When Doc quotes Christopher Carfi and within the context comments about the new service Haystack as an example of what Don Marti calls 2GI, or 2nd Generation Intermediation. Its a new form of mediation that gets older forms out of the way. It’s the shortest distance, for example, betwen users and the people who createContinueContinue reading “Like trying to find a needle in a ….”
Category Archives: Thoughts
Life on the edge
Doc talks about it, JP adds substance to it, now I want to give a Lifekludger view. Shift the context to a disability perspective. While Doc and co’s thoughts are around the Net Neutrality debate, it’s the humanity aspects outlined that perked my interest. JP says eloquently: The edge is about people. Control has passedContinueContinue reading “Life on the edge”
Some days are diamonds, some …..
Yep, today was definately a stone. Thanks mostly to inflexible workplace support arrangements courtesy of the inflexible, dehumanising Australian Federal Government. I was in a meeting with four, yes four, people paid to tick boxes so they can fit me into the dictated ‘support’ arrangements so I can have the assistance required to fulfill myContinueContinue reading “Some days are diamonds, some …..”
Craigslist, Second Life and the law – disability, society and openness.
I’ve written something over in my personal blog around the title of this post, Craigslist, Second Life and the law – disability, society and openness, that readers of Lifekludger might find interesting. This cross-post has brought to the fore something about my blogs. Lifekludger was started as an offshoot of my personal blog to largelyContinueContinue reading “Craigslist, Second Life and the law – disability, society and openness.”
Craigslist, Second Life and the law – disability, society and openness.
I see via tech.meme and outlined over on law.com that the net community is struggling with issues of discrimination with a law suit that’s been filed against the popular online classifieds site, Craigslist. To fill you in from law.com: Google, Amazon.com, AOL and Yahoo are helping defend online peer Craigslist against a lawsuit that wouldContinueContinue reading “Craigslist, Second Life and the law – disability, society and openness.”
Rebooting Relationship
Looking at some of the thoughts filtering out of Reboot8, a post by Robert Paterson titled Reboot8 – Transactions or Relationships? A return to being human! caugfht my attention and just kept reinforcing my thinking on a few things. About having, not using blogs. Like I wrote last week in No-one likes to be used….ContinueContinue reading “Rebooting Relationship”
Brilliant, simply
If you have a broadband connection, watch this video of a Sony commercial. Don’t um or ahh … just watch it. Simply brilliant.
More kludging required as Research Centre Rejected
Just read the bad news over on Lloyd’s blog that the bid for a Collaborative Research Centre in Assistive Technology for Australia has been rejected. The letter from the CRC selection committee cited in part: The Committee recognises that this application covers an important area that does not currently receive strong financial support. However overallContinueContinue reading “More kludging required as Research Centre Rejected”
Darwin thoughts
.Mitchel Street is the epicentre of activity not the Mall. .Wisdom Bar & Grill is a great outdoor shady spot that serves good food – try the pork chop or if you don’t eat meat the three nut salad wrap. .Almost all staff in shops is transient so go to Information centre for information. .AccessContinueContinue reading “Darwin thoughts”
Darwin – getting there is half the fun.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Put another way, you could say things are generally the same here in Darwin as home in Adelaide – aside from the obvious one, the weather. There are differences obviously – but the weather really seems to be the only big difference. There’s still theContinueContinue reading “Darwin – getting there is half the fun.”
‘Paralysed’ woman runs from police
Now this is funny! A WHEELCHAIR-BOUND Los Angeles woman, who has repeatedly filed lawsuits over access for the disabled, got up and ran after police arrested her for fraud, authorities said today. From Advertiser, read full story here.
Language and Nationality
Good to see a post by Steve Gleeson and signs in it that he’s starting to get and idea of the rewards blogging offers. Steve asks “Do English Blog?” He seems to be asking about ‘English’ people (nationality) rather than English speaking. Which is strange as he lives in Australia. I’d much rather ask ‘DoContinueContinue reading “Language and Nationality”
On context and openness
“blogging is the opensourcing of ideas” – confused of calcutta. Context is something that bugs me from time to time, and features in Lifekludger. Openness is a more recent ‘fog’ to me. A couple more recent posts from around the place that have got me back thinking about context again, and openness still. In aContinueContinue reading “On context and openness”
Who’s driving who?
