Archive for the 'the internets' Category
Things That Annoy Me To Distraction While I’m Trying To Get Work Done
Posted on November 20, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under Media, books, music, the internets | Leave a Comment
1) Terrible analogies which undermine otherwise valid points
I’m reading the chapter entitled “Realising the Democratic Potential of the Internet” from Coleman and Blumler’s The Internet and Democratic Citizenship. They describe a feature on the White House’s website which allows the user to “Send a message to the President,” and explain that it doesn’t lead to [...]
Pearl Jam Is Confused By The Intertubes
Posted on August 3, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under Pearl Jam, music, the internets | Leave a Comment
I find this interesting for two reasons:
1) I’m one of those people who misses album art and liner notes in this otherwise wonderful digital age, and Tom Tomorrow’s art for the album is pretty cool.
2) “Find images from the album that have been scattered across the Net, and win a free downloadable mp3 of a [...]
Goodbye, AP
Posted on July 27, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under Associated Press, the internets, the media | Leave a Comment
Someone should really ask the music industry how it works out for companies when they declare war on their own consumers. This strategy will guarantee the demise of the Associated Press as a relevant news-gathering organization.
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The Language Is Insufficient
Posted on December 5, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under George W Bush, language annoyances, the internets | Leave a Comment
We either need to stop using “epic fail” to refer to things that aren’t the Bush presidency, or we need to come up with a new phrase to describe the most extreme epic fails and apply that to the Bush presidency.
It is simply incorrect to categorize the Bush presidency alongside anything short of, say, The [...]
The Most Awesome Thing I’ve Read On Wikipedia Today
Posted on November 17, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Korn, music, the internets | Leave a Comment
From the Korn page:
The band’s catalogue consists of nine consecutive debuts in the top ten of the Billboard 200,[2] including a compilation album, Greatest Hits Vol.1, and their untitled eighth album, released on July 31, 2007. To date, Korn has sold over 30 million albums worldwide, including 16.5 in the U.S.,[3] while earning six Grammy [...]
John McCain Invented The BlackBerry
Posted on September 16, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, John McCain, the internets | Leave a Comment
It’s simple. It’s concise. It fits with the current narratives. It’s easy to remember due to its similarity to a catchphrase from a past campaign. It really was said by an official spokesperson and is not an invented piece of fiction. It’s going to make John McCain wince every time he hears it for [...]
Missing White Girl + MySpace Link = RATINGS GOLD!!!
Posted on June 27, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under missing white girls, the internets, the media | 1 Comment
No one had better interrupt my weekend plans, which as of five minutes ago consist of following this story 24/7 until my eyes bleed. I swear, if CNN breaks into coverage of Missing White Girl ‘08 in order to share some boring new poll result in the boring presidential election, my television might well become [...]
And All Is Well Again
Posted on May 21, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Google Reader, the internets | Leave a Comment
Google Reader was broken for nearly two hours. It was quite possibly the longest two hours of my life. Thank goodness the ordeal appears to have ended.
It Took Me Fifteen Years To Swallow All My Tears Among The Urchins In The Street
Posted on May 20, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Ana Marie Cox, Pitchfork, the internets | Leave a Comment
Ana Marie Cox has a bit of a gaffe in her latest Swampland post:
I’ve seen various attempts to discount the astounding 75K turnout for Obama in Portland last week, but none have the charming daffiness of this one, from rightwingy Newsbusters. It’s main thesis? Obama didn’t draw that huge crowd, indie darling gothic twee rockers [...]
