Linkage

sorry, this blog is dead

Kenneth Hood — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 05:38:18 +0000

if you still crave my insight and wit I encourage you to read my other blog at kennethjr.info

Copyfight in the Comics

Kenneth Hood — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 15:55:03 +0000

Captain Copyright

Bound By Law?

(that should keep you folks busy for awhile)

Busy Bee

Kenneth Hood — Sun, 14 May 2006 02:06:08 +0000

I haven't blogged in a while and I blame it on two things. 1) Excessive playing of Civilization 2, and 3) Enjoying the disc-swapping awesomeness that is Barter Bee

(you can sign up using the hyperlinked image below)

I found out about this site while listening to diggnation. My current goal is to trade all of my old DVDs and PC games for PSP games (just bought the value pack).

Google is Officially Evil

Kenneth Hood — Tue, 02 May 2006 02:47:37 +0000

New Microsoft Browser Raises Google's Hackles (NY Times)

"The new browser includes a search box in the upper-right corner that is typically set up to send users to Microsoft's MSN search service. Google contends that this puts Microsoft in a position to unfairly grab Web traffic and advertising dollars from its competitors."

So Google does the exact same thing in with Firefox and Safari, and it's ok then? What hypocrisy. MSN is fighting an uphill battle to overcome Google's massive headstart in branding and search development and Google chooses to respond's with preemptive lobbying. Where is the user in this debate? Where is the commitment to fair competition and pushing the limits of technology? The truth is that Google would just as soon not have millions of people realize that other search engines besides itself exist.

Technorati Tags: google, microsoft, search, browser

update: I'm not alone

Starship Editors

Kenneth Hood — Mon, 01 May 2006 12:08:42 +0000

One of my all-time favorite books made it to the front page of Wikipedia today. Hopefully, this article won't degrade over time.

You can read that article: here

You can read the article on Starcraft: here

To my surprise both are feature articles. Wikipedia's tagline could read "all you ever needed to know about science-fiction."

Once you are well informed, try testing your knowledge: here

Technorati Tags: starship_troopers, starcraft, scifi

(my quiz results below)

Getting There
You scored 64 Heinlein Worthy!

You probably didn't pay enough attention to the book. That's ok. You were reading for entertainment and thought the book was pretty cool. You just didn't really bother to learn all the tiny details. Or it's been a long time since you've read it.

My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 69% on Heinlein Worthy

Podcasting Television

Kenneth Hood — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 21:50:26 +0000

I thought to myself recently "why don't more TV shows integrate with podcasting? Wouldn't it be cool if episodes could be touched up for presentation as audio-only podcasts?" Well, I looked around the 'Net and was able to find several places where this was happening. (new windows)

The Pittsburgh Channel

FOXCAST

The NewsHour

CBS News (not strictly tv)
Although podcasting has taken off as a hobby, it is still a nascent industry. These companies are far ahead of the curve, and whether that will pay off [big] has yet to be seen. At the very least podcasting is bound to become one more way for consumers to digest content. Despite podcastings drawbacks as a more technical and obscure niche, it has an inherent over radio–it exists online. There is no radio network to limit content. This makes finding advertisers and sponsors somewhat difficult (assuming a podcaster can even muster a large audience), but it also gives the consumer a greater variety of choices. People, if they are so inclined, can listen to what they want when they want.

Don't listen to podcasts?
find lots here // use this to download them

Technorati Tags: podcasting, tv, television

35 Listeners Per Feedburner Podcast

Kenneth Hood — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 01:53:37 +0000

"WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — FeedBurner said it's now managing feeds for 47,000 podcasts and facilitating delivery of 1.5 million episodes a day. Eighteen months ago, it was managing 6,000 podcasts.
As many as 250 podcasts are added to its roster daily."

Digg // Original Story

Is it legal? Maybe. Is it awesome? You bet.

Kenneth Hood — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 04:40:14 +0000

http://www.songmeanings.net/

Lots of artists and bands, lots of good commentary, but still plenty of room for more. For those bored with the traditional fly-by-night lyrics sites SongMeanings.Net provides a more holistic experience by combining lyrics and fan comments. Someone wants to get flipped.

Technorati Tag: lyrics

These Artists Won’t Sue Your Grandmother

Kenneth Hood — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 23:18:55 +0000

Not a long-time listener to the CC scene, but definetly a huge fan. (all I need now is a t-shirt)

Technorati Tags: music, indiesh, creativecommons, podcast