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Joy bigger than the universe, and sorrow for a lifetime

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Karl

Absolute must read – Jennifer Lawler: “For Jessica”. The latest: “A vigil for Jessica”: Now, between the crisis and the catastrophe, you know you should lift a glass of champagne, but you have failed to lay in supplies yet again. … Continue reading →

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“The hard work you do on one program is put in on all programs.”

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Karl

A great quote, from a great post, from a great blog, “Knowing and Doing: Commas, Refactoring, and Learning to Program”.

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Roger Ebert, “Find out all you can, and see what you can do with it.”

Posted on May 2, 2010 by Karl

Read Roger Ebert’s latest post: “The golden age of movie critics”.

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If I was in Chicago, I’d be going to see “Little Brother”

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Karl

BoingBoing: Videos from the stage production of Little Brother

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For Howard – Haiku Error Messages

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Karl

Authorware.com: 097 – Haiku Error Messages – for Howard Hall (visit his blog for why).

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Short and consice versus how to kick ass

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Karl

Metafilter: Omit Needless Words Kottke: Growing Sentences with David Foster Wallace

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“A New Media Tells Different Stories” by Bruno Giussani

Posted on November 30, 2008 by Karl

“A New Media Tells Different Stories” by Bruno Giussani April, 1997: There are also many other ramifications that the new journalist will have to take into consideration while handling information and exploiting the different tools. quote First, the behavior of … Continue reading →

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Jeneane Sessum rocks – Why Journalism Matters

Posted on March 31, 2007 by Karl

We become part of the stories we discuss on our blogs. We mold, change, and affect the public’s perception of the people, places and events we talk about, via Google’s lasting, aggregating lens. More and more evidence points to Jeneane … Continue reading →

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Can you change the world 500 words at a time?

Posted on November 27, 2006 by Karl

Hugh Macleod is looking for your mini-manifesto to see what happens. He’s keeping an archive of submissions. I sent him my old personal mission statement. I should have it tattoed to my arm.

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Adrian Holovaty: “Newspapers need to stop the story-centric worldview”

Posted on September 7, 2006 by Karl

Adrian Holovaty: A fundamental way newspaper sites need to change: This is a subtle problem, and therein lies the rub. In my experience, when I’ve tried to explain the error of storing everything as a news article, journalists don’t immediately … Continue reading →

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