Default branch)
04/05/2005 05:35 PM
The HAM radio equipment control libraries allow you to write amateur
radio equipment control programs for transceivers and antenna rotators
which use CAT or similar computer interfaces for control.
Changes:
This release adds new models TS-480, VR5000, and FT1000MkV Fld. The
frontend API sees port_t renamed as hamlib_port_t. Many fixes were
brought to models TS-570S, AR7030, AR3000A, Orion, FT-897, and IC746.
The 64-bit int handling is corrected, which potentially fixes the
backends kenwood, alinco, pcr, uniden, aor, jrc, and tentec. Parallel
port support has been added for BSD systems. Along with Visual Basic
testing, a .NET wrapper is now available.
PHP Authentication and Access Control
Libraries
PHP Authentication and Access Control
Libraries
06/11/2004 07:25 PMSitePoint, Australia - 3 hours ago ... Should be independent of the
data source used to authenticate a user against - database, flat
files, LDAP, XML-RPC, SOAP etc. ...
XM satellite radio control via Pocket PC
XM satellite radio control via Pocket PC
12/29/2004 01:45 PMEngadget Dec 29 2004 4:44PM GMT
Radio GaGa: Radio streaming from
Internet Solutions powers major radio
stations in SA
Radio GaGa: Radio streaming from
Internet Solutions powers major radio
stations in SA
09/02/2004 09:41 PMSunday Times South Africa Sep 3 2004 2:22AM GMT
The amount of office space that
corporations allocate to their libraries
has fallen by 8.36% over the past five
years, according to a new survey of
corporate libraries "Corporate Library
Benchmarks, 2004-05 Edition" ISBN:
1-57440-069-X.
The amount of office space that
corporations allocate to their libraries
has fallen by 8.36% over the past five
years, according to a new survey of
corporate libraries "Corporate Library
Benchmarks, 2004-05 Edition" ISBN:
1-57440-069-X.
09/03/2004 02:51 AMReports on results of a major survey of corporate and other business
libraries. Gives extensive data on management policies and practices
and details on spending trends for salaries, electronic and print
materials, and library services. [PRWEB Sep 3, 2004]
Olympics Shut Down Online Radio Stream
Of Radio Stations
Olympics Shut Down Online Radio Stream
Of Radio Stations
08/16/2004 02:27 PMIt appears the folks running the Olympics are so focused on
controlling (i.e., "selling") the rights to broadcast accounts of the
Olympic games that they're
forcing
some radio stations to shut down their internet streams. The
radio stations in question have regular radio broadcast rights for the
Olympics, but since they didn't pay up to internet broadcast rights,
they need to turn off their internet streams for the duration of the
games. Considering the fact that it appears that no one is actually
attending these games in person, apparently, the Olympics has decided
that they're going to squeeze broadcasters for every last penny. Ah,
the spirit of the games.
You Control: iTunes puts control in OS X
menu bar (MacCentral)
You Control: iTunes puts control in OS X
menu bar (MacCentral)
08/31/2004 07:26 PMMacCentral - You Software Inc. announced on Tuesday the availability
of You Control: iTunes, a free
download that places iTunes controls in the Mac OS X menu bar. Without
leaving the current application, you can pause, play, rewind or skip
songs,
as well as control iTunes' volume and even browse your entire music
library
by album, artist or genre. Each time a new song plays, You Control:
iTunes
also pops up a window that displays the artist and song name and the
album
artwork, if it's in the library. System requirements call for Mac OS X
v10.2.6 and 10MB free hard drive space. ...
Photonics Control Announces Optical
Control Breakthrough
Photonics Control Announces Optical
Control Breakthrough
06/26/2004 02:40 AMIntelligent Photonics Control Corp. (Photonics Control), the world
leader in providing embedded control solutions for optical devices,
announced today that it has reached a significant milestone. The
Company has integrated its solutions into 50 different customer
platforms including Optical Amplifiers, VMUXes, OPMs, DGEs, and
Tunable Lasers. [PRWEB Jun 26, 2004]
Merge old iPhoto libraries on CD with
iPhoto 5 libraries
Merge old iPhoto libraries on CD with
iPhoto 5 libraries
03/19/2005 02:40 AMI had several iPhoto libraries burned to CD backups from iPhoto 3 or 4
that I wanted to merge with my nearly complete iPhoto 5 library.
