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What do you think about Kindle content on iPhone? I was dead set against the whole thing when I first heard about it.

A few days later comes moderation and accommodation with the idea of it – just not for novels, never for novels.

I figure you need to make yourself perfectly comfortable when consuming media that's strictly for entertainment. So, while I love my iPhone and how it gives me a convenient way of dipping into my streams at any time or place, I want no squinting or any sort of discomfort when I'm about to spend five hours at a stretch with a story.

An analogy might be a movie theatre in the days when they still had newsreels. If all you cared about was the news, you wouldn't mind a stand-up movie house: catch up on the news, be on your way. You kind of want to sit down in a cushy seat to lose yourself in the movie.

Aspen Institute conferences attract heavy-hitter speakers and present some fascinating topics. Talks are nicely archived here.

I've been especially enjoying the NYTimes David Brooks' talk on Neuroscience and Socicology.

Here's another good one: Clay Shirky talking about the ideas behind his book, Here Comes Everybody.

Only two criticisms of the Aspen video offerings: how about RSS and sharing?

Providing the MP3s is a nice touch. I'm going to take advantage of them this morning. Watch a little more of the Brooks talk, then listen to more of it on my commute.

The notion of switching media to suit where you are -- or what sort of media mood you're in -- appeals to me. I've often wished I could do that with books: read the tactile product when I'm at home, and bookmark my leaving-off point so I can pick it up on audio. It seems like the Kindle theoretically could do something like that.

Kindle is sold out until after Dec. 24.