July 2010
7 posts
WatchLagoa Multiphysics 1.0 physics engine (via etre)
“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.
June 2010
9 posts
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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...
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WatchYeah, I don’t know what the hell is going on either. (via This American Life)
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WatchHoward 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”
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...
May 2010
17 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-5-30) →
Lil’ Wayne (13)
American Public Media (9)
Jay-Z (4)
Timbaland (4)
Trombone Shorty (3)
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“the bathroom wall of the Internet”
– Seth Walls (Newsweek), referring to Twitter.
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
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-5-23) →
Lil’ Wayne (23)
Jay-Z (10)
Drake (5)
Timbaland (4)
Lady Gaga (2)
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“I don’t want my country back, I want my country forward”
– Bill Maher
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-5-16) →
Lil’ Wayne (29)
Trombone Shorty (17)
Jay-Z (6)
jj (3)
Drake (3)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-5-9) →
Lil’ Wayne (56)
John Mayer (20)
Trombone Shorty (19)
Bonerama (14)
Coldplay (12)
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“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.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-5-2) →
Lil’ Wayne (86)
Kid Cudi (32)
Coldplay (28)
Silversun Pickups (20)
Chiddy Bang (15)
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“Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don’t want to run out of...”
– Tim O’Reilly
Sal of P&J Oysters talking about the oil spill...
“I was in the Marine Corps, and I know that if we need to we can strike heavily...”
– John Besh
“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.
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)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-4-25) →
Lil’ Wayne (63)
Coldplay (25)
Chiddy Bang (15)
Kid Cudi (14)
Jay-Z (12)
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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,...
WatchExcuse 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...
“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.
“I have not moved out of the comedian’s box, into the news box. The news...”
– Jon Stewart (TDS)
“People may not like the idea of checked bag fees, but jumping to government...”
– Darn Those Fees
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-4-18) →
Lil’ Wayne (49)
Phoenix (19)
Drake (9)
American Public Media (7)
Timbaland (7)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-4-11) →
Lil’ Wayne (27)
American Public Media (10)
Coldplay (10)
Silversun Pickups (9)
Chiddy Bang (8)
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WatchMichael Specter: The danger of science denial | TED — “You’re entitled to your own opinions. You are not entitled to your own facts.”
WatchBet Against the American Dream — Check out this week’s This American Life about the financial fall-out.