August 2010
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18 Photography Tumblrs that Rock | Escape Into... →
lethebashar:
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The 5 Keys to Tumblr for Media Outlets →
markcoatney:
soupsoup:
…for tech-savvy media outlets, it has not been exactly clear *what* to use Tumblr for. The most successful effort (in my humble opinion) was created by former Newsweek employee Mark Coatney, who then promptly got hired by Tumblr itself. (The New Yorker tumblr is a solid runner up.) So, leave it to ProPublica, an old-school investigative journalism non-profit to come...
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'Paranormal Activity'
“Paranormal Activity” is the scariest movie I’ve seen in quite a while. Makes me want to watch “The Blair Witch Project” again to see which one is better. The “found footage” device worked in both movies, but the mundane setting of “Paranormal Activity” — just this couple’s boring house — made the bumps in the night that much spookier.
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Recommend FYSD! →
I’ve done my part.
fuckyeahsd:
Help us get back to the top of the Local Category! FuckYeahSd would really appreciate it. Thank you everyone.
Contador Apologizes on YouTube. →
But he notes that Schleck did something similar earlier in the Tour de France when Contador was delayed through no fault of his own.
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Rupert Murdoch, Neel Shah, and the Short Pants →
Last month, my friend Neel Shah left his job at the New York Post’s “Page Six” and moved to LA to write for a network sitcom. Neel’s new gig marked not only the end of his time in New York, but the end of a year-long fascination with the management style of his boss’ boss’ boss, Rupert Murdoch….
Amazing, hilarious story.
Via kottke
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Google’s Do-It-Yourself App Tool →
Google is bringing Android software development to the masses.
The company will offer a software tool, starting Monday, that is intended to make it easy for people to write applications for its Android smartphones.
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When I first heard sarcasm, I didn't understand
Once when I was about 5, I decided to unroll the toilet paper in the bathroom. I gave the roll a spin, and whee! The paper cascaded to the floor, looking like a waterfall. So I gave it a couple more spins. Fun!
My mom didn’t share my joy. She rolled the toilet paper back up, but instead of a nice neat cylinder, it now looked like a mess. Even I could see that. So I was confused when she...
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ProPublica Photographer: I Was Followed by BP... →
marco:
To summarize:
A photographer took these photos of a BP oil refinery while standing on the grass median of a public road. (With very few exceptions, it’s perfectly legal to take pictures of anything visible from a public place, even if the subject is privately owned.)
BP’s security noticed, called the city police, and followed him by car to a gas station.
The police forcefully detained,...
Bryan Lee O’Malley and Scott Pilgrim Page Flow. →
Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O’Malley shares a look at how the flow of panels his comics has improved.
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In the jury lounge
My Moleskine sketches from a day in which nobody got called for jury duty.
Juror No. 1:
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Juror No. 4:
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bikini shirt, at daily dose of imagery →
Nice that the hat matches the bikini.
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A Funny Thing Happened in Omaha… | Cole Thompson... →
Cole shares a story about security guards who don’t know the law as it relates to photography in public places. Unlike a lot of photographers who have to deal with this nonsense, he mostly seems to have laughed it off.
He also has some good advice for photographers who find themselves in such situations.
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My 'iconic America' spot
The Union-Tribune ran a piece* on the Fourth of July in which readers wrote about places that, for them, define America. Besides the obvious and appropriate - the Statue of Liberty, Yellowstone, Las Vegas (hey, this nation was built on a gamble) - were some quirky choices - Spokane, Wash.; Ripley, Ohio; somebody even made a decent case for Ocean Beach.
My favorite reader choice was The Open Road....
