Setting a great example for all other public radio stations, Santa Monica College’s KCRW will launch Podcasts of their programs (mp3 files easily passed around, linked to and played back by the millions of mp3/iPod type players in use today). KCRW is an excellent source for interesting music and programs, via mp3 internet streams.
I’ve seen no change in Wisconsin Public Radio’s audio content. They would be much better off, as would the listeners and contributors if they provided all local content in easy to use mp3 files (they currently have real audio streams which require the listener to be connected to the internet while listening).
Rebecca Ryan is speaking Tuesday night (3/1) at the Overture Center on whether Madison has what it takes to play in the New Economy (Two bad signs: no public radio podcasts and no wi-fi at the airport, actually, there’s a 3rd, we continue to let Kenton Peters inflict his metal buildings on us….). While these two issues require attention, the larger problem we have is a low business risk culture. Sort of strange, given that the Wisconsin economy was grown by many, many entrepreneurs who built agricultural and manufacturing businesses 50, 70 and 100 years ago.
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Paul Ryan and Social Security Reform
Mike Allen follows Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan around his district as he advocates for Social Security reform:
Ryan, who will help write the legislation as a member of the Ways and Means subcommittee on Social Security and is a longtime proponent of changing the popular government retirement program, is pushing the White House idea to farmers and factory workers throughout his district in the southeastern corner of the dairy state, with 35 “listening sessions” in 12 days.
Old Europe on Change
Claus Christian Malzahn in Berlin:
We Europeans always want to have the world from yesterday, whereas the Americans strive for the world of tomorrow.
Via instapundit.
More on ChoicePoint Identity Theft Victims
Verne Kopytoff visits with some of the Choicepoint victims.
Dept of Homeland (in)Security Adds a Spyware Guy to their Advisory & Integrity Committee
One would think this is from the Onion, but, in fact, it’s true. Slashdot discussion.
MBA’s Bad for Business?
But just as the market value of an MBA is reviving, its academic credibility is being attacked. In a forthcoming article to be published posthumously in Academy of Management Learning & Education, Sumantra Ghoshal argues that many of the ?worst excesses of recent management practices have their roots in a set of ideas that have emerged from business-school academics over the last 30 years.?
Municipal Wireless – Ron Sege on the politics
Interesting look at the politics and lobbying behind efforts to stop the spread of municipally owned broadband networks. Glenn Fleishman.
A Conversation with Warren Buffet
Darren Johnson shares a rather interesting chat with Warren Buffett.
Google: Doing Evil to its users
Google, a company with a philosophy that includes: #6: “You can make money without doing evil”. is now, doing just that with:
- AutoLink: Google modifies publisher content via their toolbar in Windows Internet Explorer (simple answer – don’t), making it look like original links. Dave Winer dives in and explains the issues. John Robb points out googles strategic error.
- The Google toolbar phones home with every page you land on, and tattles to Google what you’re looking at, while offering up your globally-unique Google cookie ID that expires in 2038.
Security – By HST
Hunter S. Thompson on Security (1955) – via Bruce Schneier. Well worth reading.