Archive for September, 2005
Monday, September 26th, 2005
As part of my work on another site I need a copy of the mt-load.cgi file for Movable Type 2.661. Anyone happen not to delete this when they installed MT, or, alternately, keep a copy on file? Unfortunately it appears that I deleted the copy I was keeping archived at ...
Posted in Computing Technology | 1 Comment »
Monday, September 26th, 2005
Those in the Urbana area may be interested in a fundraiser taking place on 8th October, in Mike'n'Molly's beer garden, where several local Irish music acts will perform from 5-8pm:All proceeds from the event will go to the Tipitina's Foundation, a 501c(3) charitable organization formed in 2002 with the mission ...
Posted in Society and culture | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, September 21st, 2005
I'm a few days late with this, but the BCI has granted a community of interest licence to a religious radio station in Cork:At its Board Meeting on Monday September 5th last, the Commission decided to award a licence in principle to LifeFM for the operation of a community of ...
Posted in Alternative Media, Flirt FM, Media regulation, Radio, Society and culture | Comments Off on BCI licenses Christian station in Cork
Wednesday, September 21st, 2005
I attended a conference in Chicago last year run by COCAL, the Coalition of Contingent Academic Labor - the increasing reliance on contingent faculty (that is, those without tenure) is worrying in itself, particularly for those of us planning to work in academia, but is also part of the corporatization ...
Posted in Labour issues | Comments Off on How to organize contingent academic workers
Wednesday, September 21st, 2005
I got word some time ago about, from people here, and inexcusably was too long in publicizing, the record of transitory traffic messages in CA. As a non-driver, how could I not!
Posted in Society and culture | Comments Off on Protests in CA
Tuesday, September 13th, 2005
Word is that the Irish government may tomorrow (once again) announce a date for meeting the 0.7% target for overseas development aid. It looks like the date will be 2012, though the (essentially neo-liberal) PDs claim to want the target to be 2010. Lovely pre-election posturing - the best of ...
Posted in International Affairs | Comments Off on Ireland to promise 0.7% ODA by 2012?
Tuesday, September 13th, 2005
Phlegm at DIYMedia has the latest on KAMP 95.3, the LPFM specially licensed to serve the displaced population in Houston. They will be operating from a trailer outside the Astrodome due to difficulties in getting those in charge to let them operate from inside.
Posted in Alternative Media | Comments Off on LPFM for Astrodome
Monday, September 12th, 2005
Various news items in recent days point towards developments at an EU level regarding data retention. This is, of course, an issue prioritized by Blair in the wake of the London bombings, and I've written on several occasions previously regarding the earlier push for an EU directive requiring long periods ...
Posted in Computing Technology, Freedom of the press, Media regulation, Online communication | Comments Off on Data retention push continues
Sunday, September 11th, 2005
Out of curiosity I just tried to launch an RTÉ stream to see who was winning the Hurling All-Ireland final (it's Cork vs. Galway, so one of the combinations in which I'd have most interest). THen I noticed this note on the Radio One page:All Ireland Finals on the internet.
RTÉ ...
Posted in Public Service Media | Comments Off on No GAA coverage online
Saturday, September 10th, 2005
The BCI has launched a consultation process on a new code of broadcast standards, to cover area such as taste, decency, harm and offence. Responses to phase one are due by 28th October, 2005.
Posted in Media regulation | Comments Off on BCI launch consultation process on broadcast standards