"Make good stuff, then make it easy for people to buy it. There’s your anti-piracy plan."
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Jonathan Coulton is wise.
http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2012/01/21/megaupload/
(via neil-gaiman)
I share stuff here. But I also take photos. My photo tumblr at vancouverish.com is far more interesting.
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January 24, 2012
October 25, 2011
"Embarrassing that a news organization the US spent a decade discrediting is better than anything they have."
October 25, 2011
"You’re blowing it with Fox News. The axis today is not liberal and conservative, the axis is constructive-destructive, and you’ve cast your lot with the destructive people. Fox has become an incredibly destructive force in our society. You can be better, and this is going to be your legacy if you’re not careful."
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STEVE JOBS, to News Corp. owner Rupert Murdoch, as quoted by biographer Walter Isaacson.
If Steve Jobs can’t convince Rupert of that, then no one can.
(Source: inothernews, via wilwheaton)
May 24, 2011
"If Colbert was giving voice to a September 11 mind-set that still secretly plagued the network’s image—Al Jazeera as a Trojan horse for extremism—Mohyeldin seemed to anticipate the question, assuming the measured voice of reason to Colbert’s contretemps. ‘Unfortunately Americans are being deprived of the choice of watching Al Jazeera,’ he said, ‘and people say that Americans aren’t interested in international news. I think that’s false […] The reality of it is these cable companies which are not carrying Al Jazeera are sadly helping to contribute to the misinformation…’"
— Michael Paterniti Goes Behind the Scenes at Al Jazeera English: Newsmakers: GQ
May 16, 2011
Journalists Memorial. Google, YouTube and Newseum have teamed up to put together this YouTube channel commemorating and documenting the work of journalists who have lost their lives this past year while reporting the news. It’s a digital memorial based on the actual one at the Newseum in Washington D.C.
In the Google Public Policy blog announcement, Steve Groves writes:
Their stories are incredible: heading into a street battle with no weapon other than your camera; talking about politics over the radio, only to be beaten to death with iron bars by a group of thugs on the way to work. The risks and sacrifices that many have made in order to provide us with accurate information is remarkable.
The channel has a crowdsourcing element: if you have a relevant video that profiles or represents the work of journalists who have lost their lives, you can submit it for consideration.
March 29, 2011
Debate Over Fabienne Cherisma Photos Rekindled After Award Given (via PetaPixel)
“This behind-the-scenes look depicting photojournalists crowded around the scene of a tragic incident (continuing even after the family arrived and were grieving) shows what commonly needs to take place for the powerful images you see on the front page of newspapers and magazines.”
September 20, 2010
The CIA and the Media
How America’s most powerful news media worked hand in glove with the Central Intelligence Agency and why the Church Committee covered it up.
Super interesting.
(Source: the-feature)
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