The Grundlelog

"Web Manager: “Check how bad the site looks in IE 6.” Web Designer: “So? Who is using IE 6 still?”..."

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:17:21 -0500

“

Web Manager: “Check how bad the site looks in IE 6.”

Web Designer: “So? Who is using IE 6 still?”

Web Manager: “Our GM.”

”

- Overheard in the Newsroom

chas: The Muppets - Bohemian Rhapsody

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:15:46 -0500

chas:

The Muppets - Bohemian Rhapsody

AT&T ‘hits’ back at Verizon’s Map for That...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:59:36 -0500

AT&T ‘hits’ back at Verizon’s Map for That campaign with an ‘ad’ of its own — Engadget

"AT&T did not file this lawsuit because Verizon’s “There’s A Map For..."

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:47:45 -0500

“AT&T did not file this lawsuit because Verizon’s “There’s A Map For That” advertisements are untrue; AT&T sued because Verizon’s ads are true and the truth hurts.”

- Verizon responds to AT&T’s Map For That lawsuit: ‘the truth hurts’

Another truth is that Verizon doesn’t have the iPhone… it’s too bad, I like Verizon, but I still want the iPhone.

Thanksgiving Data

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:19:00 -0500

Click here to open the audio file.

"The only choice you have today is deciding if the benefit of getting their occasional gems is worth..."

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:04:11 -0500

“The only choice you have today is deciding if the benefit of getting their occasional gems is worth the cost of their retweetarrhea”

- Evan Williams | evhead: Why Retweet works the way it does

Verizon takes another swing at AT&T, puts iPhone on the...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:20:01 -0500

Verizon takes another swing at AT&T, puts iPhone on the Island of Misfit Toys

"And that’s precisely the problem: none of us think we’re being selfish or egotistic when we tweet..."

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:14:50 -0500

“And that’s precisely the problem: none of us think we’re being selfish or egotistic when we tweet something, or post a video on YouTube”

- NSFW: After Fort Hood, another example of how ‘citizen journalists’ can’t handle the truth

The iPhone is the worst phone in the world - Crave at CNET UK

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:45:05 -0500

The iPhone is the worst phone in the world - Crave at CNET UK:

The funny thing is… I still want one. I am actually planning on buying skype credit and getting an accessory so I can make some of my longer calls from home without using the iphone.

Owl City sample for Beth

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:05:51 -0500

Owl City sample for Beth

Funny Facebooking

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:19:29 -0400

A Friend of mine had this update:

[XXXX] is disturbed. Apparently, the sports department at 13 thinks I look like Jimmy Clausen, Quarterback for Notre Dame. What an insult. I want to throw up.

someone commented this:

Go ahead and throw up. Golden Tate will catch it, juke two defenders and take it to the house.

10 Reasons Investors Are Wild About Brazil

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:09:38 -0400

10 Reasons Investors Are Wild About Brazil:

I love how this picture makes these “investors” look like a bunch of horny teenagers… :)

"Pair of alleged Iowa burglars opted for black Sharpie disguise"

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:23:34 -0400

“Pair of alleged Iowa burglars opted for black Sharpie disguise”

- Police Nab Marked Men - October 28, 2009

Michael Jackson Medley (via KurtHugoSchneider)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:06:57 -0400

Michael Jackson Medley (via KurtHugoSchneider)

Want 50Mbps Internet in your town? Threaten to roll out your own - Ars Technica

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:26:47 -0400

Want 50Mbps Internet in your town? Threaten to roll out your own - Ars Technica

"A single person can now speak to millions of people without touching a reporter. In many cases, it’s..."

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:44:24 -0400

“A single person can now speak to millions of people without touching a reporter. In many cases, it’s thrilling…”

- Cody Brown - A Public Can Talk To Itself: Why The Future of News is Actually Pretty Clear

This is a long read, but it’s interesting.

My response:

You say thrilling, I’d say scary as hell… You touch on the fact that bloggers can and should be biased, but people are too lazy and stubborn to go read the opposition. If a radical blogger says something untrue, how will the lazy radical followers (who are happily outraged) ever know any different (see Glen Beck).

You say that news outlets need to provide space for the public to tell each other, bou still have a set of “trustees” deciding who in the public is going to have a voice today or not… otherwise what you propose is simply the internet.

People aren’t motivated enough to search through all the different opinions and ideas to form an “educated opinion”. Some people may do that, but they’re the minority.

Lastly, there is something I believe to be valuable in journalism today that this ideology leaves out; and that is informing people of news they need to know, but don’t necessarily “care about”. Katie Couric said something when she took over the evening news and I ask that you think about the meaning without regard to the context from the person who said it…. “I have a big job to do. The biggest job isn’t telling people what happened. It’s getting them to understand why they should care.”

You may disagree with a thought like that, but the truth is that people need to be fed this stuff sometimes… there are too many people in this country who couldn’t care less about politics. They ignore election stories and news about new bills. We need people to be informed, even on things they “don’t care about”.

I do agree with a lot of the points made in this article and that there is a new way of doing things, but having a free marketplace for gossip and slander is a terrifyng idea… don’t believe me? Check out the user comments (that aren’t censored or approved) on news organization’s websites.

Inbox Zero

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:33:00 -0400

Inbox Zero

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:32:39 -0400

Inbox Zero

GameSpy: GameSpy's 25 Favorite PC Games of the '90s - Page 1

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:15:31 -0400

GameSpy: GameSpy's 25 Favorite PC Games of the '90s - Page 1:

I played over half of these. I counted at least 2 in each day that I played a lot.

Photo

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:02:33 -0400