Further thoughts around my previous post on Openness is more than an API. Via Beth Kanter I found myself at Christine.net at a post titled “Ramifications of Web 2.0 for Nonprofits with Participatory Applications” covering part of the NTEN 2006 Conference. This bit grabbed my attention : The first intriguing question that came up: DoContinueContinue reading “Who’s driving who?”
Openness is more than an API
Doc’s gone and done it again – got me thinking and linking stuff whirring around in my brain. This time it’s over an email he sent to Nathan Torkington of O’reilly, documented in a post titled “Business as Morality”. Doc Searls: Business as Morality In it, Doc outlines three moralities, however it’s the last oneContinueContinue reading “Openness is more than an API”
Goodbye Horizontal HQ
Had a day off Tuesday. Went to the specialist to have an xray of the broken arm. Last time I have to see him. Apparently the bonmes started to knit and staying in the place it was when all this strarted. Thing is it appears it isn’t, or never has been, lined up where itContinueContinue reading “Goodbye Horizontal HQ”
Classic colour
Where’s all the colour gone Apple? Came across this interesting article in the Metroplolis Magazine (a design mag) focused on the use of colour in Apples computers. I had one of the first Macs they talk about so it was a nostalgia trip for me (and a nice one now I’m trapped in WindowsLand dueContinueContinue reading “Classic colour”
The business is about the people!
Okay, caught a glimpse of a link (of the web ‘hyper’ kind) that got my mind linking (of the cerebral kind) all these things together. I’m gonna try and get them down before the latter (cerebral) ones give out on me. Follow the links (web) and try to keep up with my thoughts. I wroteContinueContinue reading “The business is about the people!”
Rcketbm
Rcketbm f mnday march 13, 2006 asks : Thanks Amanda….I needed a giggle. Dave – Lifekludger [tags]rocketboom, sxsw[/tags]
People who give a damn!
This post started as an email reply to Frank Arrigo. Frank was kindly answering another of my questions about Bluetooth and PDA interoperability. My response evolved however into something that really needs to be more widely heard, hence I’m posting it here. > Unfortunately the news isn’t good > > I haven’t been able toContinueContinue reading “People who give a damn!”
Blob7 – Network of 6; The new concierges?
Blob7 Podcast snippet – Are ‘Network of 6′ the ’emerging concierges’ Linda Stone talks about? (2:23, 2245kb) Description This is a very short snippet (about 2.5mins) from the February 17, 2006 edition of the Distributing the Future podcast. [Rael Dornfest and Tim O’Reilly continue their preview of next month’s Emerging Technology conference…] The bit thatContinueContinue reading “Blob7 – Network of 6; The new concierges?”
Why use legs?
ETech 2006 (Monday) Originally uploaded by Laughing Squid. Okay, I love technology as much, if not moreso, than the next guy. These Segway Personal Transporters are cool and Dean Kamen did a great thing with the iBot. But, please, people, if you got legs that work, use them! [Lifekludger will now turn from commentary backContinueContinue reading “Why use legs?”
LongTailJewel on Gday World
Mike ([tag]Learndog[/tag]) was a guest on G’day World #92 yesterday. He successfully hi-jacked the show to get in discussion of things we’ve been thinking about in the longtailjewel conversation – ensuring every voice has at least one listener, every writer at least one reader. For those in Continuous Partial Attention mode, I’ve snipped the relevantContinueContinue reading “LongTailJewel on Gday World”
Does a Second Opinion = Affermative Traction
After previous dialogues around the issues of gatekeepers, blog traffic, A-list, Z-list, M-list, Down-linkers and whatever else you want to term it, then Kent Newsome’s dreaming up the idea called “second opinion”, Mathew Ingram picked me as a target for what Doc Searls termed “Affermative Traction”. Now, while the conversation Mike (Learndog) and I (Lifekludger)ContinueContinue reading “Does a Second Opinion = Affermative Traction”
Wanted – virtual address
The government should forget trying to get tourists to come to Australia by using the ad slogan “So where the bloody hell are you?” – you can’t even get bloody books down here! The following is a direct crosspost from my Lifekludger blog. If you get the impression I’m not happy… you are right! VirtualContinueContinue reading “Wanted – virtual address”
