Show rundown:
Saturday December 9, 2005
7-7:30pm: In the News: "Wikipedia"
A popular internet-based encyclopedia called the Wikipedia ran into trouble this week when its policy allowing literally anyone to edit its content led to accusations by journalists that it has become a "breeding ground for false and malicious information". The company has announced that it will now prevent non-members from working on its material, but what does this say about the reputation of information found on the internet? Freedom of Speech?
Guest: Jimmy Wales, Founder of the Wikipedia and Director of the Wikipedia foundation.
Audio will be available at www.kgo.com and on the west coast on 810 kHz AM
1 - the things in the list have nothing to do with technological flaws with the unit itself.
2- the author's expectations for battery life versus product size exceed that of most major military technologies.
3- I, like the author, need a bigger paycheck so I don't have to buy cheap, lower quality music devices all the time.
4- Making high quality digital recordings is something I should be able to do from a $500 device that fits in my pocket.
5- The picture of the author inspires me to buy a new pair of headphones.
And think of the hidden market of homeless people travelling around the city with their belongings in their talking cart.
RFIDs could be placed in:
- park benches: "Had a long day? Take a nap on a bench."
- phone booths: "There's a dime in my change slot!"
- public bathrooms: "c'mon in and freshen up!"
- bus shelters: "Don't even THINK of peeing here!"
Indeed. As a radio producer, I feel the real "art" in radio is well beyond just spinning tunes. KPFA, NPR BBC PRI and many other entities are actively using radio as a communications medium, rather than just a corporate jukebox. There are great shows like "this american life" which are compelling and creative. I am hopeful that more and more of this type of radio production will help keep the medium current in the years to come.
Radio has been around for 100 years. It's pretty amazing that TV, the internet, etc. haven't killed it. It's still enjoyed by hundreds of millions of people here in the US every day.
You may notice Radio TV, and even cell phones will be effected (briefly) by this storm. I am on a Broadcast Engineer's mailing list and there have been sporadic reports of problems in the last few days.
The engineer at WBRC reported a rash of viewer calls in the past few days about reception problems including a call from a distant (100 miles) cable system with 4 separate headends, each exhibiting the same poor signal for minutes at a time then clears up.
Also, NOAA describes the geomagnetic affects on radio blackouts as "severe" in
the last 24 hours .
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/SWN/
Are any of you having similar listener/viewer complaints?
Here's the e-mail for the folks at the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway who have banned cacheing though they admit its "good clean wholesome fun." Jeesh.
SACN_Interpretation@nps.gov
Their site:
Welcome to MicSupply.com
This page is temporarily unavailable due to excess server traffic caused by the kind folks at Slashdot.
Thanks for the warning guys.
My e-mail to them:
Slashdot can't go around warning people they're going to post a link. Should CNN, Yahoo, msn, cNet do the same thing when they give you free promotion???
Most retailers would actually be extatic if their e-commerce site got tens of thousands of exposures.
Check out the Manufatures site
When you think about it, KGO WBZ and all the broadcast stations are using the same basic technology that was used by Marconi over 100 years ago. As someone who owns a small jazz radio station, I am constantly thinking about how in this age of TV and the internet, radio is still there, still popular, and still enjoyed by hundreds of millions of people every day.
In fact, the mixing board in our production studio is older than Voyager!
- J
I am a fairly passive individual, but when it comes to Real, I am completely perturbed. It's been this way since 1995 when I first installed the Real Player. (I also purchased the encoder suite since I was involved in pro audio back then.) Shortly after it came out, they published a new version which meant I had to reinstall their app in order to hear stuff.
I then started hearing about their selfish marketing tactics, and self-centered business culture. (Then remember the whole real player 4 fiasco with microsoft?)
It didn't take long for me to swear off Real Audio forever. To this day, none of my computers, or any of the computers at any of my locations have Real Audio installed.
If Real ran a brick and morter store, they'd be out of business so fast....
According to the BBC, the campaign is in response to CD sales being down 7% in the first half of 2002. "Consumer spending on durable goods such as cars and computers fell 8 percent" during the same period according to CNN.
The campaign also makes no mention of making copyies of CDs onto Cassette Tapes, which has been practiced widely for the last 20 years and introduced new music to many people who otherwise would not have been exposed to it.
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Show rundown: Saturday December 9, 2005 7-7:30pm: In the News: "Wikipedia"
A popular internet-based encyclopedia called the Wikipedia ran into trouble this week when its policy allowing literally anyone to edit its content led to accusations by journalists that it has become a "breeding ground for false and malicious information". The company has announced that it will now prevent non-members from working on its material, but what does this say about the reputation of information found on the internet? Freedom of Speech?
