Amplifying Good Stories on the Internet

<p>Yesterday I watched the documentary, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombshell:/_The/_Hedy/_Lamarr/_Story">Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story</a>. It was a fascinating story about an actress who was an inventor. If you are using a Wi-Fi network in order to listen to this episode on your mobile, or reading the show notes, you should send a mental thank-you note through the airways to Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler. After watching the documentary, I wondered how the U.S. Navy could miss the opportunity to use her invention of a secure radio guidance system.</p> <p>I then got thinking about the dangerous situation regarding the freedom of speech on the net, and how forces are trying to control, regulate and even doing a shutdown of the whole system.</p> <p>As a food for thought, I want to end with Rand Fishkin’s post, <a href="https://sparktoro.com/blog/the-tyranny-of-optimizing-for-amplification/">The Tyranny of Optimizing for Amplification</a>.</p> <p>Show notes:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://zeitgeistfilms.com/film/bombshellthehedylamarrstory">Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story</a> - Zeitgeist Films</li> <li><a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-actress-hedy-lamarrs-wwii-military-invention-was-torpedoed-by-the-us-navy/">How actress Hedy Lamarr’s WWII military invention was torpedoed by the US Navy</a> - The Times of Israel</li> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/_rlXHNeQD-s">The brilliant mind of Hollywood legend Hedy Lamarr</a> - PBS NewsHour</li> <li><a href="https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2018/12/netblocks-tool-tracks-cost-of-internet-shutdowns/">NetBlocks tool tracks cost of internet shutdowns</a> - Index on Censorship</li> <li><h1 id="keepitonaccessnowhttpswwwaccessnoworgkeepiton">KeepItOn - <a href="https://www.accessnow.org/keepiton/">Access Now</a></h1></li> <li><a href="https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/freedom-net-2018/rise-digital-authoritarianism">Freedom on the Net 2018</a> - Freedom House</li> <li><a href="http://truthinmedia.com/about">Truth in Media</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.coxandforkum.com/archives/000478.html">Blogger’s Dilemma</a> - Cox and Forkum</li> <li><h1 id="wtfactandfactsmatterhoodiesbybritannicateepublichttpswwwteepubliccomstoresbritannica">WTFact and #FactsMatter hoodies by Britannica - <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/britannica/">Teepublic</a></h1></li> <li>“Just the facts, ma'am” - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(1987_film)">Dragnet</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="http://egonetcast.com/blog/2019/1/3/amplifying-good-stories-on-the-internet">Episode 60</a> (8 minutes) was recorded on January 3, 2019, by <a href="http://egonetcast.com/contact/">podcaster, Martin Lindeskog</a>, with <a href="http://backpackstudioapp.com/">Backpack Studio app</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/IK-Multimedia-podcasting-smartphones-tablets/dp/B007517AKK/en038d-20">IK Multimedia iRig Mic Cast podcasting microphone</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/PreSonus-HD7-Professional-Monitoring-Headphones/dp/B004ACQMUQ/en038d-20">PreSonus HD7 professional monitoring headphones</a>, and <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zunotek/snaprecorder-portable-recording-booth">SnapRecorder portable recording booth</a>. Post-production through the <a href="https://alitu.com/">podcast maker, Alitu</a>. Notes written in <a href="https://ulysses.app/">Ulysses app</a>. Bumper and jingle by <a href="http://jtunesproductions.se/">Jim Jonsson, JTunes Productions</a>.</p>