However, because I burned the libraries directly to CD from the Finder
or Toast, and not ...
Dave Newhouse, Legendary Sportswriter,
to Appear on Internet Talk Radio Show
“Sports Mavericks” on Voice America
Radio
Dave Newhouse, Legendary Sportswriter,
to Appear on Internet Talk Radio Show
“Sports Mavericks” on Voice America
Radio
09/07/2004 03:03 AMTuesday, September 7, 2004 at 5:00pm PST (8:00pm EST) Ida Mourie and
Elleanor Stark’s online talk radio show, “Sports Mavericks” on
Internet radio station Voice America (http://www.voiceamerica.com),
welcome legendary sportswriter Dave Newhouse. [PRWEB Sep 7, 2004]
Inside Mac Radio adds to its team, more
radio news
Inside Mac Radio adds to its team, more
radio news
02/05/2005 09:19 PMInside Mac Radio, which broadcasts on Saturdays from 1:00 PM to 3:00
PM Pacific time (4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Eastern) both online and over
radio station 1220 AM in the San Francisco Bay Area, now has its Jan.
29 show available. Host Scott Sheppard talked to Apple product
managers Greg Scallon, who discussed Apple's new iLife '05 software
package, and Xander Soren, who explained what's new in the latest
version of GarageBand. In addition, Sheppard brought in PocketMac
vice-present Tim Goggin, who covered his company's recently-released
Pocketmac for RIM Blackberry synchronization software.
Radio Paradise - This Week's Internet
Radio Highlight
Radio Paradise - This Week's Internet
Radio Highlight
03/27/2005 12:49 AMRadio Advertising Mar 27 2005 3:53AM GMT
News: iGame Radio, QuickTime guru and
more on Mac radio
News: iGame Radio, QuickTime guru and
more on Mac radio
06/24/2005 04:55 PMHere’s a roundup of Mac radio webcasts for the week of June
20th, 2005.
Software used to record XM Radio has
RIAA and XM Radio concerned
Software used to record XM Radio has
RIAA and XM Radio concerned
08/30/2004 06:52 AMIn not a so surprising development the RIAA and XM radio are very
concerned about the Time Trax software package that allows consumers a
way to record content they pay for. Talk about a case of Fair Use if I
have ever seen one. [Arstechnic
a]
Outrage Radio - Liberal Talk Radio with
Attitude
Outrage Radio - Liberal Talk Radio with
Attitude
11/02/2003 03:12 AMOutrage Radio - Liberal Talk Radio with Attitude: ..
OutrageRadio
outrageradio.com
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You Control: iTunes puts control in OS X
menu bar
You Control: iTunes puts control in OS X
menu bar
08/31/2004 01:50 PMYou Software Inc. announced on Tuesday the availability of
You Control: iTunes, a
free download that places iTunes controls in the Mac OS X menu bar.
Without leaving the current application, you can pause, play, rewind
or skip songs, as well as control iTunes' volume and even browse your
entire music library by album, artist or genre. Each time a new song
plays, You Control: iTunes also pops up a window that displays the
artist and song name and the album artwork, if it's in the library.
System requirements call for Mac OS X v10.2.6 and 10MB free hard drive
space.
