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December 30, 2005

DeLong ties together his various grievances with WaPo's John Harris

"A Platonic Dialogue on Journalistic Fairness, the Internet, Judy Miller Sourcing Ethics, Cross-Potomac White-Collar Outsourcing, and Other Topics." I expect a musical version shortly. http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2005/12/a_platonic_dial.html

Posted by irons at 06:52 PM

December 29, 2005

"Deal or No Deal" flash game

I didn't see the TV show, but I sort of wish I had. http://www.nbc.com/Deal_or_No_Deal/game/

Posted by irons at 11:57 PM

December 18, 2005

Teresa Nielsen-Hayden explains why anagrams make poor cryptographic vehicles

They're arguably tiny little one-time pads. (Her version is funnier.) http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/007095.html

Posted by irons at 11:27 AM

A funny story about journalism

Betsy Devine spent a couple weeks hanging out at her local courthouse, which happened to be trying James Tobin on charges of phone-jamming his political opponents in the get-out-the-vote effort on Election Day 2002. It was an entertaining and informative view of the process, citizen journalism at a high level. With the case over, she herein conveys an anecdote explaining why the AP coverage after the fact was so worthless. http://betsydevine.weblogger.com/2005/12/18#a2551

Posted by irons at 11:20 AM

December 15, 2005

Brad DeLong is making one of WaPo's White House correspondents look very bad

It's like watching a cat torture a bug, only with less guilt. http://www.tpmcafe.com/story/2005/12/16/04134/093

Posted by irons at 11:16 PM

December 04, 2005

There's a gentleman on the board of Ford Motor Company named "Edsel B. Ford II"

Via John Aravosis. Also, something about being cowed by Donald Wildmon into pulling ads from gay periodicals. http://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/12/ford-motor-company-embraces-homophobia.html

Posted by irons at 05:37 PM

December 02, 2005

Gervais and Merchant to start a 12-episode podcasting run next week

omfg http://www.guardian.co.uk/rickygervais

Posted by irons at 11:13 AM

Great anecdote about expecting religious retribution for societal progress

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/18/opinion/18liell.html?ex=1289970000&en=8933367def2f19f7&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

Posted by irons at 11:00 AM