Reading List September 28, 2005

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  • I Am a Broadband Liberal (A VC) – Fred Wilson is a liberal and proud of it.  Any bets on how many comments he gets on this post?
  • Wikimania (A VC) – Fred’s really liking his JotSpot wiki as an organizational tool.
  • Apple Veep Responds to Blogger Outcry (MicroPersuasion) – An Apple VP responded to the criticism of the Nano in the blogosphere and main-stream media.  Jeff just wishes Dell would learn from Apple.
  • NYC Mayor Bloomberg Rewrites Opponent’s Blog (MicroPersuasion) – Mayor Bloomberg’s staff caught an error on his opponent’s blog and cried foul.  Just goes to show that it’s not enough to blog, you must blog well.
  • Seeing the Forest for the Flood (Jeff Jarvis) – An examination of the Katrina "story" and the exaggerations, corrections and perceptions that came with it.
  • The Chrystal Meth/"Purpose-Driven Life" Coefficient (Freakonomics) – Did you know that the woman who was held hostage by an escaped murderer in Atlanta gave him her stash of chrystal meth after reading passages of "The Purpose-Driven Life" to him?  Now that’s a strange trip.

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2 thoughts on “Reading List September 28, 2005”

  1. jim caserta's avatarjim caserta

    So are you a “broadband” liberal here in the heart of a “red-state”? I’m a “flaming” liberal, but somehow the tried-and-true conservative arguments just don’t work on me.

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  2. Jon Lowder's avatarJon Lowder

    Hi Jim,
    Thanks for the comment. To answer your question I’d say that yes I’m a “broadband liberal” especially as defined by Fred on his post. I say that because his description of “broadband liberal” comes closer to feeling right for me than any other tag. I’ve never registered for a party because I honestly disagree with a good deal of both major political parties’ platforms, so I just don’t feel comfortable officially identifying myself with either party.
    I can tell you that in any crowd I almost always end up hanging out with the “liberal Republicans” and the “conservative Democrats” who really should start their own party.
    BTW, I just checked the post on A VC and he has 15 comments, well above his average.
    Thanks again for the comment.
    Jon

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