JD's New Media MusingsA daily weblog about new media, online journalism and current events.All politics is loco- September 28, 2003 I met Michael Lewis at a new media conference back during the dotcom go-go days when he lamented how he coulda been a millionaire had he just accepted an offer to write a crappy column for TheStreet.com. Well, Lewis...http://www.jdlasica.com/blog/archives/2003_09_28.html#001703 Running Linux in sweet ignorance- September 28, 2003 I've been lucky to run into several high-quality people through this weblog, including two tech wizards who've been helping me wth my blog problems. Damien Newman (a programmer at MovableType and proprietor of mdn studio) advised me to lose my...http://www.jdlasica.com/blog/archives/2003_09_28.html#001702 A writer's personal battle- September 28, 2003 Once upon a time, when I was Sunday magazine editor of the Sacramento Union, San Francisco writer Joan Gonick wrote for me almost every week. Now she's writing about her brain tumor....http://www.jdlasica.com/blog/archives/2003_09_27.html#001701 Wesley Clark, the Water Walker- September 28, 2003 The press continues to probe Gen. Wes Clark's fitness to be president. The October Atlantic Monthly takes a hard look. And in this week's Newsweek (with Clark as the cover boy), Evan Thomas has a backgrounder on Clark, the Water...http://www.jdlasica.com/blog/archives/2003_09_27.html#001700 How will smart mobs play out- September 27, 2003 Business Week Online conducts a short newsmaker q&a with Howard Rheingold. How Will "Smart Mobs" Play Out Tech trend-spotter Rheingold says these fluid, Netcell-phone communities have still-unmet entrepreneurial promise...http://www.jdlasica.com/blog/archives/2003_09_26.html#001699 Hollywood celebs backing Dean- September 27, 2003 Dear JD, I am writing you today as a fellow supporter of Howard Dean. It is now more important than ever that we stand up with him. At yesterday's presidential debate in New York City, the Washington candidates continued their relentless attacks on Howard Dean. For the past month, the establishment candidates have been conducting orchestrated assaults on Dean's character, employing radio ads, speeches, direct mail, and a whisper campaign questioning the Governor's commitment to key...http://www.jdlasica.com/blog/archives/2003_09_26.html#001698 A move to TypePad is afoot- September 27, 2003 Last weekend I reported on the weird stuff happening with my MovableType archives. Whenever I rebuild my 7-month-old site, it adds 230 megabytes to my ISP's servers. This is a bit of a problem, because I'm allowed only 200 megabytes...http://www.jdlasica.com/blog/archives/2003_09_26.html#001697 Falling down- September 26, 2003 Salon: We were both professionals. Now I'm sweeping up popcorn, my husband is selling motorcycles, and our house is on the block. There are a lot of us these days....http://www.jdlasica.com/blog/archives/2003_09_26.html#001696 Music piracy on the global stage- September 26, 2003 NY Times: U.S. Is Only the Tip of Pirated Music Iceberg....http://www.jdlasica.com/blog/archives/2003_09_25.html#001695 Today's presidential debate- September 26, 2003 Watching the Democrats' presidential debate tonight on MSNBC (TiVo'd, of course, so I can fast-forward through Kucinich and Graham). Quick impressions: - The winner tonight seemed to be Gen. Wesley Clark, not because of any rhetorical flourish, but because he...http://www.jdlasica.com/blog/archives/2003_09_25.html#001694 |