[modfilms-general] SANCTUARY NEWSLETTER > SEPTEMBER 07 > 2005

[Alex Zinzi]

MICHELA VS CHRISTINE
"I spent the afternoon and most of the evening trying to reconnect my 
laptop, sim to the LAN." Michela writes "After an incredibly painful dive 
into the ugliness of Samba config I managed to get the thing up again. 
Learning lots about pdbedit database backends in the process. None of which 
helps with the organic development of cinema. Or does it? Watched the end of 
Christine just now. Watching a machine trash itself and its owner was a lot 
more visual than a hundred or so Windows boot screens. But just as 
horrific!"
http://thequality.com/flics/10weeks/blog/archives/002212.html#002212


DRM FROM THE FOLKS WHO STOLE THE REVOLUTION
It's probably not news to the nerds out there but why does this come as such 
a surprise? I guess because along with half the Net I succumb to the 
marketing messages being put on DRM. But then again I had no idea that the 
whole history of Microsoft was so blatantly based on ripped-off software 
code. I wonder when gag orders expire? 
http://thequality.com/flics/10weeks/blog/archives/002208.html#002208


PROGRAMMING WITH KIDS
David Bau documents how he made a game with his six-year old using Python. 
An interactive experience that you can't buy with a shrink-wrapped product. 
http://davidbau.com/archives/2005/08/03/laaast_guessss.html


IS KAZAA KAPUT?
If Napster's death is remembered as a tragedy, Kazaa's death (if and when it 
comes) may well be remembered as farce. So history repeats itself in the 
file-swapping wars: When lawsuits forced Napster to close down nearly five 
years ago, Kazaa brazenly took over as the file-swapping software of choice 
for millions of web users, and the digital music free-for-all didn't miss a 
beat. Now, litigation is poised to put Kazaa out of business, following an 
Australian Federal Court ruling which closely mirrors the U.S. case that 
effectively closed the books on Napster. 
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,68770,00.html?tw=wn_1culthead


VLOGGING
It was inevitable: Bloggers who previously wrote endlessly about everything 
from Politics to Tech tips can now take their commentary, advice and random 
experiments to the next level by filming and broadcasting their work, thanks 
to the latest web trend - video blogging. Or at least this is what Product 
Placement, Promotions & Hollywood Celebrity Outreach Guru Cheryl Shuman 
would attest. Here's a snippet to this DIY Realiy TV approach I nabbed from 
Shuman's MySpace Group: http://tinyurl.com/awrxy


THE FINAL WORD FROM L.A.
"There is a small but growing number of vloggers who feel that videoblogging 
transforms the Internet into a medium in which people can communicate 
audiovisually through personal video posts and globally network with people 
as well as to create new independent programming and content not controlled 
by major broadcasting networks or cable outlets. These practices 
revolutionize online communication." - Cindy Shuman
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