Tom Morris

12 September 2006

A pungent mix of programming, philosophy, pedanticism, procrastination, perplexity, peripheral political polemic, and platters of preposterousness.

PodCamp Links Redux

Here are some podcast links from shows that gave me cards and bits and pieces at PodCamp:

SkyDiver Girls - an extreme sports show featuring, erm, ladies.

Boston Behind the Scenes Podcast - Adam Weiss’ guide to Boston

iProng

Podchick - “Positive Vibe Podcasting”

Wildtab - submit your drunken stories, I think

Red Boy Podcast

Social Roots

Museum of Science’s Podcast

Galacticast

Comedy 4 Cast

Grasshopper New Media

The United States Constitution Podcast

PodcastReady

There were so many more people here, but these are the people that I have schwag from.

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PodCamp Reaction

Julien at in over your head: “I was at PodCamp this weekend, in Boston. I met a bunch of people while I was there, really remarkable, passionate individuals that were looking to take what they were making to the next level”

Chris Brogan: “I met the coolest people, the nicest people, the people who are making a difference in the world. I would be overstating it to say that I fell in love with almost an entire community. There are outlying folks that aren¹t my exact demographic, but I respect you, and you¹re in the family, too.”

Andrew Bourland: “The organizers did all they could to facilitate good networking and introducing those who would benefit greatly from meeting each other.”

A video with some reaction.

If you missed the conference, apparently the organisers are going to be producing a cheap DVD with all the video and audio they can find. It was a really excellent event and a model we should follow back in my technical country of residence.

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Yesterday, me and Jim Moore wandered around some interesting historical sites in Massachusetts. He’s put up video over on his site. “;->”

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I’m now at Berkman listening to Charles and Rebecca Nesson talk about Second Life and how they want to use it. They are going to get students to interview famous Second Lifers - perhaps they could talk to Koz Farina or Marsellus Wallace. Have a look at some Second Life blogs. I’ve just subscribed to Second Cast.

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The Apple iTunes Music Store is “being updated”. If you go and buy an iPod today, you’ll find it’s $50 off.

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Andy Carvin has a post about racism and being black in Second Life. The person next to me is discussing it right now. Liveblog!

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Not sure

I’m really not sure what I think about this story from the University of Glamorgan. I think there can be extremely good reasons not to attend lectures, and that, while checking up on student attendance is not a “totalitarian” measure, it is certainly a step towards auniversity culture predicated on therapy.

Dropping out from my first college was one of the best things I’ve done, and my life has been immeasurably better since dropping out. I really would not have liked to have been coaxed out of leaving.

If I were still there, I would have definitely not have been in such a good state as I am now.

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Niall Kennedy has a write-up on Microsoft Max - Microsoft’s new feed reader.

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