An Eclectic Mind

Here are links I found interesting on August 4, 2010:

• Topic of Cancer – Christopher Hitchen writes about his battle with cancer. Best wishes, Hitch!
• Anger and The Aftermath – "Not everyone who poops on you is bad; not everyone who saves you from poop is good; if you are up to your neck in poop, for heaven’s sake, keep your mouth shut." Great blog post about anger and social media. Read more on QuinnCreative. Thanks to @EstherSchindler for sharing the link.
• Kasell, Hemmert join Radio Hall of Fame’s Class of 2010 – "National Public Radio veteran Carl Kasell and Chicago rock radio icon Terri Hemmert will be among this year’s inductees in the National Radio Hall of Fame. But once again, voters have snubbed two of America’s pioneering shock jocks — Howard Stern and Steve Dahl — denying them entry in the Chicago-based shrine." Congratulations! Read more on blogs.vocalo.org.
• The Book Bench: Too Hard Not to Cheat in the Internet Age? – "Excusing plagiarism as some sort of modern-day academic mash-up won’t teach students anything more than to how lie and get away with it. We should be teaching students how to produce original work…" Read more by Elizabeth Minkle in The New Yorker.
• NOT Sarah Palin’s Friends – "The Facebook posts Palin doesn't want you to see." Sarah Palin's Facebook page is screened and wall posts are removed regularly. John Dickerson at Slate tells you about the deleted wall posts, captured through a special software program before they are deleted. Sarah Palin, made to look like a gift from God. It makes me sick. On Slate.com.
• Would You Like Some Help? – Remember Clippy?
• 5 reasons why people hate Apple – "Every company has its opponents, but Apple really gets people worked up. Some people hate Apple a lot, more than they hate Nazis or Smurfs. They leave angry comments on Apple blogs. Based on my extensive observations of the species, Apple-haters fall into five categories. If you're an Apple-hater, which one of these categories do you fit in?" By Mitch Wagoner. Read more on Computerworld.

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Here are links I found interesting on July 28, 2010:

• Apple Sued Because iPad Does Not Work "Just Like A Book" As Claimed – Yet another frivolous lawsuit. Why don't these lawyers go out and get REAL jobs? Read about it on The Consumerist.
• Firing clients: Knowing when it’s time to just say no – "How do you know when it’s time to cut a client loose? Here are surefire signs that this person’s business is more trouble than it’s worth." Read them on YourGhostWriter.com.
• Time Inc.’s iPad Problem Is Trouble for Every Magazine Publisher | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD – "Time Inc. likes to show off its iPad apps as a symbol of the company’s future. But inside the publisher, the digital editions have become a source of hair-pulling frustration. That’s because the magazine giant has been unable to get Apple to let it sell and manage subscriptions for its iPad apps — much to Time Inc.’s surprise." read more on MediaMemo/AllThingsD.com. This is a perfect example of how Apple's desire to control every aspect of its apps is hurting its partners and customers.

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Here are links I found interesting on July 19, 2010:

• Bad Connection: Inside the iPhone Network Meltdown – Article on Wired.com explaining the AT&T bandwidth #FAIL. Thanks to @pilotmike for sharing the link.
• Palin invents word ‘refudiate,’ compares herself to Shakespeare – In the Washington Post. "A good time was had by all," indeed.
• Sarah Palin Refudiates English – "Move over George W. Bush, there’s a new language butcher and she’s on a tear. Sarah Palin loved her made-up word “refudiate” so much, she used it twice—first in an interview and again on Twitter." Read more on Truthdig.

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Here are links I found interesting on July 14, 2010:

• Blogging Pitfalls: Flamebait – Is your blog being controversial just to attract hits? If so, read this. By Jonathan Bailey on BloggingPro.
• What Apple Must Do to Stop the Bleeding – Good advice from Mashable about what Apple should do about the iPhone 4 antenna problems. Thanks to @cofrenchy for sharing the link.
• The Amazing Meeting 8: Skepticism 2.1 (reboot) – Great summary of TAM 8. On ICBS Everywhere. Thanks to @derekcbart for sharing the link.

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Here are links I found interesting on July 13, 2010:

• Janet Fitch’s 10 rules for writers – Great advice for writers. In the LATimes.
• iPad stealing sales of e-readers and portable game consoles – This explains the Kindle and nook price drops, but I think it's too little, too late. On TUAW.
• The Vaccine Song – Thinking about vaccines? You need to see this. Now on its own domain. Thanks to @krelnick for sharing the link.
• Captured: New York City from Above – EXCELLENT photo gallery of aerial photos of New York City. In the Denver Post (of all places). Thanks to @mjvalente for tweeting the link.
• Colonoscopy: It’s Time to Check Your Colons – An article about the use of colons in writing. On The Millions, tweeted by @EstherSchindler and @vestacaro.

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