October 2009
September 2009
B'hoy and g'hal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia →
B’hoy and g’hal (meant to evoke an Irish pronunciation of boy and gal, respectively)[1] were the prevailing slang words used to describe the young men and women of the rough-and-tumble working class culture of Lower Manhattan in the late 1840s and into the period of the American Civil War. They spoke a unique slang, with phrases such as “Hi-hi,” “Lam him” and...
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Clay Shirky and accountability journalism (Ethan... →
The ability of people to form communities online is a critical aspect of the contemporary newscycle. But this argues against micropayments and user fees – if you’re trying to protect your news content this way, you run the danger of breaking the amplification function of groups.
The plans currently being proposed by Brill and others to restrict access to news suggests creating a monopoly (which...
NYTimes' Crowdsourced Map of Bargains in Fort... →
$6 six packs of beer and $5 Black Iris pitzas.
“‘Smartphone’ = ‘Horseless Carriage’”
– Stating the obvious, I know. I sat next to two gentlemen on the 6 train this morning who kept referring to their Blackberrys as ‘PDAs’. This made me think about all of the other disruptive technologies that snuck their way in by being presented in context of an earlier technology. When I...
Jane Jacobs on Ideology from 'Dark Age Ahead' (WP) →
Overall, Jacobs argued that the very concept of “ideology” is fundamentally flawed and detrimental to both individuals and societies, no matter what side of the political spectrum an ideology comes from. By relying on ideals, she claimed people become unable to think and evaluate problems and solutions by themselves, but simply fall back on their beliefs for “pre-fabricated...
“As more great new companies are absorbed into big old companies, a whole new...”
– Mint.com: The next generation bends over - (37signals)
Sorry if this has already been reblogged. I haven’t had the chance to check my dashboard today.
WatchEllie vs the Auto-Tune app
(on teh Vimeo)
“I get irritated by the fact that male protagonists written by male playwrights...”
– an interview with Sheila Callaghan at SamuelFrench.com
WatchIt’s coming. 9.9.09 - The Day Without Cats on the Internet. Will you join the ban? - kellyreeves
I for one support the day without cats.
