Why is Big Media losing viewers? Because it sucks:
Watching the coverage of this week’s Democratic National Convention, I’ve seen endless amounts of media handwringing about the coverage of this week’s Democratic National Convention. Why are people turning to comedy news like The Daily Show? Why are people turning to partisan outlets like Fox News and talk radio? Why are people reading untalented webloggers?
Worth reading the rest…
(Via Aaron Swartz.)
Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall: July 25, 2004 – July 31, 2004 Archives
“My opponent has good intentions,” the president said today. “But intentions don’t always translate into results. After 19 years in the United States Senate, my opponent has had thousands of votes but very few signature achievements.”
Huh, the years before bush’s 40th birthday are called ‘the lost years’
by his own account he spent his first five decades kicking back, living off family connections and playing solitaire.
2004 DNC speeches available free at iTMS:
“The iTunes Music Store (iTMS) is now offering free audio downloads of speeches given at this year’s Democratic National Convention…”
Pretty slick…
(Via MacMinute.)
“
Obama’s speech as MP3:Barack Obama’s speech from Tuesday night is up on American Rhetoric in mp3 format now. I haven’t listened to it yet as I can’t get enough of George C. Scott’s Patton speech….Source: NinjaStu.Com: New York Edition*“
(Via Archipelago.)
“”Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against good wit.”"
BoingBoing: New O’Reilly magazine: Make:
“Now this sounds interesting. Sort of like the old Circuit Cellar articles in Byte. Sign me up.”
Make brings the do-it-yourself mindset to all the technology in your life. Make is loaded with exciting projects that help you make the most of your technology at home and away from home. This is a magazine that celebrates your right to tweak, hack, and bend any technology to your own will.
(Via code: theWebSocket;.)
System Administrator Appreciation Day:
“System Administrator Appreciation Day – A special day, once a year, to acknowledge the worthiness and appreciation of the person occupying the role, especially as it is often this person who really keeps the wheels of your company turning.
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(Via Adam Curry.)
“Codewalkers.com has a new posting on something that’s been concerning the PHP community lately (and causing a stir on the php-internals mailing list) – the topic? Adding GOTO statements into PHP.”
Woa blast from the past
(Via PHPDeveloper.org.)