July 2010
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Lagoa Multiphysics 1.0 physics engine (via etre)
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“With the future as murky as the Gulf of Mexico, any commentator who claims to...”
– Brooke Gladstone — On the topic of the media response to the oil spill.
Jul 1st
June 2010
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Bank Verification
In order to prove my identity, this bank is using a database of information on me (presumably from Equifax or something similar) to ask verification questions. All of the questions asked were very broad, provided multiple-choice answers, and generally not information that is hard to come by. At this point, I’ve provided my DOB, address, social, etc, as a part of my application. Question...
Jun 18th
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Yeah, I don’t know what the hell is going on either. (via This American Life)
Jun 7th
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Jun 7th
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Howard Rheingold on new media literacy: “Increasingly I think the digital divide is less about access to technology and more about the difference between those who know how and those who don’t know how. The ability to know has suddenly become the ability to search and the ability to sift”
Jun 6th
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The AP Stylebook Struggles to Remain Relevant
The poor AP. Although I was never a big user of the AP style (I preferred MLA & The Economist Style Guide), it is the most widely used stylebook by journalists. But they are struggling to keep up with new media. They list POS as standing for “parent over shoulder”. Most under-30’s probably use it as Wikipedia defines it, “a euphemism for ‘piece of...
Jun 3rd
May 2010
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-5-30) →
Lil’ Wayne (13) American Public Media (9) Jay-Z (4) Timbaland (4) Trombone Shorty (3) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“the bathroom wall of the Internet”
– Seth Walls (Newsweek), referring to Twitter.
May 28th
BP & The Spill: Fanning the Flames? →
Some reasonable comments on the Oil Spill on the Humid City blog. There has been lots of back and forth in the media and on Twitter, and this article is a step back from all of that. Worth the read, and kudos to @humidcity
May 27th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-5-23) →
Lil’ Wayne (23) Jay-Z (10) Drake (5) Timbaland (4) Lady Gaga (2) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
May 24th
“I don’t want my country back, I want my country forward”
– Bill Maher
May 20th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-5-16) →
Lil’ Wayne (29) Trombone Shorty (17) Jay-Z (6) jj (3) Drake (3) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
May 19th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-5-9) →
Lil’ Wayne (56) John Mayer (20) Trombone Shorty (19) Bonerama (14) Coldplay (12) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
May 11th
“And if the “post-privacy” future means having the same conversation with your...”
– Joanna McNeil — On the topic of Facebook’s push to be more public.
May 8th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-5-2) →
Lil’ Wayne (86) Kid Cudi (32) Coldplay (28) Silversun Pickups (20) Chiddy Bang (15) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don’t want to run out of...”
– Tim O’Reilly
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ListenSal of P&J Oysters talking about the oil spill...
May 1st
“I was in the Marine Corps, and I know that if we need to we can strike heavily...”
– John Besh
May 1st
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“Why did Obama wait, not unlike Bush, A FULL WEEK to get actively involved in the...”
– @NOLAnotes — This oil spill is such a difficult issue to deal with… There is no good method to handle containment of the spill, but it IS an issue that we need to throw every resource possible at it. Much like Katrina. Throw everything humanly possible, and see what works.
May 1st
April 2010
23 posts
“I think it’s easier to say that all [insert anything here] are shit and deal...”
– Eddie Campbell [Bracket quote added by me -ed] (/via sv)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-4-25) →
Lil’ Wayne (63) Coldplay (25) Chiddy Bang (15) Kid Cudi (14) Jay-Z (12) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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42,000 Gallons Per Day May Be Gushing Out of Well... →
NEW ORLEANS — Officials outlined plans Sunday to try to stop oil leaks coming from the deep-water well drilled by a rig that sank last week in the Gulf of Mexico. The leaks were discovered on Saturday in the riser, the 5,000-foot-long pipe that extended from the wellhead to the drilling platform. The riser detached from the platform after it exploded and sank, and is now leaking in two places,...
Apr 25th
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Excuse my terse words on this topic… but death threats against the creators of South Park is undeniably foul. I don’t blame Comedy Central for the censorship, I blame the Muslim hate group that put out the calls for violence against the show. So many other groups are the target of this same social commentary (whether from South Park, The Daily Show, or a random blogger), and they...
Apr 23rd
“Facebook’s Open Graph, I think, does not give us full control over our data and...”
– Bizarro identity — Jeff Jarvis covers everything I’ve been feeling since Facebook announced their new vision.
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“I have not moved out of the comedian’s box, into the news box. The news...”
– Jon Stewart (TDS)
Apr 21st
“People may not like the idea of checked bag fees, but jumping to government...”
– Darn Those Fees
Apr 21st
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-4-18) →
Lil’ Wayne (49) Phoenix (19) Drake (9) American Public Media (7) Timbaland (7) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Apr 20th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-4-11) →
Lil’ Wayne (27) American Public Media (10) Coldplay (10) Silversun Pickups (9) Chiddy Bang (8) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Michael Specter: The danger of science denial | TED — “You’re entitled to your own opinions. You are not entitled to your own facts.”
Apr 12th
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Bet Against the American Dream — Check out this week’s This American Life about the financial fall-out.
Apr 12th