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Category Archives: media
Driving: Lawyers, reporters and crackheads, oh my.
Sunday was a busy and good day, buoyed by City events and nice weather. Monday and Tuesday were a bit slow. As usual, I picked up a few lawyers going to or from work. (Work seems to always be the … Continue reading
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Media roundup: sci fi, electronica, the tragedy of suburbia, and public radio
And now, a brief list of things produced by fellow humans I enjoyed reading, hearing and watching in the past few weeks. Books: Larry Niven’s Ringworld I was drawn in by the concept of a ringed artificial habitable structure orbiting … Continue reading
Posted in internets, media
Tagged anthropology, card, count souvenirs, cut copy, dead, digg, dyson, ender, ender's game, forum, game, halo, james howard kunstler, junior boys, kqed, larry, larry niven, niven, npr, orson, orson scott card, pri, reddit, ring, ringworld, scott, selected shorts, speaker, speaker for the dead, sphere, star, sun, ted, time stands still, universe, wnyc, world
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Station Manager of 91.7 KALW San Francisco reaches out to listeners.
During my Tuesday shift I was pleasantly surprised to hear a radio station manager speaking directly to listeners for an extended period of time about the state of the station. In the past, I’ve heard station managers speak during pledge … Continue reading
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Tagged 88.5, 91.7, alternative, am, bbc, broadcast, coverage, events, fcc, fm, harry shearer, kalw, kqed, local, media, modulation, national, news, npr, public, public radio, radio, regulation, san francisco, service, sf, sfusd, views, world
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Last.fm + iPod = Profit?
Last.fm is a top-rate music streaming service that suggests music based on your previous last.fm plays, songs you play in iTunes (“scrobbling”), and songs your friends like. But, it’s frustratingly tied to your computer. You have to listen to via … Continue reading
Radiolab: another great radio show
I recently stumbled upon another great radio show: Radiolab. Radiolab tries to explain things. Big things. Philosophy and science things. Radiolab features a simple theme for each episode such as Love, Pop Music, or Deception. My initial frustration while listening … Continue reading
Posted in happiness, media
Tagged american, apm, audio, crazy, creative, design, explanation, feed, free, lab, law, love, media, mp3, music, national, npr, philosophy, podcast, pop, program, programme, public, radio, radiolab, research, rss, science, smart, talk, themed, themes, thought, thoughtful, unique
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Online ad networks: Good, bad, in-between?
PaidContent.org has a great rundown of differing views regarding online advertising networks. Any analysis I could make is already well reflected in the collected views, so without further ado here it is: Link
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