Show Notes:

-Recorded in the TruCast Dorm


-Why I'm doing the show on Monday...
-What a LONG week I had...

-Music: "Life's Story" by RhVibe.

-Concert is coming this weekend, please check us out if you can make it.
-Viola party last night.

-Music: "Yard Sale" by Nate Sullivan.

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Show Notes:

-Recorded in the TruCast Dorm

-A word about the upcoming expansion of Facebook
-My office hours for Strings class
-Group mentor meeting

-Music: "I Found You" by Mike McGill.

-Good news about Music Analysis!
-Going home soon.
-I was awakened this morning...
-Birthday shout-out!

-Music: "Mark of Rebellion" also by Mike McGill.
-music courtesy PSMN

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Show Notes:

-Recorded in the TruCast Dorm.
-An extended commentary about the controversy that surrounded the social networking site Facebook this past week.

-Music: "Young and Stupid" by Just Plain Darin.
-Is there hope for my generation yet?
-Studio Class
-Thoughts on technical progress in television

-Happy 40th anniversary to Star Trek!

-Music: "Head in the Clouds" by Jeff Schram (new recording).

Greetings everybody.

I am concerned for the future of the social networking site Facebook.  A newly added feature, News Feed, has caused a major uproar across the site, as well as elsewhere.  You can read a good summary of the issue here.

I also joined the massive Facebook group protesting the News Feed, which as of this writing has over 700,000 members, almost 10% of the Facebook user base.  The largest group on the site, to my knowledge, has well over 800,000.  The protest group has come together in just 2 days, compared to several weeks for the larger one.  Quite impressive.

I sent a request to the administrators to revise the implementation of the News Feed, which you can read below:


"Dear Facebook,

Please make the new feature, News Feed, an optional one, and also please revise the privacy settings so that I can control what others can know about me.  I understand the claim that there is nothing new being made available information-wise, but the fact that I can know everything a friend has done (or vice-versa) is disconcerting.

I have learned that friends of mine have changed their profiles in some way, nothing new; on the other hand, I have also learned WHAT changes were made to their profiles.  I can see what specific info has been added or removed.  That just goes too far.

I am in the main group protesting this issue, and I will remain there until either progress is made or September 17 arrives, when I will alternatively delete my Facebook account.  Please be aware that I will be discussing this issue on my college podcast, TruCast, this weekend, and I will be delivering negative commentary about this organization unless real and meaningful progress is made.

I hope you will take my concerns (as well as those of the rest of the user base) seriously enough to make the changes we request.  Many in this generation tend to be fickle bunch; one mistake can send people scattering to other communities.  Don't make the mistake of thinking that Facebook is any more important than any other social networking community.  You will be proven wrong.

Thank you."

I'll be talking more about this, and hopefully whatever resolutions come along, on this weekend's TruCast.  Stay subscribed!

Show Notes:

-Recorded in the TruCast Dorm.

-A brief intro for new listeners
-Highlights of my first week of classes
-Labor Day emptiness (see Episode 0003 for reference)
-Podsafe music: "Zipolite Rag" from Justin Gordon.
-Laundry
-Crucial Mac Software: College Edition
-Guy Kawasaki blogs 10 (actually 12) things to learn.
-Network improvements, wifi expansion, DS success.
-Podsafe music: "Rockin' My Blues to Sleep" from Johnny Nicholas.

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