The Golden Hammer

My podcast novel, Beautiful Red, launches

goldenhammer@darusha.ca — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:00:57 +0000

As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been focusing on my fiction a lot more lately. And as a part of that, I’m really excited to be launching the podcast of my SF novel, Beautiful Red.

You can have a listen to the promo here, or even better, head over to the site at http://darusha.ca/beautifulred to subscribe to get the episodes automatically.

Podcast Feed

goldenhammer@darusha.ca — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 04:57:04 +0000

The podcast feed may have been wacky for the last little while. It’s been fixed, but you may see some duplicates. Sorry.

Moving Online

goldenhammer@darusha.ca — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 03:49:15 +0000

I’m making some changes this year, including paying more attention to online communities. Maybe they aren’t all spam and trolls after all.

Link: Dave Slusher’s Evil Genius Chronicles

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It’s not about you, it’s about us

goldenhammer@darusha.ca — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 23:27:09 +0000

“You” are Time Magazine’s person of the year. But why are they talking about citizen created media now? It’s not about youtube, blogging or getting famous on the internet. It’s about actively sharing ideas, not just passively receiving them.

I give an example of the strong multi-directional nature of citizen media, when I talk about the show with ze frank. Check it out.

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Controlling the flow of information

goldenhammer@darusha.ca — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 01:42:13 +0000

Technology giveth, and technology taketh away. Content creators want control over their data, but they make it hard for their fans to share. And that’s a lose-lose situation.

I got the idea for this episode from an experience I had with the wonderful (content-wise) but difficult (distribution-wise) BBC Radio Newspod.

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Success (Comments)

goldenhammer@darusha.ca — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:30:08 +0000

Feedback on the last episode from Victor Cajiao.

Check out Victor’s podcasts:

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21st Century Success

goldenhammer@darusha.ca — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 23:16:54 +0000

The nature of communications is changing, and our benchmarks for what’s considered success need to change, too. Popularity just doesn’t cut it any more.

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Security Theatre

goldenhammer@darusha.ca — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 20:32:05 +0000

People spend a lot of time looking busy rather than being busy, and this kind of work culture hurts us in more ways that you might imagine.

Inspired by an episode of Career Opportunities by Douglas E. Welch, entitled Work Theatre. See also work by security expert Bruce Schneier.

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Social Networking

goldenhammer@darusha.ca — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:06:24 +0000

Social networking on the web isn’t new, but it isn’t just for pimply basement dwellers any more.

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Are you from the past?

goldenhammer@darusha.ca — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 20:49:10 +0000

William Gibson said that the future is here, it just isn’t evenly distributed yet. Ain’t that the truth? But you know what? It might not be a bad thing at all.

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Why I support one laptop per child

goldenhammer@darusha.ca — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 16:26:08 +0000

I’m not for computers in schools, so why do I support the One Laptop per Child program? More technology is great, it just doesn’t need to be focussed on kids.

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Dangerous Curves

goldenhammer@darusha.ca — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 22:29:27 +0000

Tags: podcast, internet, culture, society
The internet is creating a culture and society of its own, which like any culture, is completely mysterious to those outside it. Yes, we are all strangers to each other.

Check out the Neilsen/Netratings report about podcast usage [pdf]. Or, if you’re really bored, spend a minute or several browsing YouTube or Google Videos.

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Net Neutrality

goldenhammer@darusha.ca — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 20:52:49 +0000

As the internet becomes more of a utility, can it be treated like a commodity or does it need protection? Which freedom is more important - personal freedom or the free market?

If you’re looking for more information on Sen. Ted Stevens’ take on the internet, check out this Wired post.

Stuff about the show.

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In my secret life

goldenhammer@darusha.ca — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 22:43:47 +0000

New technologies are blurring the line between public and private discourse. In this episode I talk about the tension between too much information and the “pull” nature of the internet.

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Alternative Licenses - the Opposite of DRM

goldenhammer@darusha.ca — Fri, 26 May 2006 16:31:42 +0000

If DRM is doomed, what’s an artist to do? Try licensing your work.

Check out the Creative Commons licensing scheme or wikipedia’s definition of “copyleft“.

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