Modern Day “Dr. Doolittle”, Joy Turner,
Debuts on Internet Talk Radio Network
VoiceAmerica Radio with Show Talk With
Your Animals
Modern Day “Dr. Doolittle”, Joy Turner,
Debuts on Internet Talk Radio Network
VoiceAmerica Radio with Show Talk With
Your Animals
01/04/2005 04:14 AMThe new radio show dedicated to helping people learn how to
communicate effectively with their animals, airs at a new time
starting on January 7, 2005 on VoiceAmerica. [PRWEB Jan 4, 2005]
Radio Radio is a Sound Salvation
Radio Radio is a Sound Salvation
04/23/2004 01:30 PMTwo Wi-Fi radio radios are coming, reports The Register: Tony Smith
discusses upcoming radios that will act like AM/FM tuners but work
over Wi-Fi and the Internet. Both Reciva (startup) and Linksys (part
of Cisco) will offer devices that handle radio stations streaming in
many formats over the Internet. Linksys's product, which they
apparently plan to make on behalf of other companies, will also
support Real Networks' subscription-fee-based Rhapsody network....
“The Last Word” In Business Writing Is
Now A New Radio Show On The VoiceAmerica
Business Radio Network
“The Last Word” In Business Writing Is
Now A New Radio Show On The VoiceAmerica
Business Radio Network
12/22/2004 01:05 AMNew radio show dedicated to teaching business owners that how you
write is as important as what you write debuts on VoiceAmerica
Business Radio Network January 17, 2005 [PRWEB Dec 20, 2004]
To control or not to control, that is
the question
To control or not to control, that is
the question
06/28/2004 04:51 AMThe application vendors should do a better job of standardizing
default storage locations and names (even as aliases) while still
letting users override those choices and pick their own storage
metaphor. This isn't nuclear physics - everyone has experience
organizing their "stuff" (socks, bills, books, DVDs) so why not a) let
them do it and b) use familiar metaphors for it?
slack-get 0.2 (Libraries)
slack-get 0.2 (Libraries)
05/04/2004 04:41 PMA tool like 'apt-get' for Slackware.
Echidna Libraries
Echidna Libraries
07/15/2004 07:16 AMAdded 8Bit Targa Support
'UK libraries out of use by 2020'
'UK libraries out of use by 2020'
04/26/2004 09:46 PMThe public will stop using libraries if visitor numbers and book loans
continue to fall, according to a new report.
New IM Record in Libraries
New IM Record in Libraries
03/14/2005 06:23 PMI've been so short on time lately that I've been trying to avoid
using what little blogging time I do have to simply repost what other
library bloggers are already putting up. This one, however, was just
too good to pass up.
when was the
last time you had this kind of response to a new library
service?
"Brian didn’t give me permission to publish a portion of
his email, but I’m so excited about it I’m going to throw caution
into the wind. He wrote [emphasis mine]:
'Rule number 1: Don’t send out IM reference fliers to
every middle school and jr. high classroom on the same day!
Had to have been at least 100 IMs in the first 2 hours after the
kiddies got home. For a while, I had about 20 IM windows up at once.'
"
Someone recently observed that there are a lot of Eeyo
res in the library community, but I think we can officially
declare IM reference a Martha-Stewart-good-thing for (at least) public
libraries and move it to Pooh status.
Cost of purchasing the AIM software: $0.
Cost of staff time to "man" the AIM service during those two hours:
already paid for.
Satisfaction of having 100 kids respond positively and view the
library in a new light: PRICELESS.
Essential in Libraries?
Essential in Libraries?
04/27/2004 10:48 PMSMS an
Essential Communication Tool
"The Mobile Data Association (MDA) reports that 2.1 billion text
messages were sent in March 2004 in the U.K which is a 25% rise on the
total from the same month last year.At present, on average, around 69
million text messages are sent each day in the UK.This article from
the BBC states.'It is evident that in the last five years texting has
grown from a popular craze among teenagers to an essential
communication tool.'
Text
messaging reaches new high" [Smart Mobs]
Salon in Libraries?
Salon in Libraries?
03/19/2003 10:45 PMLast year I said I thought Salon should look into licensing
content to libraries, and now they're finally doing something about
it. Adrienne Crew, their Content Licensing Manager, sent me the
following:
"Thought you'd like to know that Salon's Premium Institutional
Subscription program for libraries is finally up and running....
Currently we are offering a one year subscription in the $300-400
range and feeds all access to the articles on the site via an IP
authentication system or a single password."
More details as I get them.
