Stuff I’m reading- Mueller, several team members gave up million-dollar jobs to work on special counsel investigation - The Washington PostThis is public service, folks. Tags: sunday government
- Trump and Republicans treat their voters like morons - The Washington Post"In fairness, many people in the area, even Republicans, understand that’s a complete crock. Those jobs aren’t coming back, and the region’s future won’t be built on factories that employ huge numbers of people who can move into high-wage, high-benefit jobs with little preparation. Yet they still show up at his rallies and cheer while he lies right in t […]
- TV OD: have we reached Peak Television? | Television & radio | The GuardianToo many good shows? Tags: television sunday
- Trump had ‘The Art of the Deal.’ Now Democrats say their economic agenda is ‘A Better Deal.’ - The Washington PostIt's a start. But where's the environmental concern? And perhaps a bit more on health care? Tags: democrats sunday
- This chart spells out in black and white just how many jobs will be lost to robots - MarketWatchTags: sunday politics business
- How to Call B.S. on Big Data: A Practical Guide | The New YorkerTags: data bullshit journalism sunday
- The Nihilism of Julian Assange | by Sue Halpern | The New York Review of BooksYeah. Great guy. Tags: cynicism journalism sunday
- An Exhaustive List Of What Happens After Trump Pardons Himself | Above the LawIncludes a nice bit of satire at the beginning Tags: sunday trump law satire
- In 1995, this astronomer predicted the Internet’s greatest failureWrote MMM post about this Tags: intellectualism trolling sunday
- green fields of france - YouTubeBest anti-war song ever? Tags: sunday war
- Mueller, several team members gave up million-dollar jobs to work on special counsel investigation - The Washington Post
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Bloggers 1, British tabloids 1
Good look here at how a blogger doing a deep dive into research helped sway the British election to be a lot closer than The Sun and the Daily Mail would’ve wanted: How Newspapers Lost Their Monopoly On Influencing Voters … Continue reading
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Copyright vs. viral fun
Tough question here. In some cases, people are taking images and giving them new life in new contexts, and everyone wins. In other cases, people are ripping off photographers and artists who deserve to be paid for their work. Not … Continue reading
The Oatmeal, unfair critics and ink by the barrel
“Never pick a fight with a man who buys ink by the barrel.” That’s the old saying, which MediaBistro tried to update for the digital age. And it applies to people today who have popular sites — or worse, a lot … Continue reading
The day the Internet finally discovered “community”
Not going to set it up any more than that. Just read … which famous person needs to come out already? : AskReddit.
Hey, reporters! Slow down, you move too fast …
So says Amy Sullivan at The New Republic, drawing heavily upon the CNN/Fox “oopsie” with the health care verdict: I know I’m often out-of-the-loop when it comes to journalism norms and conventions, but this one honestly confounds me. Has any publication … Continue reading
Want to get famous? Sue The Oatmeal!
It’s an old story: 1. Lawyer reviews Aggregation Site, finds that Creative Site has complained about Aggregation Site’s copyright infringement. 2. Lawyer demands Creative Site send Aggregation Site $20,000, or else we’ll all to court. 3. Creative Site tells lawyer … Continue reading
The Oatmeal doesn’t take the law into his own hands – he takes it to charity
It’ll be difficult to sum up the case of FunnyJunk v The Oatmeal any better than The Oatmeal does. It’s your standard “cartoonist complains about work being stolen, accused content thief gets all huffy, cartoonist laughs a little and lets … Continue reading
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