JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2010-01-31
January 31, 2010 by joe.bustillos
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- @lemonroe thank you. you are the best! in reply to lemonroe #
- @akamrt when I got my cred in CA in the mid-90s there was no edu undergrad major. Elem=lib studies+cred post-grad program, HS=major+cred in reply to akamrt #
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JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2010-01-30
January 30, 2010 by joe.bustillos
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- Tried 2 buy 4 bks in kindle or audio form.eFAIL.Rice CompleteVampireChron, Michener the Source, Idea of the Holy, A Canticle for Leibowitz #
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Share this Post[?] JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2010-01-29
January 29, 2010 by joe.bustillos
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- Going to do something different: get to bed by midnight. I must be getting old.
# - RT @Ihnatko "Now on Suntimes.com: Hands-on impressions and long-range thoughts about the iPad" http://bit.ly/a7Qz6M uninformed flamers l8r #
- RT @minusfortynine: Good article about the iPad – I agree with most of the points made http://bit.ly/blq8iG me: AppleProds aren't 4tinkerers #
- @akamrt good luck w/ your presentation! I'll try 2 catch the streaming feeds. Which area will u be presenting in? in reply to akamrt #
- 2nd Kindle ad/email in as many days. I wonder why that it? http://twitpic.com/10d6hr #
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Share this Post[?] JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2010-01-28
January 28, 2010 by joe.bustillos
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- Noticed some glitches in my iCal among 4 macs & iPhone, decided to straighten this out. 5 hours later… damn, i have important things 2 do! #
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January 28, 2010 by joe.bustillos
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- Noticed some glitches in my iCal among 4 macs & iPhone, decided to straighten this out. 5 hours later… damn, i have important things 2 do! #
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Share this Post[?] JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2010-01-27
January 27, 2010 by joe.bustillos
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- Listening to a song I love: Sarah McLachlan – Building A Mystery, perfect Apple song 4 today! http://bit.ly/sa4ng #
- @akamrt what do u mean "what if"? Unless it's a pile of pooh, it is going 2 make ebook, tablets, portable-media devices do a collective WTF in reply to akamrt #
- and the event begins. listening to live and monitoring via http://live.twit.tv images from engadget & gizmodo #
- what's the iPad price? #
- Loved the graphic crushing the $999 price point…. $499-$829 (64GBs/3G wireless), shipping in 60 days #
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Share this Post[?] JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2010-01-27
January 27, 2010 by joe.bustillos
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- Listening to a song I love: Sarah McLachlan – Building A Mystery, perfect Apple song 4 today! http://bit.ly/sa4ng #
- @akamrt what do u mean "what if"? Unless it's a pile of pooh, it is going 2 make ebook, tablets, portable-media devices do a collective WTF in reply to akamrt #
- and the event begins. listening to live and monitoring via http://live.twit.tv images from engadget & gizmodo #
- what's the iPad price? #
- Loved the graphic crushing the $999 price point…. $499-$829 (64GBs/3G wireless), shipping in 60 days #
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Share this Post[?] In Bad Faith, Part 4: The Evil Media
January 26, 2010 by joe.bustillos
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A few months ago I saw this comment on my Twitter feed: “RT @vavroom: Sometimes, small minded Christianity really saddens me. (via @kubke @snowded @annemcx @euan )” – Christine Morris (@CMoz). And attached was a link to a story from the Telegraph in the UK about how a film about Charles Darwin was having difficulty finding a distributor in the US because the film’s subject, Evolution, is too controversial. The Telegraph story was written in September (2009) when the film opened at the Toronto Film Festival. What the story failed to mention was that this was one of those years when a large number of films were having difficulty finding distributors. The theory of distribution presented in the story came from the film’s producer. So, perhaps, it was economics and not the small mindedness of US Christians that was making finding a distributor difficult. As someone with a degree in Journalism and Biblical Studies I tire from hearing the Christians complain how Godless (liberal) the Press is and from the Atheists and Secularists how Christian (provincial/conservative) the Press is.
In Bad Faith, Part 4: The Evil Media
What both the Left and Right seem to forget is that the Media, especially in the form of the movie industry, is a form of banking, and it will do whatever it thinks will make money for it’s investors. Period. It rarely leads and often plays both sides of the issues because it needs to draw attention to itself, not to change things but to make money. The Media is not a perfect reflection of our culture, remember it’s first responsibility is not to reflect Reality, but to make money. And this “bottom line” mentality is not limited to the movie industry but, sadly, has become a big part of the News Industry too. Journalism has felt the pressure to sell it’s wares. We may think of Journalism as a service, but it’s a business. This is not to say that Journalism has abandoned the principles of Objectivity, but it’s more of an ideal, like how Americans try to live up to our Constitution, Bill of Rights and Pledge of Allegiance. Journalism believes in Objectivity, in part, because it’s business model requires a certain level of trust. No trust, no sales. So, at it’s core the News & Media industries are neither Left or Right. They can’t afford to be. They will follow the interests of their audiences, Left or Right, but the commitment isn’t to the politics but to the business of making money. The Media decision-makers are not pushing any position except the one that keeps them viable and better yet, more than viable.
Share this Post[?] Scream Therapy
January 26, 2010 by joe.bustillos
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Full Sail student coping with the end of program requirements… thanks Mary
JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2010-01-26
January 26, 2010 by joe.bustillos
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- Waiting in line at Ocoee Middle School 4 world premiere of "Gotta Keep Reading" where's the YouTube link? http://twitpic.com/zrxxy #
- Gotta Keep Reading music video from Ocoee Middle School: http://bit.ly/62kBx0 & the news story: http://bit.ly/6oH9LQ #
- @ShawnKing agreed about Up in the Air http://bit.ly/7YDmp4 in reply to ShawnKing #
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