2D Graphics Libraries
2D Graphics Libraries
05/05/2004 07:45 PM
While platforms these days have fairly good 2D graphics support
like Quartz on OSX,
GDI+ on XP, and , and Gnome Canvas, developers like me often have
to use third-party
libraries for whatever reasons. On Win32, for example, GDI+
support is missing
in legacy platforms which means either giving up on fancy
graphics, redistributing
GDI+ binaries, use a third party library, or writing one
yourself. Writing one
yourself is fun (I have done it a couple of times over 20 years)
but, unless it offers
some unique features, you'll always end up migrating to a third
party library.
BTW, Flash has an excellent 2D graphics engine but it's lacks an
API so it's like
a sports car without a driving wheel. Yes, you can embed the
Flash ActiveX and
generate SWF on-the-fly but it's unwieldy for dynamic interaction
and even handling
gets tricky. Embedding Adobe SVG ActiveX is just as unwieldy
if not more.
While there are proprietary 2D engines out there, typically written
by a few guys
at a small company, they tend to disappear within a couple of
years, either bought
by companies (i.e. Apple, Adobe, Macromind, and Microsoft), or
abandoned out
of lack of interest or workable revenue model. Besides, they
charge fairly steep
fees so I tend to avoid them.
Out of all the freely available 2D libraries out there, Libart stands
out in features and quality. It offers fast
anti-aliased rendering
and it's use in Gnome Canvas over the years means most of the bugs
have already been
stepped on. Libart is also used to drive librsvg,
a SVG engine, and Java 2D, Java's graphics API, although Sun made
extensive changes
to tap hardware acceleration. While Libart can and has been
used cross-platform,
it's not exactly cakewalk to use in non-Linix platofrms. Cairo has
some interesting features and rising interest could mean it will
replace Libart someday,
but it's still in development.
Third-party 2D graphics library I really like these days is Anti-Grain
Geometry (AGG) which, although dormant for the last two years,
has been rejuvenated
with the released of version 2.1. AGG is written in C++ and
uses templates extensively
like ATL does. AGG is lightweight, very fast, flexible, and
full of features.
It even comes with a partial implementation of SVG
viewer as an example. AGG supports Win32, X11, and SDL as
is. It doesn't
yet support features variable stroke effects like Creature House's
Expression
3 engine and Fractal Design's Painter support but then
it's just me being
unreasonable. :-)
I should note that subpixel graphics was first done 20 years
ago in Word
Handler to display 70 columns of hi-res text on Apple
II.Silicon
Valley Systems, the company that published Word Handler, was
based just 5 minutes
from where I live now and I enjoy fond memories of working there
every time I pass
by the old office on El Camino. I guess everybody remembers
their first job.
LCD screens were just starting to replace LED on calculators at the
time, so Steve
Gibson and Microsoft ClearType can claim to be the first to use
subpixel graphics
on LCD screen. Lenny Elekman, where are you now?
PlanetaMessenger.org Libraries
PlanetaMessenger.org Libraries
11/01/2003 10:43 AMJMML 0.4 released
England Libraries May All Get Wi-Fi
England Libraries May All Get Wi-Fi
12/04/2003 01:07 PMThe majority of libraries in England already have broadband access but
now the government is working on adding Wi-Fi: Most of the libraries
in King County, outside of Seattle, have Wi-Fi. It's a great, low-cost
way for libraries to offer Internet access without having to provide
computers for everyone. My library always has a line of people waiting
to get on its computers so perhaps with Wi-Fi some people could come
in with their own computers to use the Internet. But I wonder how many
of the people I see waiting in line there actually have laptops that
they could bring with them instead....
NB Parser Libraries
NB Parser Libraries
06/11/2004 09:55 AMProject started
Libraries 8, Amazon 0
Libraries 8, Amazon 0
12/09/2003 12:13 PMHave You
Ever Wondered....
"Have you ever wondered if the library were like Amazon.com?"
