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Fun fact for the day
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Author: ryanvis
Anderson Cooper‘s mother is Gloria Vanderbilt. He was also photographed by Diane Arbus.
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Just so I have this straight
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Author: ryanvis
When CNN et al read blogs on the air, they’re jumping on the bandwagon, airing the thoughts of people who took more time then did the news channels to make thoughtful posts about newsworthy topics. (See the much lauded Daily Show segment, thanks to Lisa Rein.) But, when Adam Curry does the same thing with […]
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Court Strikes Down Ban on Wine Shipments
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Author: ryanvis
Finally! This was one of the stupiest (and dirty) laws Michigan had with regard to liquor sales. You can now order wine from anywhere in the country and have it shipped to Michigan. The supporters are using the “for the children” defense, which is total crap considering that the state is pretty interested in the […]
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Broadcast Flag is back – Told you so
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Author: ryanvis
And now it’s worse than ever. Copyfighters will have their rhetoric turned up and thesauruses at hand for this next round. Good luck to them too, their fighting our war. Write your Congresscriters; this is a stupid, protectionist move. Look for Orin Hatch to sponsor the final language of this bill. Link
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Christian Phone Company Claims Verizon Hosts Child Porn Ring
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Author: ryanvis
Yeah, I’m going to call BS on this one. Sorry, Wonkette, even those of us who want to believe this story don’t believe it. MP3s or not, this is too off the wall for reality to even be tacitly interested. Link
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Change or Die
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Author: ryanvis
This article is especially relevant to my current work, but it is also an important reminder that humans, across the board, are creatures of habit. [John Kotter, a Harvard Business School professor] has hit on a crucial insight. “Behavior change happens mostly by speaking to people’s feelings,” he says. “This is true even in organizations […]
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SpotScents, the scent projector
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Author: ryanvis
I know the technology is cool, but damn it, I don’t want this to be available to movie makers. Considering what Lucas did to the Star Wards franchise, it could now potentially smell like actually shit. SpotScents, developed by Yasuyuki Yanagida at the Media Information Science Laboratories in Japan, uses scent projectors to deliver localized […]
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Interview with Edward Tufte at Tech Comm Quarterly
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Author: ryanvis
Mr. Tufte should be required reading for anyone who dares call themselves a technical writer/author/communicator. Link
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Lake Michigan Mirage
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Author: ryanvis
These are some of the coolest pictures you’ll see today. God, I miss the lake. Link
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Kwame and Krispy Kreme
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Author: ryanvis
I am SO glad I didn’t take a job in Detroit. Kilpatrick, no stranger to the dumber side of politics, has decided to ask voters to approve a 2% tax on “fast food”. You might say, “Good! And about time. Detroit is too fat” and you’d be right… if the money was going to help […]