August 2009
July 2009
“We all have h1n1. Come home and die beside me.”
– A text from Emily, who hasn’t been feeling well, after I told her I didn’t feel well, either.
“One court-appointed doctor has found he was not mentally fit to stand trial,...”
– Robbery suspect refuses to leave bed for trial
+10^6 points for use of the word “malingering”
“The latest idea for saving the New York Times, courtesy of Michael Arrington:...”
– - Gawker
“Zell: I have emotional attachment to my family.
Bartiromo: And your...”
– Sam Zell on Tribune Co.: ‘I suspect that, sometime between now and maybe as early as the end of the year, it will exit from bankruptcy’ | Tower Ticker
Really Sam? I couldn’t tell you had no attachment to the Tribune Company from the stellar way you’ve treated your employees...
“They apologized, ostensibly, but it’s a mealymouthed, worthless thing - a...”
– Penny Arcade! - Fabulous Prizes
As always, a fabulous takedown of stupid crap from Penny Arcade.
Are my many media posts irritating?
I didn’t intend this to turn into a media tumblr, and I guess it isn’t ONLY that, but still. It’s the industry I’m involved in, and I obviously care, but I don’t know if you do. Or if that even matters, actually.
“Web advertising revenue wasn’t enough to justify the perceived threat to...”
– Daily Gazette rethinks its free online content — Page 1 — Times Union - Albany NY
Hmm, perhaps that’s because you spend less than two years trying to build traffic?
The news industry will soon have two sides: one that’s embraced the idea that print won’t be around...
“If the Animal Control is hit with a resultant swarm of guinea pigs, it’ll...”
– San Francisco - The Snitch - Guinea Pig Rampage! S.F. Animal Control Notices Spike In Piggie Adoptions as Talking Rodent Movie Tops Box Office.
Great. Now in addition to alligators, there will be evil guinea pigs in the sewers, plotting their revenge.
“There are only two forces that can carry light to all the corners of the...”
– (Not) Mark Twain
Mark Twain Quotes - Quotations and Famous Quotes of Mark Twain
“For the moment, we’re done,” said AP spokesperson Paul Colford. “We’ve spoken to...”
– AP: “We’re Done” Answering Questions About Fair Use & Our Rights System
Don’t forget that news, even for a non-profit cooperative like the Associated Press, is a business.
I work for a newspaper. I understand as well as anyone the need to ensure new revenue streams. But I still fail to...
Transmorphers | DVD | A.V. Club (I Watched this on... →
What’s that? Transclownomorphs? Transforming clowns that morph?
Paper Cuts » Loudon Easterner: Unknown →
A friend of mine went from Northen Maryland to Virginia for a few weeks when Landmark bought the Easterner. It was never a terribly effective paper, but it’s always sad to see one close.
“Threat Level had no idea the iPhone was so dangerous. We’re gratified that Apple...”
– iPhone Jailbreaking Could Crash Cellphone Towers, Apple Claims | Threat Level | Wired.com
See, AT&T is just looking out for us. If it weren’t for them, who knows how badly we’d hurt ourselves?
“It begs this question: What IS a tweet anyway? Is it really considered...”
– Twitter Lawsuit: Tenant sued by landlord for tweeting about apartment - Chicago Bar-tender
It most definitely IS publishing something, since you’re putting it on a site the entire world potentially has access to. But it doesn’t need to appear anywhere for it to be published. Merely...
“This is still the phone to use for playing out latent James Bond fantasies”
– LG GD910 used for cringe-worthy demo video call
Actually, it’s the phone for anyone with Dick Tracy fantasies. And also, annoying people in public spaces by taking speakerphone calls.
And generally looking like a tool.
“But it turns out online news piracy is at most a $250 million-per-year problem....”
– Online News Theft a Truly Teeny-Tiny Problem - copyfight - Gawker
Imagine that: news organizations are grasping at straws to solve a non-problem instead of addressing the fundamental shift in the way people expect to consume news.
