04 Jan 2008, 17:46 p.m.

RIP, Bob Watts

Scott Rosenberg and Joan Walsh remember the kind and talented Bob Watts, who died today. I worked with Bob at Salon. He was in Editorial, which kind of intimidated me. I was more on the …

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02 Jan 2008, 15:03 p.m.

Yay For Our Common Heritage

According to a blog that watches the public domain, as of yesterday lots of works became free for all of us to reprint, remix, and generally be creative with. Depending on the country you're in, …

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02 Jan 2008, 12:51 p.m.

What Do These Have In Common?

Tapestry The First Duty Pegasus Chain of Command Allegiance The Drumhead The Game The Masterpiece Society I, Borg Ensign Ro Loud as a Whisper Samaritan Snare A Matter of Honor The Ensigns of Command Lower …

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31 Dec 2007, 21:07 p.m.

(Kazoo Sound)

I like to do productive things on New Year's Eve/Day. Today I burned through a hundred new channel submissions in the Miro video podcast guide. Cool discovery: Cinemaniacal, featuring the Unisphere making-of short and short …

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28 Dec 2007, 20:05 p.m.

Visiting Bay Area Jan. 8th-15th

I haven't seen the Bay Area at all this year. My classes don't start till late January and I'm interviewing for jobs. So I'm going to take a week to see my old friends, arriving …

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28 Dec 2007, 6:51 a.m.

Back

Back home from a great Christmas trip seeing John, Susie, Maggie, and the Chadwick clan, including a guy who looked like Mitt Romney. May report more when I am not travel-frazzled.

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25 Dec 2007, 8:40 a.m.

OMG Squee

Yesterday I got David Neeleman's autograph. Rock! I was just stretching my legs walking the aisle around hour three of the flight when I saw a familiar-looking man in a yellow sweater talking with kids …

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24 Dec 2007, 1:29 a.m.

Happy Hols

and Merry Christmas, in case you missed the note at the end of the previous entry. In celebration, download some MP3s by the Cangelosi Cards, a O Brother, Where Art Thou-style blues combo that made …

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24 Dec 2007, 1:14 a.m.

Goodwill

Another response to an old pal, this one more than a year in the waiting. Last year, Zed Lopez criticized me for being -- as I perceived it -- pro-happiness, pro-togetherness, pro-tolerance etc. I'd enjoyed …

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22 Dec 2007, 14:10 p.m.

DONE

with the semester, and listening to "This Year" by The Mountain Goats.

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