I recently came across two articles that propose radically different visions of the future of newspapers. The two articles took specific interest in the New York Times which many consider the “newspaper of record” for the United States but which, like many newspapers, has been hemorrhaging money in recent years. In the first article, a […]
Because Cory Doctorow's new novel, “Little Brother” is the first e-book I'm reading on my iPhone (very readable, thank-you very much), I got to see his copyright notice which I'm reproducing here in its entirety because it's such a great summary of how copyright should work in a sane and rational world: THE COPYRIGHT THING […]
This article talks about a new auction site called Swoopo.com which is apparently super-addictive. The gimmick is that the site is sort of like a cross between an auction, a lottery and those “you only pay $0.25/call to vote for your American Idol. Er, vote as many times as you'd like!” deals.Every item up for […]
Do you ever get disappointed when you realise not everything's online and instantly accessible? For example, tonight I was reading a recent copy of Rolling Stone which had an article called “The Mayor of Hell”. It was about Braddock, Pennsylvania, a dying town of 2900 in Pennsylvania which is still the site of Andrew Carnegie's […]
Here's a really good article I found on Reddit about the differences between the economic environment for baby boomers seeking to buy their first houses a generation ago and the realities for their kids looking to buy a first home today. “I’m of the belief that [the rise in housing prices is] likely the biggest […]
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A good question on AskMefi to sum up how the Internet has shifted so much of our world. (Also see my post on “Five Things The Internet Is Killing (And One Thing It Isn't)“.)
Last May for Mother's Day I set up a Kiva account for Shea from Pace and put $100 in it. Now almost a year later, our initial loans were 75% repaid. After watching the following video we decided to immediately re-loan that money rather than waiting for it all to be paid back. Here is […]
A Newsweek story focusing on the different cultures of banks in the US and Canada and what that's meant for each country's respective economic situation.(via Reddit)
It's Oscar season again and that reminded me of a very hypothetical post I did about a year ago which stands today except for the first link in step three no longer working (but you can go to the second link for much the same effect. Or so I've heard.) On a completely unrelated note, […]