Guest: Jimmy Wales, Founder of the Wikipedia and Director of the Wikipedia foundation. Audio will be available at www.kgo.com and on the west coast on 810 kHz AM
amen! This is why I don't own one. Need the KROQ fix on the way home. Good point, friend.
... and I agree with your post, sir. Well said and succinct.
1 - the things in the list have nothing to do with technological flaws with the unit itself.
2- the author's expectations for battery life versus product size exceed that of most major military technologies.
3- I, like the author, need a bigger paycheck so I don't have to buy cheap, lower quality music devices all the time.
4- Making high quality digital recordings is something I should be able to do from a $500 device that fits in my pocket.
5- The picture of the author inspires me to buy a new pair of headphones.
And think of the hidden market of homeless people travelling around the city with their belongings in their talking cart.
RFIDs could be placed in:
- park benches: "Had a long day? Take a nap on a bench."
- phone booths: "There's a dime in my change slot!"
- public bathrooms: "c'mon in and freshen up!"
- bus shelters: "Don't even THINK of peeing here!"
Indeed. As a radio producer, I feel the real "art" in radio is well beyond just spinning tunes. KPFA, NPR BBC PRI and many other entities are actively using radio as a communications medium, rather than just a corporate jukebox. There are great shows like "this american life" which are compelling and creative. I am hopeful that more and more of this type of radio production will help keep the medium current in the years to come.
Radio has been around for 100 years. It's pretty amazing that TV, the internet, etc. haven't killed it. It's still enjoyed by hundreds of millions of people here in the US every day.
You may notice Radio TV, and even cell phones will be effected (briefly) by this storm. I am on a Broadcast Engineer's mailing list and there have been sporadic reports of problems in the last few days.
The engineer at WBRC reported a rash of viewer calls in the past few days about reception problems including a call from a distant (100 miles) cable system with 4 separate headends, each exhibiting the same poor signal for minutes at a time then clears up.
Also, NOAA describes the geomagnetic affects on radio blackouts as "severe" in the last 24 hours . http://www.sec.noaa.gov/SWN/
Are any of you having similar listener/viewer complaints?
gotten the scoop on this story! Rock on!
IM blamed for movie busts? ... that's all wrong. Beverly Hills plastic surgeons are!
Here's the e-mail for the folks at the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway who have banned cacheing though they admit its "good clean wholesome fun." Jeesh. SACN_Interpretation@nps.gov
Their site: Welcome to MicSupply.com This page is temporarily unavailable due to excess server traffic caused by the kind folks at Slashdot. Thanks for the warning guys. My e-mail to them: Slashdot can't go around warning people they're going to post a link. Should CNN, Yahoo, msn, cNet do the same thing when they give you free promotion??? Most retailers would actually be extatic if their e-commerce site got tens of thousands of exposures.
Check out the Manufatures site
When you think about it, KGO WBZ and all the broadcast stations are using the same basic technology that was used by Marconi over 100 years ago. As someone who owns a small jazz radio station, I am constantly thinking about how in this age of TV and the internet, radio is still there, still popular, and still enjoyed by hundreds of millions of people every day. In fact, the mixing board in our production studio is older than Voyager! - J
I am a fairly passive individual, but when it comes to Real, I am completely perturbed. It's been this way since 1995 when I first installed the Real Player. (I also purchased the encoder suite since I was involved in pro audio back then.) Shortly after it came out, they published a new version which meant I had to reinstall their app in order to hear stuff. I then started hearing about their selfish marketing tactics, and self-centered business culture. (Then remember the whole real player 4 fiasco with microsoft?) It didn't take long for me to swear off Real Audio forever. To this day, none of my computers, or any of the computers at any of my locations have Real Audio installed. If Real ran a brick and morter store, they'd be out of business so fast....
Can you see me? ... Can you see me now? ...
...that sprintPCS sponsors /.
Would it be inappropriate to disclose whenever there's a potential conflict of interest?
According to the BBC, the campaign is in response to CD sales being down 7% in the first half of 2002. "Consumer spending on durable goods such as cars and computers fell 8 percent" during the same period according to CNN. The campaign also makes no mention of making copyies of CDs onto Cassette Tapes, which has been practiced widely for the last 20 years and introduced new music to many people who otherwise would not have been exposed to it.
Check this spin at CNN. Biased? Jeesh
r ne t_radio.ap/index.htm
http://money.cnn.com/2002/06/20/technology/inte
Someday I hope to speak to someone in their service department for whom english is their first language. Jeesh.
Once I got so ticked, I asked for their supervisor - She couldn't speak english either!