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Weblogging

Sides

I really admire Doc for trying to find a middle ground between Larry Lessig and Dave Winer regardling Larry’s rather assertive and bold speech at Open Source. I agree with Doc: we’re all on the side of angels, here. The important thing is that we all work towards something that’s important to each of us: Larry is fighting copyright restrictions and […]

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Weblogging

Neighborhood news

Frank has posted the first installment of the Mike Golby interview. Fitting Mike’s status as the blogger with the most…words, the final interview approaches 20,000 words. Thanks to Frank for splitting it up. Tidbit: Recently, I’ve moved from a tight social circle where every blog entry I’ve read is reflected in my daily offering, across to clusters […]

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Just Shelley

Simple Love

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. A couple of days ago Jeneane wrote in a posting: That problem being that too few of us understand what it means to love. Simply to love and to love simply. I’m not married, nor do I have a boyfriend, but it seems to me that the simplest of loves–an uncomplicated love–can’t […]

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Weather

T-storm

The storm rolled in this morning, sending thunder ahead in warning, like the drums of a potentate’s caravan. Boom. Boom. I’m coming BOOM. BOOM. Getting closer! I got out of bed and stood at the bedroom window, watching the winds whip the trees, the flashes of lightning, and the heavy rain. I’ll never tire of thunderstorms. About […]

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Weblogging

Idiots proliferate

There’s yet another article out about weblogging, this one Living in the Blog-osphere by Steven Levy at Newsweek. It started out with promise, though mixed with the usual condescension: So what kind of Weblogs live in the dark matter? There are endless personal journals like Zack’s, exposing thoughts and experiences that range from the somewhat profound to […]