Sunday Secrets (12)
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PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where peoplemail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard.-----Email Message-----Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 3:08 PMSubject: TruthDear Frank,I often look at your page and wonder if my friends mailed the secrets.Lately, I find myself looking at your page and wondering if I sent them.-----Email Message-----Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:12 AMSubject: QuestionDear Frank,What does your mailbox look like and what does your postman think about ...
Johnson legally changes last name to Ocho Cinco (4)
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The first law of mass media (99)
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Organizations will work tirelessly to de-personalize every communication medium they encounter. Radio ads used to be live, personal and spoken by an individual.TV ads used to feature actual people, demonstrating something, usually live.Phone calls involved a live speaker, talking, with permission, to another person.Email used to be honest interactions between consenting adults.Facebook pages (and Wikipedia, too) were built by people, not staffs.Twits came from real people, and so did instant messages. One by one, the ...
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Ullash said:
Interesting Observation..
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Josh Bancroft said:
They make the fatal mistake of editing the human out of the conversation. And then what are you left with?
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Yan said:
Frighteningly true. Battle this every day.
Digital Journalist photo blog (11)
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The Digital Journalist has launched a photo blog modeled after The Big Picture. Well done. I've followed this site on and off for years but always found it too difficult to navigate through to find the photography, which is shot by top-notch photojournalists and is amazing. Nice to see the photography put front and center. Case in point: this wonderful selection of sports photos by Walter Iooss Jr., punctuated by stories of the athletes he ...
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Eduo said:
"The Big Picture", uno de los mejores blogs creados últimamente (e, increíblemente, uno de los más simples en concepto y ejecución) ha creado una nueva moda de photo blog que está siendo cada vez más el patrón a seguir por otros (y bien que hacen). Digital Journalist y Wall Street Journal estrenan sus propias versiones y todos nos beneficiamos.
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Jacob said:
The Iooss series is long and interesting.
MP3 of The Wire discussion (13)
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An mp3 of the entirety of last month's discussion of The Wire presented by the Museum of the Moving Picture is online. Participants included David Simon, Richard Price, Wendell Pierce (The Bunk), and Clark Johnson. (link)
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Michael said:
probably worth listening to.
You Get What You Give (Or How To Totally Screw Up The Greatest Event In The World) (1)
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Olympic mascot! NBC totally blew the Olympics. softball loss A world-wide event. One of the last global touchstone events left and NBC treated it as some sort of private party. There was no reason not to stream every event live online. CBS had already shown everyone how to handle big time sports events. The fact that NBC didn’t just shows their complete ineptitude at understanding today’s audience. Jones was leading the race when she tripped ...
Sunday Secrets (18)
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PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where peoplemail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard.-----Email Message-----Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 7:44 AMSubject: Forced C-SectionMy doctor forced me into a c-section before his shift was over because he was tired of waiting on me. I knew it wasn't supposed to happen like that.I have found solace on the ICAN website and mailing list. The women of that group have made me feel ...
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Alex said:
Continuing to be one of the most unusual, evocative, deeply human communities online.
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Jason Matthews said:
once again it's the PostSecret sunday share. the front end of my weak is really top-heavy with great new content: postsecret, the venture bros (well, season's over so not anymore), sound opinions, TWiT, this american life... the rest of the week is dullsville by comparison.
Profanity works (80)
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I’m a big fan of swearing. Not in the derogatory, directed-at-you kind of way (“hey, fuck you!”), but as verbal marker to underline key concepts, create emphasis, and express passion. It certainly doesn’t work in every environment nor should it, but there are plenty were it does. The first place where I’ve found it to be useful is between coworkers (“fuck, that’s awesome”). A team of British researchers found a while ago that profanity at ...
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glongman said:
fuck yeah
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Jon said:
they sell fucking shoes
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Tom said:
only true david HH fans will get the "they sell fucking shoes" reference.
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Adam said:
It's a f***n good post, eh?
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Jonas | lk9 said:
Fucking A!
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Mike B said:
I even agree with these guys when it comes to swearing...
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Tim said:
I dig profanity too :)
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Scott said:
Couldn't agree more. Whether you like it or not, it's an important tool in the communication toolbox.
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Alexander Williams said:
Proof that Operation BSU is on the cutting edge of communications theory. Fuck yeah, that's goddamn awesome!
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David said:
fuckin' a!
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Rob said:
Sounds like another follower of the teachings of Billy Connolly
Pics: Goodie Mob Reunite in Atlanta (4)
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Wow…Bun B just sent over these pics of all four members of Goodie Mob together onstage during a Nelly show at Tabernacle in Atlanta. Hit the jump. I’m sure we’ll see some footage shortly, but until then:
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Mike said:
IT'S ABOUT DAMN TIME!!!!!!!!!
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Leon said:
this would be great if this lasts until an album drops.
Sunday Secrets (12)
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PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where peoplemail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard.PostSecret Proposals: Frank's PostSecret Blog on MySpaceMy wife and I were recently invited to a Wedding to be held at the American Visionary Art Museum. We don't know the couple. They invited us because of the groom's creative marriage proposal at the PostSecret exhibit and we can't wait to attend.Here is their romantic story as told to ...
ISAAC HAYES: 1942 - 2008 (3)
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Like the passing of James Brown, Curtis Mayfield or Ray Charles, it is hard to fully grasp the enormity of what has been lost with this weekend's death of Isaac Hayes. The baritone giant will forever be linked with Shaft, for better or for worse, but as critically and commercially important that was in Hayes' long career, it is just one tiny fragment of his overall contributions to R&B and soul music. Hayes was much ...
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Nicki said:
Probably the best, and most, morsels of the Black Moses that you will find.
Video: An Old Person’s Guide to “No Homo” (3)
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As a once avid player of the “no homo” game, I was sure this would be the first Jay Smooth vlog that I would disagree with, but damn if he didn’t go in. Pause.
Photo of Spain's men's hoops team draws criticism (1)
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A player on Spain's Olympic basketball team defended a photo in an ad showing the players using their fingers to apparently make their eyes look more Chinese.
Five Wooden Gadgets (7)
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As technology continues on its upward trajectory, designers occasionally grow nostalgic for simpler forms. Consumers also want the basic aesthetics of yesterday, without sacrificing the technological advances of today. One way to get the best of both worlds is wood-based electronics. Whether for the eco-minded, who prefer it to non-biodegradable plastic, or for pure classicists who are charmed by its timelessness, the wooden form is at once visually striking and practical. Here are some of ...
I do not want to hear about the marginal corporate tax rate because they never pay that high a rate anyway (1)
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A greater proportion of large corporations pay taxes, according to the GAO. In 2005, about 28 percent of large corporations paid no taxes. Of the 1.3 million corporations included in the study, 998 were categorized as "large." That 279 large corporations that paid no taxes, and I'm more interested in them than the little guys. Still, here's proof that human beings are not the priority of our government. Many Firms Didn't Pay Taxes Most Corporations ...
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Chad Johnson has legally changed his name to Chad Javon Ocho Cinco in Broward County, Fla., a switch that became official this week.PSFK (117) permalink
Google’s to do list: Organize the world’s information? Check. Cloud based software, free email? Check. Solve the world’s energy problem? Check. Google.org, the philanthropic arm of the search giant has invested $10.35 million in a revolutionary new geothermal energy technology. It’s called Enhanced Geothermal Systems, and it’s reported that the system could generate thousands of times the yearly amount of energy needed to run the US (and beyond). Clusterstock reports: EGS expands the potential of ...Contribute commentthe nerdist (0) permalink
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