Our responsibilities as consumers of open media

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

The glut of free information on the Internet can make you drunk with its excess. Free content galore, much of it open. But when creators of open content put it out there, more often than not we have an expectation to the consumers. (For the record, I'm mainly talking about ...

Violet Blue and Open Source Sex

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

I very much admire people like Violet Blue and Cory Doctorow. They both are so busy and dedicated to what they believe in, it seems everything they touch turns to gold. What I love about the Open movement is it can define the most amazing stuff. Sure, I can release novels ...

James Patrick Kelly Interview at Creative Commons

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

James Patrick Kelly, Hugo and Nebula winning science fiction author, is featured over at Creative Commons as their Featured Commoner. Jim is a favorite writer of mine, not only because he is vastly talented and very approachable, but also because of him being one of the first pro writers to ...

Podiobooks Reviews: Quarter Share and The Immortals

Friday, January 25th, 2008

I've been listening to podiobooks for some time, and even though this blog is new, I still feel that a lot of the older books need love. So when I announce I'm listening to something (relatively) new, I'll also give some love to an older, completed book that I enjoyed ...