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10/09/2006


Morning Reading: 10/9/06

I'm 46 years old today.  That looks old, even as I type it.  My dad died when he was 46.  Thank goodness for my kids, who keep me young- even if Cassidy does think I'm "fifty something."

Mike Arrington has an interesting tale about his trip to speak at an Online News Association (there are about ten times too many associations, but that's a topic for another post) conference.  Old media doesn't trust bloggers because they are afraid of moving cheese, and because bloggers are not viewed as objective and reliable (which is fair criticism in light of all the conflicts, rumors, pay per click issues, etc.).  Bloggers don't read papers (I haven't subscribed to a newspaper in 8 years) because the news is stale and traditionally non-interactive.  Arrogant old media tries to ignore or co-opt new media, while forward thinking old media, like the Houston Chronicle, embraces it.  Arrogant bloggers do too little thinking and too much spouting off about this and that.  It's not a good blend if you're looking for cooperation.  Speaking of the Chronicle, Dwight Silverman has a good take on Mike's Washington experience.

Steve Rubel on the end of an era.  Like Steve, I used to love browsing the racks at my local record store.  But I stopped doing that once Amazon allowed me to browse from the comfort of my home.  Mike at Techdirt has more.

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Kent, Happy Birthday....
Forty-six is not old, at least when viewed from my position of just over the hill (53).

By Anonymous Earl, at 10/09/2006 10:59 AM  
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46 is not old at all. Your life isn't even half over.

I still love browsing the CD bins at Amoeba, perhaps the largest used CD store on the West Coast. Something about finding it there in the bin makes it somehow more satisfying. Plus you can take it home and rip it without any DRM.

By Blogger Thomas Hawk, at 10/09/2006 12:46 PM  
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Happy Birthday, Kent. I'll be 47 later this month, so don't feel old or I'll have to feel older.

By Anonymous Sterling "Chip" Camden, at 10/09/2006 8:03 PM  
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Happy birthday old man. ;)

Your truly,

Spring Chicken (38 yrs young)

By Blogger RichardQuerin, at 10/09/2006 8:45 PM  
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Happy Birthday from Oz!

I'm only 43.....but catching!

Hope ya had a good day!

By Anonymous Dave - Lifekludger, at 10/09/2006 9:22 PM  
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Many thanks for the kind wishes all!

It was a good day. Cassidy even wrote and sang a song for me. Delaney gave me a leaf shaped like a bat.

By Blogger Kent, at 10/09/2006 11:54 PM  
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