[The J-Walk
Blog]
"http://p2p.libraries.psu.edu/"
"http://p2p.libraries.psu.edu/"
11/18/2003 03:32 AMMerlin Libraries
Merlin Libraries
06/06/2004 05:02 AMMerlin Libraries v0.1.103 (unstable) Released
Libraries and the Internet
Libraries and the Internet
12/19/2004 03:00 PM
Kudos to Google and its new university allies -- including my alma
mater, the University of Michigan, as well as Harvard, Stanford, and
Oxford -- for their exciting project to
open the stacks (Wall Street
Journal, via
Paul
Kedrosky). It's a great day for the dissemination of knowledge!
Bloggers from these institutions are relaying the emails received from
their administrators:
...YSL Coding Libraries
YSL Coding Libraries
12/11/2003 06:12 PMTransfer of CVS repository in progress
It’s the Libraries, Stupid
It’s the Libraries, Stupid
06/09/2004 11:39 PMVia Jeff Dillon,
some insightful words on programming in Java and
in the C#/.NET/Mono ecosystem. I hadn’t thought about it that way.
slack-get 0.3 (Libraries)
slack-get 0.3 (Libraries)
05/26/2004 10:49 PMA tool like 'apt-get' for Slackware.
New online radio from AOL, XM Sat Radio
in US
New online radio from AOL, XM Sat Radio
in US
04/13/2005 09:04 AMIndiantelevision.com - Wed Apr 13, 10:59 am GMT
Grok Description matches for Ham Radio Control Libraries 1.2.0
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Amateur Radio Newsline
Amateur Radio Newsline
12/30/2004 02:49 AMTechnocrat.net Dec 30 2004 6:31AM GMT
This Week in Amateur Radio
This Week in Amateur Radio
06/14/2004 07:43 PMPeople from all around the world get together via a technology medium
that allows them to form relationships through a global, far-flung
community even though they have never met face to face. It may not be
the first thing that comes to your mind, but amateur radio is alive
and well thank you very much.
Just ask any one at "
This Week in
Amateur Radio" which produces a weekly show devoted to nothing
else. A 100% volunteer effort, a typical show will be at least 80
minutes. "You wouldn't think there is that much information week in
and week out about a
hobby," says George Bowen, Executive
Producer of TWIAR "but other than Christmas and Thanksgiving week it's
there." There are plenty of stories about government regulations in
broadcasting but you are just as likely to hear stories like the one
this week about the military radio broadcasting that is jamming garage
door openers all over Florida.
Segment producers will record their own stories and then upload to one
of the mirrored ftp sites which George then downloads and compiles for
the show. The result is broadcast on bandwidth made available by
commercial satellite feeds but according to George more and more
listeners are simply picking up the MP3 version from TWIAR's website.
These MP3s and all the material on the site used to be marked with an
"All Rights Reserved" copyright because "that's what everybody else
was doing. Then I saw this piece on Creative Common on
TechTV and I thought 'Hey, that's what we're doing!'"
Indeed, segments are regularly shared with one of the other six such
shows produced around the world from New Zealand to Europe. They are
now free to do so legitimately thanks to George having put all the
shows on the web under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.
Amateur Radio Newsline MP3 for March 25
Amateur Radio Newsline MP3 for March 25
03/26/2005 02:36 AMTechnocrat.net Mar 26 2005 7:21AM GMT
Amateur Radio Mobile Internet Connection
Amateur Radio Mobile Internet Connection
12/08/2003 03:30 PMWelcome to our newest project member.
DX Toolbox helps amateur radio operators
DX Toolbox helps amateur radio operators
12/02/2003 12:29 AMIf you're a professional or amateur radio operator you've probably
spent time scouring the Internet looking for information on conditions
that will affect the transmission of your broadcasts.
Black
Cat Systems provides some guidance with DX Toolbox, a US$19.99
software package for Mac or PC that provides real-time data on a
variety of conditions.
