I’ve had time to mull over the implications of my previous post on technological solutions to what ails journalism and have come to the conclusion that a solution based on high technology would ultimately fail for the same reason that…
The recent spate of fake/unverifiable journalism (see: “Captain Jamil Hussein”, the Reuters fauxtography scandal, and the “fake-but-accurate” Bush TANG memos, among others) have gotten me thinking of how we, the average news consumers, can possibly trust the purveyors of information.…
Take a little Takeshi’s Castle/MXC, mix in some American Gladiators and spice it with some moves The Ninja himself would be envious and you have Makoto Nagano, Ninja Warrior extraordinaire: Found via Blackfive.
All of you bloggers looking to upgrade to WordPress 2.1 when it comes out, you’ll have me to thank for a very minor, almost inconsequential spelling fix in the included documentation. And I’ve got the URL to prove it! *grin*
I have a very simple question: why do I continually get bombarded with penny stock scam image-based spam at work and yet my GMail address has yet to get a single one? Why does my corporate identity lose out? Why…
Yup, that pretty much sums up my internal monologue at this point. How are y’all doing?
I had a nice post all ready to go this morning in which I lambasted cell phone makers for their current lineup, ready to compare the offerings to those in the sports shoes market: flashy, ugly and without enough compelling…
Tycho over at Penny Arcade pointed out a trailer for a forthcoming scaremongering “vidjyo games is the DEVvill!” “documentary” called (are you ready for this?) “Moral Kombat”. Utterly irresponsible and disgusting, in the span of two short minutes this trailer…
The diarists over at RedState have pointed out that Dianne Feinstein Hates You And Everyone You Care About, or, in other words, The Federal Law Making Pseudoephedrine An OTC Drug Is Cosmically Stupid. To wit: I don’t know what I…
I must admit to a good deal of sadness at the news of James Brown’s passing. While he had his share of run-ins with the law, he also gave every appearance of being a very kind-hearted man with a great…
