January 2012
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“The worst-case scenario is that Iwakuma goes crazy and kills all of the...”
– I love how Jeff Sullivan writes.
Hisashi Iwakuma, Seattle Mariner - Lookout Landing
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NPR Social Media Desk Internship
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npr:
The deadline for applications to the summer internship on the NPR Social Media Desk is February 15. If you’re interested in applying for this, or any other internship at NPR, check out the “Internships” page on NPR.org. —Wright
People who have asked: “How do I get a job at NPR?” Here you go. (Many of my friends have stayed on for — at this point — five years past their...
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“When I talked with Will Leitch about coming over to Deadspin from my column at...”
– Interesting look inside the Gawker network embedded in this “roast” of A.J. Daulerio. Do most news sites have a guy like Daulerio or a guy like Leitch calling the shots? And which would you prefer?
Cocaine, Suicide, Women, And Guns: An A.J. Daulerio Story
December 2011
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“Kanye West is back on Twitter, and he wants everyone to know, he won’t DJ...”
– Kelly Clarkson Endorses Ron Paul; Bon Jovi Death Hoaxer Speaks - Entertainment - The Atlantic Wire
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In which I admit something embarrassing about... →
This is a little embarrassing, but I can’t be the only person who does this: Does the Washington Post’s Facebook Social Reader make you a little more… selective with what you click…
Talking and typing: Why people say misguided... →
Source: sudden inspiration / Flickr
I’ve read a lot of theories about why people say, frankly, dumb things online, but I’ve decided for myself that what causes things like that to…
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BuzzFeed gets Ben Smith and soon, original... →
Source: Scott Beale / Laughing Squid
BuzzFeed has hired Ben Smith away from Politico and is apparently using the hire as an opportunity to launch BuzzFeed in a somewhat-new…
How Facebook may have hidden a really, really... →
Last year, Facebook rolled out what it called the “Social Inbox,” which is essentially two inboxes: Messages, which consists of important messages from friends, and “Other,” which…
Focus on yourself and don’t worry about anyone... →
If you are what the American workforce would consider “young” right now, in 2011, you probably feel a sense of urgency to succeed. Not just a want to succeed, but a true sense of urgency. The…
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A brief timeline of me reacting to the Albert... →
I will destroy you. (Source: ben_lei / Flickr)
This is completely off-topic:
WHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!?!?!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
C.J WILSON, TOO?!?!
Why Google Voice is a better phone service for... →
Source: Rev Dan Catt / Flickr
If you’ve ever been annoyed by things like:
I lost my phone and now I have to tell everyone about my new number!
I miss calls at work when I’m away…
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Instapaper Friday: Read my queue →
Source: Tom T / Flickr
Every Friday, I dump all my unread Instapaper items on my blog, for your reading pleasure.
Guess what — not a lot left in the bin this week! I’m not even gonna…
What’s a better way to say _____? →
Real Simple has 18 phrases to avoid in everyday conversation, such as:
“I don’t have time to talk to you.” (Instead, say why and ask to talk to the person later.)
“Are you pregnant?” (Instead,…
November 2011
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Turn Instagram photos into canvas wall art for $30 →
Mashable has details. I haven’t used this service, but supposedly my wife’s ordering photos now. I’ll let you know how it goes.
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“It used to be that a sporting event only had to compete for my eyeballs against...”
– How Technology Helps Hollywood and Hurts Pro Sports
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Awesome and awesomely useful: Two different things →
It’s easy to get distracted by something that’s awesome and confuse it for something that’s useful.
Case in point, this objectively awesome LEGO clock by Hans Andersson:
It’s one of the…
The occasionally disgusting and terrifying side of... →
Jeff Sonderman, reporting for Poynter:
We all — men and women — share struggles against name calling, personal attacks and general trollishness in any online forum. But women too often face an…
Weekend reading: My Instapaper queue →
chrismetcalf / Flickr
This week’s Instapaper dump only goes to show that I’ve been just as bad about reading this week as I have about writing. But then, it’s been an unusually busy…
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“The recording consists of in-flight radio calls between the aircraft, the White...”
– AP Exclusive: Lost JFK assassination tapes on sale
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“As the clock counted down, it was apparent that Occupy Seattle had repressed...”
– Occupy Seattle Disrupts Pro-Occupy Wall Street Forum, Drives Away Supporters | Slog
Into some light reading? Help me clear out my... →
velo_city / Flickr
If you’re like me, you bookmark way too many pages for later reading each week than you actually have time for. I use Instapaper for said over-bookmarking.
Just…
In Seattle on Wednesday: Come see David Horsey →
Source: seattlepi.com
Veteran Seattle Post-Intelligencer and seattlepi.com cartoonist David Horsey is our latest guest at News Next. He’ll join us from 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday,…
Twitter is headline writing →
Scott Beale / Laughing Squid
I still don’t get print journalists who don’t get Twitter and use that as an excuse to ignore it. Yes, Twitter’s brief. Yes, it sometimes butchers the…
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Constant adjustments: The reason sailing and... →
Credit: Katie Contos
For those who don’t know, I sail. That’s my boat, the Wild Goose, above.
Over the weekend, I skippered my first race. I’m usually the bowman, the guy at the…
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Dedicated Gmail app finally available for iPhone →
#WIN
It’s real…and it’s spectacular.
UPDATE: Sadly, though, it’s been pulled.
I got the news via Lifehacker this morning, and while I wasn’t able to find the app by…
Help me in Movember →
Before and after
I’m clean-shaven today for the first time in almost a year. The reason: Movember.
Every November, men across the world sprout moustaches to raise awareness of,…