Is “knowing more” always desirable?…
As counter intuitive as it may seem, there can be a downside to “perfect knowledge” – to having a completely transparent view to something. The fact is, we are creatures of chance. Avoiding knowledge, or acting in spheres where knowledge is limited, are very real components of how we […]
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The Importance Of Chance…
Published March 26th, 2008 in Digital Media and Technology & Society. 0 Comments
BluRay: The Fight Still Ahead…
Published February 25th, 2008 in Digital Media and Emerging Technology. 2 CommentsIt’s finally official…
Toshiba announced last week that it’s throwing in the towel on HD-DVD. It will cease making players or promoting the standard, effectively ceding the high-definition media format war to it’s rival BluRay.
This didn’t really come as a surprise to anyone that was paying attention…
Things just started to pile up against the format. […]
What Is The RIAA’s Real End Game?…
Published January 14th, 2008 in Digital Media, Legal and Technology & Society. 0 CommentsThe RIAA is on the attack again, but this time, with a slightly different spin…
You might have heard about the RIAA’s case against Jeffrey Howell. He was recently sued by the RIAA for downloading and sharing music files on his computer, an act that, even if widely practiced, is legally wrong. But this case seems […]
Ebook Redux - Part 1: The Challenges…
Published December 11th, 2007 in Digital Media and Gadgets & Gear. 1 CommentWith Amazon’s release of Kindle, I’ve been thinking more about the ebook market…
I have been a long time fan of the eBook concept, starting with the original Rocket eBook Reader. I currently use the Sony Reader, which reset the bar on what we can expect in an ebook device - great battery life, […]
Publishers Go On The Offensive…
Published November 30th, 2007 in Current Events, Digital Media and Standards. 0 CommentsKeep a very close eye on ACAP…
A broad collection of content publishers have banded together to form a standards group call ACAP - Automated Content Access Protocol. They released the first version of their proposed standard yesterday. The goal of this standard is to give publishers a means of controlling how their content […]
Taking It To The (Digital) Streets…
Published November 28th, 2007 in Current Events, Digital Media, Internet and Technology & Society. 0 CommentsThe internet is at the heart of the current Writers’ Guild strike…
One of the core issues behind this strike is a demand for participation in the revenue that comes from online distribution of media. Writers currently receive no royalties for shows sold or distributed over the internet, and only a token royalty from the […]
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