Archive for January, 2007
Upgrades…software and hardware…
I’d take a picture of the snow, but we’ve all seen snow before. I need to update this pic.
Updated: January 17, 2007
The Gallery has been updated to 1.4.10. I have also setup a web hosting box, using ShowDisk.com as the domain controller. I am only waiting on DNS propogation for the final testing.
Filed under General : Comments (0) : Jan 11th, 2007
are bloggers journalists…???
In this age of instant access to information, anyone with a just a little gumption can publish articles on teh internet. The recent gifts sent out by Microsoft have created a furvor in the online publishing community. The acceptance of these gifts brings to light the subject of ethics in publishing.
By strict definition a journalist is a professional, i.e. one who gets paid to write articles. Since the blogger is a recent phenomenon, it is difficult to nail down a definition. I would say that a blogger writes for the love of it, without the restraints imposed by a publisher or an editor.
Most people don’t have any ethics, it’s not their fault, yet. And since I have had many hours of training in the subject I will attempt to make this perfectly clear. As long as their is NOT a conflict of interest, anything goes. While the monetary value of these “gifts” may be beyond any companies gift limits, do we really care?
NO, FUCK NO, HELL NO, what about NO don’t you understand. – can’t do that on CNet.
Some have brought up the point that journalists have certain protections that bloggers don’t enjoy. The First Amendment guarantees rights to everyone, not just some. I would say that bloggers have MORE freedom to post about whatever they want. The state of California has decided that “online journalists” have the same rights as any other journalist. There has also been some that see this “gifting” by Microsoft as a bribe. So what… Sour grapes… You don’t have to like it. Just because you think that doesn’t make it so.
A recent example of “professional” journalism. “The mix of rain and snow combined to create some wet heavy snow that caused the avalanche. They did do some…” From a college graduate I’m sure. :-\
Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one and they all stink.
^^Won’t see that on CNet either.
Filed under General : Comments (0) : Jan 2nd, 2007
