Schwer Log

Two of the authors of the WorldChanging.com blog were recently interviewed on kpfa. The interview discussed the role technology and the open source paradigm are playing in developing countries, and areas of science outside of software development.

Streaming audio here and here. [real-audio]

You’ll probably want to skip the first seven minutes though as the host rambles on about the alignment of the stars, and other celestial planets.

WorldChanging.com blog entry on said topic.

Tom Mangan echos my sentiments exactly with his post Enough with the Michael Jackson crap. Honestly I really don’t care, wake me when the judgment comes down; there are far more important things going on in the world than this crap.

An interesting article in the L.A. Times about media coverage of politics, or more appropriately the lack of coverage:

It is sad, but this is the state of private media, and probably always will be. Angela had a good point on this topic; she says that they are a business and are in it to make money, and if the consultants they hire say politics is poison for the ratings then it makes sense not to cover it. Thats why I will stick with PBS and NPR for most of my news.