July 9, 2008

  • Fires, cont’d

    The Gap Fire is now 55% contained, and making less news, although the latest InciWeb report has this among its remarks: “Critical communication infrastructure such as Broadcast Peak are being assessed for fire protection. Broadcast Peak is next to Santa Ynez peak, and the highest point on the possible westward path of the fire. Many… Continue reading

  • Can the Net itself be a frame?

    That’s the question I get around to visiting near the end of Saving the Net III: Understanding its Frames, over in Linux Journal. It’s the long and unpacked version of Framing the Net, which ran recently at Publius.cc. It’s the third in what’s now a series. Here’s the first and here’s the second. The second… Continue reading

  • Ahh, cool.

    This morning we finally got the air conditioning going at our apartment here in Boston. One window unit is next to my desk here in my attic office, which had been an oven up until today. We had another one put in at the far end of the attic as well, so that space can… Continue reading

  • VRM catch-up and get-ahead

    I catch up on some VRM postings at VRM linkage and thinkage in the ProjectVRM blog. Meanwhile we’re busy getting ready for the first VRM Workshop, hosted by the Berkman Center at Harvard Law School, on Monday and Tuesday of next week. It’s free, but we’ll want you to pitch in and help work on… Continue reading