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Re: In one way, losing a father is a relief (Scripting News)

amyloo — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:56:46 -0000

> the reality isn't spoken out loud very much

Ain't that the truth.

Re: What I've learned about Hyperlocal (Scripting News)

amyloo — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:24:08 -0000

I do hope to hear you and Jay talk about this point -- specifically the willingness to publish a partial report, which is a form of saying "We don't know everything about this." It seems such a hard thing for the traditional press to bring itself to do, and I think it may be related to Jay's theory of savviness uber alles.

Somewhere along the line traditional journalism seems to have picked up some kind of God virus. It probably started off with a sensible enough desire to appear authoritative, but mutated into this pathetic need to appear omniscient. From inside the news organization the delusions don't surface on a conscious level (that's the way delusion works). The attitude crops up in innocent ways: "No, we can't put out a call for interview subjects. That would be admitting that we're not aware of every source on the planet, and wouldn't our competition ridicule us?" Much better to wait, then hand down the word as a complete package, stay up there on the mountaintop.

The trouble is that kind of conceit doesn't play anymore. If it ever did.

Re: Rebooting the News #24

amyloo — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:45:26 -0000

"I really like the idea of a Back Story button"

So do I.

Re: What a 140-char message looks like in RSS (Scripting News)

amyloo — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:49:36 -0000

You mentioned something in the audio accompaniment to this post about not being able to use enclosures in SMS messages anyway. It made me want to look at the MMS spec http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia_Messagi... Too bad it won't work more like enclosures; wonder if there's still time before MMS is defacto standard.

Re: Imho, the OPML Editor is not hard (Scripting News)

amyloo — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:10:27 -0000

I haven't found it hard to use, either, but I suppose in comparison to web apps that you sign up for and don't have to do anything except type in your email address it might seem like too much work.

Not everybody loves outlines, though I can't imagine why. I did some "docnography" in a brainstorming meeting a few weeks ago, and my colleagues were fascinated but somehow a little disturbed when I'd take it upon myself to drag a node with a bunch of subnodes to another point on the outline. It seems to unsettle them, ground shifting underneath them or something.

I'm going to fire up OPML Editor this weekend to make a present for my dad's birthday: family jokes and things we remember saying or hearing, with audio to aid recall. There's no other tool I considered for the job. Now that Grazr is dead, I'll use Dan's Optimal Browser for output.

Re: While you were sleeping, from Berlin (Scripting News)

amyloo — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:35:10 -0000

I miss blogging. So do others, I think. Wonder why we don't do anything about it.

Re: HowTo: Installing the OPML Editor on Windows Vista SP1 as a 'Fresh Install'

amyloo — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:34:37 -0000

Stephen, is this pretty up to date, do you think? With Grazr shutting down, I need to move some work feeds. Was thinking about doing it in Google Reader, but now Dave has this new River of News version, so there's more motivation to wrestle with the Vista install. I even worked on some CSS for the old newsriver, must be at least 3 years ago. http://www.flickr.com/photos/amybellinger/31774...

Re: Sources go direct (Scripting News)

amyloo — Sat, 16 May 2009 09:10:39 -0000

"'What about me?' Well, you have to find a job that pays a salary and provides the benefits you need."

That's what stirs up all the indignation, isn't it? Not just the reality that events and advances are devaluing a craft, but that the work will be largely carried out by the unschooled. That makes it different from steelworkers whose jobs went offshore a few decades ago or weavers who took it out on powerlooms a couple centuries ago.

Dave, I think you mentioned on a recent podcast (a solo one, I think) about how desktop publishing supplanted the phototypesetting business. It's similar to the journalist problem in that the skilled work typesetters used to do was mostly taken up by people who did it as a part of others jobs, and the pros were horrified by the quality of their work. The mood is really similar to what we're hearing from journalists now. I remember the scoffing tone from typesetters and designers when they'd point at headlines with no kerning or widows in text blocks. They were humiliated that the care they took wasn't appreciated.

It's kind of sad. I guess I feel more pity than anything, but they do have to get over it.

