Dave Winer's Twitter posts for 5/8/2009

UC Berkeley computers hacked, 160,000 at risk. http://tr.im/kSH0
Mike Arrington says it's time for Facebook to "grow up" and stop doing favors for its friends. Like Twitter, right Mike? http://tr.im/kSw2
BTW, I love the way the NY Times, a member of the S.U.L. ran a tutorial for Twitter newbies. A little quid pro quo?? Perhaps?
The press plays footsie with companies. Fact. Old media or new. They're in bed with the rich. When they talk about objectivity, I laugh.
Same with politicos. The Repubs say Nancy Pelosi knew about the torture. I'm sure it's true. The Dems didn't lift a finger to stop it.
But corp media does once in a while do something great. The new Star Trek is a great example. Warm-hearted, loving, artful. All good.
@GlenGanaway -- some have integrity, others not. However the companies can't pay us all off, so some will write from their truth.
For example, I can't get companies to give me review units. So I buy everything I write about. If I don't like it, I say so.
It gets ridiculous. I wrote "EC2 for Poets," a tutorial on Amazon EC2, and paid for the privilege. I got no favors or pay. http://tr.im/kSJN
That's why it *frosts* me when the pro journos question my ethics all the time, and they're the ones on the payroll of the corporations.
@chrisabraham -- I know people have trouble believing that I am not a Democrat, but I am not. Read my blog archives about Pres Clinton.
New feature tonight on http://100twt.com/ -- comments! More to come... http://tr.im/kSLz
An example of a tweet that could be the start of an interesting thread. (And no 140-char limit!) http://tr.im/kSMn
Tweeting behind the firewall (Scripting News). http://tr.im/kSPe
@Pistachio -- sorry it's not my product, @betaworks bought it last year.
@mibdepot -- that is awesome, that's why I did it, to demystify servers.
New Yorker's snark-filled look at the new Star Trek (w/spoilers). http://tr.im/kTaA
BTW, for those who miss the TwitterGram service, you can run your own, with the BlogTalkRadio Tool, in the OPML Editor. http://tr.im/kTb9
CBS announcer: Any U.S. soldier would shoot Pelosi, strangle Reid. http://tr.im/kTqh
Wired comparison of the U.S.S. Enterprise in the original TV series and the new version. http://tr.im/kTrZ