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Scoble reports that Microsoft has reversed its position on the anti-discrimination bill.  Permanent link to this item in the archive.

A picture named airplane.gifI took my first trip on Southwest Airlines today, a direct flight from Jax to Nashville. All SW flights are open seating. I got to the airport late, so I got in the third group. The flight was full. I groaned, assuming that meant a middle seat for Uncle Davey. Well, as it turns out, not. As I'm walking on the plane, only four people after me, I spy a middle seat open between two skinny people, a man and a woman, with lots of stuff on the seat inbetween. They look like a husband and wife. I point to the middle seat and ask if it's open. They look at me unpleasantly (I'm big) the man slides over, takes the middle seat and I get the aisle. Lots of leg room, plenty of space for my shoulders. Happy.  Permanent link to this item in the archive.

5PM Central: Arrived safely in Nashville, TN. Permanent link to this item in the archive.

I may have missed some of the punditry on the new Google Web Accelerator offering, but the paranoia seems to have a blind spot. People are justifiably worried about Sergey and Larry knowing where they've been. But what about the other side -- content modification. What if Google decides to change the content as it's accelerating it?  Permanent link to this item in the archive.

A picture named hope.jpgI cancelled my Audible subscription this morning. I hadn't used it in a few months yet was still paying the monthly fee. I stopped using it because both the computer I used to download books and the iPod I used to listen to them developed difficulties. I've replaced both the computer and the iPod but the Audible service doesn't transfer because of the DRM limits. I think they assume that I'm "stealing" the books. This has always been the problem with copy protection and nothing has changed. The same thing happened with the app I used to digitize CDs, and to record my podcasts. I had to buy new licenses just because I had a hard disk crash. I don't know who to blame, but I'm tired of footting the bill. No point continuing to pay Audible because I can't use their service. They won't let me. However I'll give them credit for making it obvious and easy to opt out.  Permanent link to this item in the archive.

The University of Calgary has a What is Podcasting pagePermanent link to this item in the archive.

A brief essay about advocacy of XML formats. Permanent link to this item in the archive.

NY Times: "If you can just give up a Saturday night, there's a very small chance at it being the biggest event in human history." Permanent link to this item in the archive.

     

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