A Branching Method For Covering News Efficiently
Last winter, I experimented with a new method of newsgathering and presentation using the conversation startup Branch. This is the post-mortem.
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A Death In The Family
Savor your newspaper. This is what it feels like when it’s gone.
So is the Academy trolling us or what?
This post was originally published on gabestein.com.
Dear Internet,
Are we being trolled by the Academy, ABC and Seth MacFarlane? Before I get into that, let me do some housekeeping: I agree with the general consensus that he was a terrible host, mostly unfunny and very offensive. He managed
Henry Blodget Thanks Me For Aggregating Him
Henry Blodget of Business Insider personally thanked me for aggregating his content today in a note that I just had to share with you, my dear readers. The note is produced in its entirety below, but please DO NOT SCROLL DOWN, DO NOT CLICK CONTINUE READING. Instead, click on this
Dear Internet: Has someone written this piece on drones?
I need to read a news article that asks: are drones logical as a replacement for troops, are they really cost-effective and (how) do they work as both deterrents and killing tools. The problem with everything I’ve read, on all sides of the issue, is that they’re filled
Student work owned by the school district? Old news.
There’s an interesting article from the Washington Post up today about Prince George County Board of Education’s proposal to claim ownership over all the work done by students and teachers (somewhat related side note: Mr. Weinstein, where do I send the check?). It’s a ridiculous proposal for
Let’s politicize America’s death problem, or, guns may not kill people, but someone still died
Another day, another horrific shooting in America. And every time progressives come together and whisper to one another, “maybe this will be the one that sparks action.” But not one seems to spark anything but “gun control now” on the left, “more guns” on the right and complete stasis in
Why No One (Especially Facebook) Will Control Your Online Identity
What does the following paragraph remind you of?
They were however still disjointed separate networks, served only by limited gateways between networks. This led to the application of packet switching to develop a protocol for internetworking, where multiple different networks could be joined together into a super-framework of networks.
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Starting over
I’m starting over. From now on, this blog will simply be a place of expression for my thoughts. I will no longer work towards being something I’m not, hide behind anonymity or design, or pretend to be anything but an amateur tinkering around with ideas. As such, I
Flash Fiction Friday: Lately
Well, we’re back! Or at least, I’m back. The other FFFers have been at it for a while, but I’ve been out of town. Regardless, it is my pleasure now to present to you the eighth Flash Fiction Friday I have written so far, and also to