April 2009
18 posts
“We’re used to the future turning out differently than we expected; it happens...”
– ((from Clay Shirky’s excellent retraction/apology/analysis of the #amazonfail event. Memory, context, nuance, accuracy.)) The Failure of #amazonfail « Clay Shirky
“Finally, it should be emphasized — yet again — that it was not our...”
– Obama to release OLC torture memos; promises no prosecutions for CIA officials - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com ((A good reminder that there are other watchdogs than the dying Newspapers))
“The purpose behind Vevo is to sell advertising at higher rates than YouTube does...”
– Google, Universal to Launch Music Hub ‘Vevo’ | Epicenter from Wired.com ((This can’t POSSIBLY fail…))
“Detroit was once home to nearly 2 million people but has shrunk to a population...”
– Urban Detroit Raccoon Hunter Predicts Imminent Cannibalism | Beyond the Beyond from Wired.com
GOOD.is Livable Streets →
((Leaving aside the fact that their weird flash design makes it hard to include a screenshot or quote text, this is a cool little presentation.))
“The mass deaths associated with the Communist era may be history, but another...”
– World Affairs Journal - Drunken Nation: Russia’s Depopulation Bomb
“There’s nothing inherently off-putting about sustainability at all. I...”
– Design is the Problem: An Interview with Nathan Shedroff - Core77
“It seems wrong that I can buy a copy of the Globe & Mail for $2 but have to...”
– Pam Quinn (pfqrst) on Twitter
After the Newspaper: As urban dailies die, a... →
There was a time when the death of the newspaper was a speculative debate, an argument between Internet visionaries and defenders of newsprint tradition. Back then the issue was whether the papers ought to be supplanted. In 2009, that’s a bit like debating yesterday’s weather. The papers are being supplanted, whether they deserve it or not, and the issue is—or should be—how we still...