Amateur Radio Saves Lives In Aftermath
Of Tsunami
Amateur Radio Saves Lives In Aftermath
Of Tsunami
12/30/2004 02:49 AMTechnocrat.net Dec 30 2004 6:33AM GMT
Amateur Rocket to Carry Ham Radio
Payload to Space
Amateur Rocket to Carry Ham Radio
Payload to Space
05/12/2004 03:50 PMConcerned hams question amateur radio
choice of closed code and controller
Concerned hams question amateur radio
choice of closed code and controller
06/07/2004 04:09 AMAmateur emergency radio is all about helping out, quickly, dependably,
and without charging fees, in a time of need such as terrorist
incidents and natural disasters. Now some ham radio operators, who
have evolved from a network of high-tech hobbyists to a Federal
Communications Commission-regulated radio service, are worried that a
recommendation for proprietary software and hardware for the Amateur
Radio Emergency Service (ARES) may close out communications and
communicators.
Re: SNMP community string disclosure in
Linksys WAP55AG
Re: SNMP community string disclosure in
Linksys WAP55AG
02/19/2004 04:48 PMHugo van der Kooij (Feb 18 2004)
SNMP community string disclosure in
Linksys WAP55AG
SNMP community string disclosure in
Linksys WAP55AG
02/18/2004 12:11 PMNN Poster (Feb 17 2004)
"is going to shift from amateur to
professional"
"is going to shift from amateur to
professional"
03/08/2004 11:17 PMNew tackle for amateur phishers
New tackle for amateur phishers
08/20/2004 04:43 PMSympatico Aug 20 2004 8:19PM GMT
Cool Amateur FX4U!!
Cool Amateur FX4U!!
03/13/2003 10:25 AM While the site most regrettably hasn't been updated for quite some
time,
Space Battles is still
the only site I've found where you can download some very good (and
some very bad) fan-made movies of ... space battles! Hey, where else
are you gonna see the
Dominion
and the
Shadows taking on
the Federation and the Rebel Alliance on the same screen? Fanboys set
phasers and blasters to fun!
Amateur Brickles players need not apply
Amateur Brickles players need not apply
06/21/2004 03:38 PMBrickles
Pro v1.0.4 (the successor to Brickles3000) has been released
today. Professional Brickles players world-over know that this game is
no wussy ball and paddle game. Brickles Pro features adjustable colors
and patterns, adjustable ball and paddle sizes, stereo sounds,
adjustable speed and window sizes, and more. Even the number of
paddles in the game can be changed.
Amateur rocket fired into space
Amateur rocket fired into space
05/18/2004 07:27 AMThe first privately built rocket to get into space is launched from
Nevada's Black Rock Desert.
Motorola MPx220 Amateur Porn
Motorola MPx220 Amateur Porn
06/01/2004 09:08 AM
If you just can't
wait to get your hands on Motorola's upcoming MPx220 smartphone,
Modaca has an exclusive 11MB video of the Windows Mobile device; sort
of voyeur vids for the phone lover, I guess. It looks hot, though,
with fast menuing response and a bright screen. You watch it, though,
and tell me you don't feel a little dirty when the cameraman sort of
teases that card around the edges of the SD slot.
Read [Modaco via
Mobile9]
Related
Motorola MPx 220 Cloaking Device on the
Fritz [Gizmodo]
Internet Amateur Wins Top Poker Pot
Internet Amateur Wins Top Poker Pot
05/30/2004 03:22 AMLos Angeles Times May 30 2004 7:21AM GMT
World's baddest-ass amateur roboticists
World's baddest-ass amateur roboticists
03/29/2005 03:07 PMCory Doctorow:
This month's Wired has a stupendous article on three kids from
working-class Mexican migrant families in Phoenix who became amateur
roboticists and took home the gold for developing a world-beating
subaquatic robot using parts they bought with $800 they'd fundraised.
The Ralph's grocery store near the UCSB campus is done up to look like
a hacienda, complete with a red tile roof, glaringly white walls, and
freshly planted palms. The guys dropped Lorenzo off in front. It was
his bright idea, after all. He wandered past the organic produce
section, trying to build up his courage. He passed an elderly lady
examining eggplant - he was too embarrassed to ask her. Next, he saw a
young woman in jeans shopping for shampoo.
