FreePress Blog » Pownce http://freepressblog.org I was syncing my Facebook status here for a while, but now I'm boycotting them over the FriendConnect fiasco... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:52:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Pownce Message http://freepressblog.org/blog/2008/07/02/pownce-message-3/ http://freepressblog.org/blog/2008/07/02/pownce-message-3/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:54:30 +0000 xmlrpc http://freepressblog.org/blog/2008/07/02/pownce-message-3/ I predict a spike in car accidents this week due to people who were just barely coordinated enough to safely drive while talking on their cell phones now fumbling to figure out their new-fangled “hands-free” accessory.

Stupid law; reckless driving is already illegal, and some people are perfectly capable of driving safely while talking on the phone.

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]]> http://freepressblog.org/blog/2008/07/02/pownce-message-3/feed/ Pownce Message http://freepressblog.org/blog/2008/06/08/pownce-message/ http://freepressblog.org/blog/2008/06/08/pownce-message/#comments Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:55:59 +0000 xmlrpc http://freepressblog.org/blog/2008/06/08/pownce-message/ I think it’s time to stop listening to the Security Now podcast. Just overheard Leo bagging on .NET because the installer is bigger than Steve’s SpinRite executable. So many times on these casts Leo would do so much better just keeping his mouth shut on stuff he’s ignorant about; like the old saying goes. Plus, while Steve generally has a pretty good grasp on most of their subject matter (only minor issues I’d disagree with), I just can’t take the cheesy ads and endless spinrite pimping letters anymore.

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]]> http://freepressblog.org/blog/2008/06/08/pownce-message/feed/ Pownce Link http://freepressblog.org/blog/2008/05/19/pownce-link/ http://freepressblog.org/blog/2008/05/19/pownce-link/#comments Tue, 20 May 2008 07:55:40 +0000 xmlrpc http://freepressblog.org/blog/2008/05/19/pownce-link/ Wow, I thought this post on “issues” with the latest Ubuntu version was actually going to be something significant, which would have been a surprise to me since I’ve been running this version since early alpha. Turns out it’s just total nitpicking. Oh, well.
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]]> http://freepressblog.org/blog/2008/05/19/pownce-link/feed/ Pownce Message http://freepressblog.org/blog/2008/05/12/pownce-message-5/ http://freepressblog.org/blog/2008/05/12/pownce-message-5/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 19:22:34 +0000 xmlrpc http://freepressblog.org/blog/2008/05/12/pownce-message-5/ Linux install tip: always get the “minimal” or “network” CD image. It does take longer to install and requires a network connection, but the CD never goes “stale”, and you also don’t need to download updates right after installing. Plus you can put them on those cool tiny CDs.

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]]> http://freepressblog.org/blog/2008/04/23/pownce-link-3/feed/ Pownce Link http://freepressblog.org/blog/2008/04/05/pownce-link-4/ http://freepressblog.org/blog/2008/04/05/pownce-link-4/#comments Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:55:50 +0000 xmlrpc http://freepressblog.org/blog/2008/04/05/pownce-link-4/ Are we prepared for robots taking over the world yet?
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]]> http://freepressblog.org/blog/2008/04/01/pownce-link-6/feed/ Pownce Link http://freepressblog.org/blog/2008/03/24/pownce-link-7/ http://freepressblog.org/blog/2008/03/24/pownce-link-7/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:16:27 +0000 xmlrpc http://freepressblog.org/blog/2008/03/24/pownce-link-7/ So disgusted with politics….

Just finished listening to Obama (re)explain his position on the Rezko house issue as well as the pastor thing. He did a perfectly fine job, and it’s pretty admirable considering if it were me I’d be going off on the press for what they’ve become in this political system.

It infuriates me to see reporters trying to make “news” out of total non-stories like these. He’s already laid everything out on the table, clearly and plainly denouncing the pastor’s stuff and the (alleged) actions of Rezko if they turn out to be true, but “the media” insists on creating something out of nothing.

I guess it’s encouraging to know that this is the worst they can come up with in an effort to nail him for something… no, actually it’s not encouraging - still just sickening.

I’m sure all these reporters really think they’re being hard core and “asking the tough questions”, etc. At least that’s what they tell themselves in an effort to try and convince themselves that they aren’t basically doing tabloid journalism. How about some hard questions on real issues that actually matter? I can think of quite a few things in recent history that the media has been virtually silent on, relative to their exuberance on petty crap like this.

Lest you think this is a partisan post only aimed at defending Obama - it isn’t. This just happened to be the thing that set it off, but it’s a rant about the media, not about any specific political point of view.
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]]> http://freepressblog.org/blog/2008/03/24/pownce-link-7/feed/ Pownce Message http://freepressblog.org/blog/2008/03/21/pownce-message-6/ http://freepressblog.org/blog/2008/03/21/pownce-message-6/#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:49:56 +0000 xmlrpc http://freepressblog.org/blog/2008/03/21/pownce-message-6/ Lessons learned so far on Twitter:

1. Don’t follow Gillmor - way too many out of context conversation posts that don’t make any sense unless you’re seeing the whole thing.

2. Twitterfeed (people auto-posting content from other sources like blogs into Twitter) is exceedingly annoying.

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