29 Jul 2009
The problem with conservative echo chambers

Hearing is impaired if you only listen to yourself.

Back in the day when magazines used to come in the mail, I subscribed to only three: Reader's Digest, the Utne Reader, and Reason, on the theory that between the three of them I'd get something resembling a balanced view of what was really going on. It worked pretty well, too. I've got a lot more choice today, of course, but really do try to make sure I read varying points of view, even ones I disagree with rather stridently.

Separate spaces such as A Conservative Cafe in Indiana lead us further from a united America.

(link) [Christian Science Monitor]

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Company Awarded Patent for Podcasting

Ridiculous.

VoloMedia announced today that it has been awarded what it called the 'patent for podcasting.' According to the press announcement, patent number 7,568,213, titled "Method for Providing Episodic Media," covers: "...the fundamental mechanisms of podcasting, including providing consumer subscription to a show, automatically downloading media to a computer, prioritizing downloads, providing users with status indication, deleting episodes, and synchronizing episodes to a portable media device."

(link) [Slashdot]

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