Internet Readalong
Apr. 6th, 2010 04:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
effex* NEW WHO, YOU GUYS, NEW WHO. I'm sure there is stuff to critique and dissect and discuss in 'The Eleventh Hour' but I find myself completely unable to do so because NEW WHOOOOOOOOO. copperbadge and jonquil have hopping posts here and here if you're looking for fannish spaces to squee/discuss in.
* While we're on the topic of Whoverse-ness, those as might be interested should check out![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
tw_itallchanges - it's a virtual season three for Torchwood (ignoring CoE, yay!) and amazingly fantastic so far. New episodes come out on Friday (they're cuurently up to episode 7).
* And the new Dresden Files book is out today! And Hayate x Blade 6 is winging its way to me and there's new Castle to watch and it is a very good week to be fannish [twirls around].
* It has not, however, been a good week with regards to the US military (this is a terrible segue):
# On BoingBoing - Iraq: Wikileaks video of US military killing journalists and Wikileaks: More background material on Iraq massacre leak
# On the NYTimes - Afghan Investigators Say U.S. Troops Tried to Cover Up Evidence in Botched Raid
# On Nieman Watchdog - U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan are committing atrocities, lying, and getting away with it
* Viacofax7 - The Collapse of Complex Business Models: About 15 years ago, the supply part of media’s supply-and-demand curve went parabolic, with a predictably inverse effect on price. Since then, a battalion of media elites have lined up to declare that exactly the opposite thing will start happening any day now.
* Privacy and Control by Bruce Schneier: People, including the younger generation, still care about privacy. Yes, they're far more public on the Internet than their parents: writing personal details on Facebook, posting embarrassing photos on Flickr and having intimate conversations on Twitter. But they take steps to protect their privacy and vociferously complain when they feel it violated. They're not technically sophisticated about privacy and make mistakes all the time, but that's mostly the fault of companies and Web sites that try to manipulate them for financial gain.
*![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
fiction_theory on the cost of art: That is part of what I believe divides good art from bad art. The good artist pays up out of their own pocket and does not ask others to sacrifice to unwillingly, unknowingly things for them, does not force people to become participants in something by virtue of ramification. The bad artist? Makes sure the check goes to another table, makes sure they get a free ride, ropes people into being part of their art whether they want to or not. Discusses Amanda Palmer and Erykah Badu in particular.
* 420: Thoughts on Pot vs. Alcohol from a Former Police Chief: All of which begs the question. If one of these two drugs is implicated in dire health effects, high mortality rates, and physical violence--and the other is not--what are we to make of our nation's marijuana laws? Or alcohol laws, for that matter.
copperbadge and jonquil have hopping posts here and here if you're looking for fannish spaces to squee/discuss in.* While we're on the topic of Whoverse-ness, those as might be interested should check out
tw_itallchanges - it's a virtual season three for Torchwood (ignoring CoE, yay!) and amazingly fantastic so far. New episodes come out on Friday (they're cuurently up to episode 7).* And the new Dresden Files book is out today! And Hayate x Blade 6 is winging its way to me and there's new Castle to watch and it is a very good week to be fannish [twirls around].
* It has not, however, been a good week with regards to the US military (this is a terrible segue):
# On BoingBoing - Iraq: Wikileaks video of US military killing journalists and Wikileaks: More background material on Iraq massacre leak
# On the NYTimes - Afghan Investigators Say U.S. Troops Tried to Cover Up Evidence in Botched Raid
# On Nieman Watchdog - U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan are committing atrocities, lying, and getting away with it
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cofax7 - The Collapse of Complex Business Models: About 15 years ago, the supply part of media’s supply-and-demand curve went parabolic, with a predictably inverse effect on price. Since then, a battalion of media elites have lined up to declare that exactly the opposite thing will start happening any day now. * Privacy and Control by Bruce Schneier: People, including the younger generation, still care about privacy. Yes, they're far more public on the Internet than their parents: writing personal details on Facebook, posting embarrassing photos on Flickr and having intimate conversations on Twitter. But they take steps to protect their privacy and vociferously complain when they feel it violated. They're not technically sophisticated about privacy and make mistakes all the time, but that's mostly the fault of companies and Web sites that try to manipulate them for financial gain.
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fiction_theory on the cost of art: That is part of what I believe divides good art from bad art. The good artist pays up out of their own pocket and does not ask others to sacrifice to unwillingly, unknowingly things for them, does not force people to become participants in something by virtue of ramification. The bad artist? Makes sure the check goes to another table, makes sure they get a free ride, ropes people into being part of their art whether they want to or not. Discusses Amanda Palmer and Erykah Badu in particular.* 420: Thoughts on Pot vs. Alcohol from a Former Police Chief: All of which begs the question. If one of these two drugs is implicated in dire health effects, high mortality rates, and physical violence--and the other is not--what are we to make of our nation's marijuana laws? Or alcohol laws, for that matter.
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Date: 2010-04-06 09:38 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-04-06 11:26 pm (UTC)A new season. A WHOLE NEW SEASON. After a year and all for us! [bounces]
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Date: 2010-04-06 11:38 pm (UTC)I have only watched the first ten minutes so far. I'm indulging my craving for figureskating rps, plus I feel like I need some peace and quiet to watch it.
But from the promos alone I can tell that I'm going to love Amelia, and I saw the preview for the season, and there was Bill Nighy! Who I wanted to be Eleven, but this is awesome too. :DD
God the whole season ... and next season there'll be an episode written by Neil Gaiman!
THE TIMES WE LIVE IN, SO FUCKING AMAZING.