Re: Marc Canter's vision/nightmare come true (Scripting News)

amyloo — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:25:21 -0000

Man it's so loud in here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEXqs_RGgqs

Re: Links on Twitter, day 3 (Scripting News)

amyloo — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:11:12 -0000

The duet was funny -- and fun -- but I guess I can see how it might not be widely popular ;-)

This sort of specialized link tracking can be really valuable. I've been working on something a little like it.

http://list.nsc.org/membersonly/index.php/click...

I'll leave it open for a day or two then I should hide it again, since it's probably going to become a part of a subscription. It'll be fun for readers to compare their interests with their peers, and it's already become valuable for our magazine staff. If there's a lot of interest in a link we make a bigger deal of it and do a feature. Gives you some insight you don't get any other way.

Re: Interview with Jay Rosen (Scripting News)

amyloo — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:23:29 -0000

I did. I listened, and liked it. Nice thing about an academic like Jay is he can name things. "Oh yes; I've thought about that, or others have thought about it, and it's called ____." For me anyway that helps.

Re: Jon Stewart reviews CNBC (Scripting News)

amyloo — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:25:40 -0000

Funny how the yelling financial TV guys sound a lot like the yelling home products TV marketing guys. Why is that?

Santelli: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEZB4taSEoA

Mays: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KBXcpJfmj4

Re: Sidebar Stuff

amyloo — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:29:44 -0000

The Monkees? Yeah... I know. I had an awful crush on Davy. I think that picture might be an early draft of the later look. But still.

Re: Don't boycott Kellogg (Scripting News)

amyloo — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:52:24 -0000

Mouse pad http://spiritsdancing.com/illustrating/graphics...

Re: Don't boycott Kellogg (Scripting News)

amyloo — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:51:44 -0000

I don't know if Hil is busy, but she's great at stuff like that. Queen of whimsy.

Re: Sidebar Stuff

amyloo — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:55:33 -0000

Thanks for taking the trouble to say so, skinny. Maybe I should do one like
a wanted poster that includes just one CEO but changes with the news.

Re: My new mission (Scripting News)

amyloo — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:41:44 -0000

"my stuff threatened people's livelihoods"

Maybe that's the essence of it when you boil it all down. It's Darwin.

Re: My new mission (Scripting News)

amyloo — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:10:48 -0000

Living your life and work as out in the open as you do, I guess it's predictable that people will take cheap shots. It's easy, and an ugly part of the internet culture. Look at Digg or YouTube comments; they make you want to throw up. Sentiments about you do seem to be more persistent than the driveby variety, though. It's consistent with the openness I admire that you're facing this head on.

Having worked for colleges I found it interesting you mentioned the potshots didn't start until you entered commerce. The Ivory Tower has its own set of problems -- like the backstabbing and gamesmanship that ironically may stem from the lack of a common aim, like profit. But business could learn something from the genuine collegiality baked into the culture of universities. Internet society could learn something from it too.

Re: The White House website (Scripting News)

amyloo — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:42:40 -0000

Well, shoot! It's no wonder. The office charged with outreach is led by lawyers. http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/op...

Re: Sidebar Stuff

amyloo — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:26:56 -0000

Eden, there's a way with Clearspring, and Yahoo desktop widgets, but I checked it out and it doesn't seem to use the Flash, so it doesn't count down. I'll look around and see if there's another way.

Re: Sidebar Stuff

amyloo — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:37:02 -0000

Isn't he adorable? Did you check out his breathing?

Re: Sidebar Stuff

amyloo — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:44:55 -0000

Kicking around an idea like this http://sidebarstuff.com/images/compafterinaug.gif

I think on the official day 1, less confusing.

Not sure about joining the call. Been up doing a server upgrade for work since 5 a.m. I think it's nap time for Amyloo.

Re: Sidebar Stuff

amyloo — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:33:16 -0000

Works as advertised. Maybe I should blog my process.

Re: Sidebar Stuff

amyloo — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:32:27 -0000

Testing Disqus install in Expression Engine.

Re: How will Twitter make money? (Scripting News)

amyloo — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:37:42 -0000

But what if the monetization scheme isn't advertising? What if Twitter ends up figuring out a way to sell what we're saying as business intelligence? If that turns out to be true, then it's doubly true what Dave is saying about the user investment in the service. We are the product.