Experiment in Blogging.
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
William Schulz: "Tainted Legacy: 9/11 and the Ruin of Human Rights"
Amnesty International USA Executive Director William Schulz takes the Bush Administration to task for its post -9/11 record on human rights in this installment of the 2006 Distinguished Lecture Series, hosted by the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice at the University of San Diego. Series: "Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Distinguished Lecture Series" [Public Affairs]
Herb 5:49 PM
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Sakha Republic of Russia
We lived in the Sakha republic of Russia located in Siberia in the coldest city in the world, Yakutsk. The Yakut people are highly educated and have a unique beautiful culture. They are the finest group of people I have met. Pictures are from Yakutsk and surrounding villages. The bones and features displayed near the end are from the Ukagir people of Siberia. There are 750 left in the world and they are the original people of this part of Siberia.
Herb 8:25 PM
New Perspectives on Ecology, Cognitive Science and Religion
Can ecology and the newer cognitive sciences inform understandings of religion? Join Professor Robert Ulanowicz and Professor Antje Jackelen as they explore scientific and theological issues. Series: "New Visions" [Humanities]
Herb 7:56 PM
Food, Politics and the Obesity Epidemic: How the Food Industry Influences Diet and Health
The Goldman School of Public Policy presents Food, Politics and the Obesity Epidemic: How the Food Industry Influences Diet and Health. Dr. Marion Nestle lectures on the obesity epidemic facing America today and the role food manufacturers, advertisers and politics play in this health crisis. Series: "Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley " [Health and Medicine] [Public Affairs]
Herb 7:53 PM
Paradise Found: A Documentary on Islamic Architecture
Paradise.
We imagine many things when we think of this word. However, we do not think about Islamic Architecture, which influenced the art of Europe so profoundly. This documentary tours through the Muslim world, in search of that "atmosphere of Paradise," hidden away in mosques and palaces.
Visit www.IslamicVideos.net for more videos like this!
Herb 7:48 PM
Sunday, November 20, 2005
Test of AudioBlogger.com post from Skype.com
Here's a test of posting to my Blogger.com blog using AudioBlogger.com and speaking from my Skype.com account:
The audio quality of the above call is about as awful as possible and still be understood. The GizmoProject softphone is not much better when used with AudioBlogger. The problem seems to be with the AudioBlogger service when matched with VoIP softphones.
Herb 8:37 PM
Test of AudioBlogger.com posting from my home phone.
This audio test works fine, except for the weak voice amplification.
Of the three test recordings to AudioBlogger done tonight, this phone call is best, the voice quality is clear; whereas, the GizmoProject and Skype calls are distorted audio, especially the Skype. (This means there's a mismatch between the AudioBlogger service and the aforementioned VoIP softphones.)
Herb 8:28 PM
AudioBlogger.com test from GizmoProject.com softphone.
Test call to my AudioBlogger.com account from my GizmoProject.com account:
Herb 8:24 PM
Sunday, January 16, 2005
It's not really a 'podcast', but only an audioblog. :-(
I just tried subscribing with iPodder to the my RSS newsfeed for this Experiment in Bloggging weblog. It did not work, probably because the MP3 audio file referenced in the posting is not coded as an 'enclosure'.
Hence, this is just "audioblogging" and not "podcasting", a similar but far inferior thing -- no one can 'subscribe'. :-(
AudioBlogger.com has not completed the "last mile", and it's "not ready for primetime" yet.
Herb 3:48 PM
An experiment in 'podcasting': here's my first audioblog posting.
This post constitutes my first 'podcast'.
Update:
Hey, the audioblog posting worked well, it has nice voice quality from just using my home telephone as a microphone. Unfortunately, since this was created with AudioBlogger.com, I have no way of editing out my hums-and-haws, nor mixing in other audio.
This is a sort of podcasting-lite facility, since I cannot manipulate the the mp3 file on my local PC. Also, since it costs a long distance phone call, I can "feel the clock ticking".
Herb 2:12 PM
Friday, January 14, 2005
IBM Explains: What is SOA and how does it relate to Web Services?
Here's how IBM developerWorks explains Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Web Services.
Herb 2:57 PM
Monday, May 17, 2004
Wired 12.05: Poindexter Confidential
Wired 12.05: Poindexter Confidential
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.05/poindexter.html
"John Poindexter's career has played out in the headlines: Iran-Contra conspirator, the Pentagon's Big Brother in chief, godfather of a futures market to predict terrorism. But there's an alternate reality: The 67-year-old retired admiral is the only serious technologist ever to reach the highest circles of power in Washington. He's a Caltech PhD who two decades ago dragged the White House into the digital age, plugging in everything from fiber-optic video to email. He uses Groove Networks' Workspace to keep in touch with friends and rhapsodizes about encryption like a cypherpunk. In the first interview since Congress forced him to step down last summer as head of DARPA's Information Awareness Office, Poindexter speaks out about privacy, sim terrorists, and Iraqi WMD."
If Adm. Poindexter uses Groove, it's a kind of recommendation so I checked out the software and found it very interesting, both in its P2P concept and in its potential future impact on IT. After trying it over the weekend, I see I will probably become a Groove user.
Herb 4:58 PM
Wednesday, May 12, 2004
An source about official RSS news feeds.
RSS in Government: "News about how RSS is being used by international, federal, state, and local governments."
Herb 1:35 PM