"Excuse me, madam," he began. He wasn't used to approaching women, let
alone well-dressed white women. He saw apprehension flash across her
face. Maybe she thought he was trying to sell magazines or candy bars,
but he steeled himself. He explained that he was building a robot for
an underwater contest, and it was leaking. He wanted to soak up the
water with tampons but didn't know which ones to buy. "Could you help
me buy the most best tampons?"
The woman broke into a big smile and led him to feminine hygiene. She
handed him a box of O.B. ultra-absorbency. "These don't have an
applicator, so they'll be easier to fit inside your robot," she said.
He stared at the ground, mumbled his thanks, and headed quickly for
the checkout.
"I hope you win," she called out, laughing.
Link
(
Thanks, Greg!)
Update: Greg points out that there's an
online tipjar for donating
to the kids' college fund
Amateur Rocket Reaches Space
Amateur Rocket Reaches Space
05/18/2004 12:02 AMThe Amateur Gourmet: The Carbohydrate
Manifesto
The Amateur Gourmet: The Carbohydrate
Manifesto
05/19/2004 11:54 PMtomorrow is carb awareness day .. Save the
Carbs
amateurgourmet.com/the_amateur_gourmet/2004/05/the_carbohydrat
.html
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Microsoft targets amateur programmers
Microsoft targets amateur programmers
06/29/2004 07:32 AMAmong the perks the software giant will offer are lightweight
development tools and a free version of SQL Server.
of amateur journalists, and professional
trolls
of amateur journalists, and professional
trolls
06/05/2005 11:52 PMEver since I interviewed Dave about blogs for my book, Free Culture,
I've been thinking a lot about his idea of "amateur journalists." It
is a powerful concept, which rewards careful thought. To see its
value, we must remember the original meaning of "amateur," meaning one
who does something for the love of it alone. And when we think of
journalism that is regulated by those ideals, it is easy to see why
such journalism nicely complements commerical journalism. As he
sa
id to me,
"An amateur journalist simply doesn't have a conflict of
interest, or the conflict of interest is so easily disclosed that you
know you can sort of get it out of the way."
It is because I found Dave's view so compelling that I've been worried
for sometime about the emergence of advertising in blog space. I'm not
against it. I just worry about how it might put pressure on the
"doesn't have a conflict of interest" norm. If the virtue of the
amateur is to seek the truth, that virtue could be in tension with the
desire to earn more ad revenue. The simplest way to get linkbacks is
to say the most absurd things imaginable.
But the more I've talked about this with observers and friends, the
more I think the real fear is not bloggers tempted by ad revenues. It
is instead the emergence of the equivalent of tabloids in blog-space:
commercial entities whose sole purpose is to generate ad revenue, who
do that by being as ridiculous and extreme as possible.
The danger here is that the conflict has returned. Just as the British
tabloids care little about the truth in their path to selling papers,
commercial blog-loids care little about the truth in trying to attract
eyeballs. And it is here that the cycle turn vicious: for the amateur
space feeds the professional troll by careful and repeated efforts to
show that claims made are false or outrageous. If you're paid by the
click, who cares why people click.
This creates a dilemma for open and honest disagreement about the
facts. For here there is a conflict in interest: the interest of the
amateur journalist is not the interest of the professional troll. Yet
the only way the amateur can do his job -- by quoting and criticizing
-- is to feed the troll.
We either need a way to cite that doesn't reward bad behavior.
(Copyright law restricts that (Google, for example, would be really
angry if you started linking to caches rather than original
locations).) Or we need a way to know when to ignore.
In either case, imho, it would be useful to think more about this
conflict in interest, if the nature of the amateur space is not to be
displaced by something different.
iMovieFest launched for amateur
filmmakers
iMovieFest launched for amateur
filmmakers
07/12/2004 08:55 PMA new Web site, iMovieFest, has been launched for amateur
filmmakers...
1 Amateur Rocket Crashes, Another
Explodes
1 Amateur Rocket Crashes, Another
Explodes
08/09/2004 12:53 AM Ham Radio Control Libraries 1.2.0
