Category Archives: fun stuffTom Vilot just sent me this. Probably not far off the mark, given the sleazy way Facebook is messing with privacy settings.
URGENT FACEBOOK UPDATE: As of today, Facebook staff will be allowed to eat your children and pets. To turn this option off, go to settings, then privacy, then meals. Click the top two boxes [...]
C’mon, journo types, be honest. Which of these resources is REALLY your go-to, most relevant and current style guide?
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I just finished reading a killer classic fiction mashup (literally), Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. It’s a parody of the Jane Austen novel (which I tried to read in college and found unbearably tedious).
I must admit, though: The addition of a Night of the Living Dead-style zombie plague made all the endless fretting [...]
Privacy? What privacy! Such a quaint 20th century notion…
Google Opt Out Feature Lets Users Protect Privacy By Moving To Remote Village
Thanks much to the West Seattle Blog for bringing this gem to my attention via Twitter in the wee hours of the morning. And kudos to The Onion for such impressive info-graphics! My favorites are [...]
My friend Cheryl Hogue at Chemical & Engineering News just mentioned this video. Brilliant, brilliant! (Hah! Pun intended!)
Science definitely needs more rap. Definitely.
Note: This video is part of the second American Chemical Society Nanotation NanoTube Video Contest. You better believe I’m gonna watch the other entries.
Apparently there are NO SINGLE PEOPLE in the states of MT, WY, ND, and SD.*
*Livestock statistics not included
Seriously, this interactive singles map is fun. I just wish there was a poly version!
Thanks to Allan Jenkins for the pointer.
Yesterday it occurred to me — as I heard about yet another “multimedia workshop” for journalists — how dated and useless the term “multimedia” has become. It’s now normal for media content types to be mixed. It’s also normal for anyone working in media to be expected to create and integrate various types of content [...]
From the East Bay Express. Now: Is their proposed solution one idea, or two? Hmmm…
Found this gem via Barbara Iverson on Poynter’s E-Media Tidbits:
Dan Sawyer spotted this gem recently on XKCD:
By the way… XKCD is a brilliant and poignant webcomic, one of my favorites. It’s also CC-licensed. Go check it out.
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