Tag Archives: 'blogs'

• Fools

  Have I mentioned recently how much I hate the internet on April Fool’s Day? Well, I’m saying it again. This sucks. UPDATE — I really, really hate it.

• Huff Tags

  I admit it. I read the Huffington Post. (For some reason I cannot resist, and at this point, I consider it one of my four vices.) One thing that upsets me about the Huffington Post is their penchant for overtagging (much like kottke), shown as red links below… Image: Huffington Post Please note the following [...]

• Bill Simmons On (Good) Blogs

  I caught this statement in an archived piece… When the goal is to keep everyone on their toes, have some fun, provide an alternate take on things and remain at least somewhat objective, that’s great. – Bill Simmons (2005) This highlights my method exactly for this blog, and my other (public) blogs, although I am [...]

• So, No $800 MacBook

  Some interesting back-story on the new MacBooks released yesterday. Late last week, a rumor churned that the entry price-point for the new (low-end) MacBook would be $800, which would be a startling change of pace for Apple. This turned out not to be the case. The rumor was apparently started exclusively by Duncan Riley, formerly [...]

• Tumblr Redux

  Tumblr has made a series of “improvements” to its blogging system in the last few months. I put the term improvements in quotes because improvements is relative. The popular blogging tool has introduced new permalink URLs and tags. The reason I’m poking fun at their expense is that Tumblr was supposed to be for people [...]

• How Old Is He?

  This is great… a blog dedicated to things younger than GOP presidential nominee John McCain, which includes, among many, many other items, the Golden Gate Bridge. (via kottke)

• Kottke Read This Blog (At Least Once)

  My blog karma-challenging post ripping Kottke’s tagging system did bring a visitor or two to this blog, and may have had a reverse jinx effect as well, since the famous blogger himself paid a visit. He even took the time to leave a comment. I was telling my wife about this honorable guest over dinner [...]

• Kottke Tags

  I know this will probably result in bad blog karma for me, but I’ve been wanting (and waiting) to rip on Kottke’s tagging system. Jason Kottke, of course, is the uberblogger — and microblogger — behind kottke.org, one of the most popular blogs in the blogosphere. I might as well rip. Kottke over-tags. Almost compulsively. [...]

• First Read

  The thing I don’t like about MSNBC.com’s First Read is that there is too much information in each post. Not too much substance, per se, but too many different topics being covered. It’s very un-blog-like. I don’t mind the effort — the NBC political team does do a good job — but don’t call it [...]

• Blogging

  Mark this news item under the category “we can statistically prove any premise if we throw enough money behind it and squint just hard enough to make the appropriate conclusion.” “A new study has found Bloggers are better adjusted and live healthier, happier social lives.“ You see, it wasn’t just about proving how smart I [...]

• TPM

  Although the look and use of Talking Points Memo needs to be refined, or better yet, needs to be completely overhauled, Joshua (Micah) Marshall finally gets his due in the New York Times. I have been a long-time reader of Marshall, and I truly value his additions to the online world of blog-based journalism. As [...]

• Al Gore’s Blog

  When I learned that Al Gore had a blog, my first thought was, “RSS feed, here I come.” But then I noticed that the blog is not actually written by Al Gore, but by some staffer who even sometimes carelessly refers to Gore in third person. And then I thought about it more, why would [...]

• Is The End Near For Liberal Blogs?

  Will a democratic victory in 2008 spell doom for liberal blogs? That may be true, unfortunately. The rise of blogs, liberal blogs in particular, came out of the growing public disgust for the contemptible Bush administration. And Bush’s unconscionable reelection victory in 2004 only led to increased liberal blogging. It should be noted that the [...]

• The Tumblr Ruse

  I have fooled around with Tumblr. It is alright. I would grade it as “so-so.” It is not a god-send. It is not other-worldly. It is a blogging platform. Er, it is a microblogging platform. It is a mix of Blogger and Twitter. It is not the second coming. These are truths. Tumblr is a [...]

• YearlyKos

  My wife brought up the liberal convention YearlyKos yesterday and asked why I didn’t go to Chicago. “Because I’m not an activist,” I told her. “The people at YearlyKos are a part of a fundraising and get-out-the-vote effort for the democrats. There blogs are ‘vote for this guy,’ and ‘we must get rid of the [...]

• In the News… Blogs.

  - A blogger’s union? Umh, no comment. Alright one: I hate it. – Speaking of bloggers, Yearly Kos attendants look all the same. “[The audience is] mostly white. More male than female. It’s not very diverse.” I was going to say something profound than realized that I’m white, more male than female. – And uber-blogger [...]

• In the News

  - Ana Marie Cox at Time has started a morning news segment, which may just put me out of business. Still, it’s great that Ms. Wonkette is “officially” back. – A senate bill that passed committee will for the first time all the government to regulate tobacco. “The bill would allow the FDA to reduce [...]

• In the News

  - Former presidential aspirant Senator Russ Feingold (of Wisconsin) will be introducing a censure resolution that will “condemn Bush and his administration for misleading Congress in the lead-up to the war and how it has been carried out, as well as for failing to properly train and equip the U.S. military.“ – The newly-redesigned Talking [...]

• Morning Politoon

  bLaugh on the blogstyle of the rich and famous… Image: bLaugh

• In the News

  - Law & Order’s conservative district attorney Fred Thompson was a mole for Richard Nixon during the Watergate hearings. I guess he’s counting on the voter’s short memory. – The biggest complaint with the first version of the iPhone is the battery. The phone must be sent in for service, it costs “$79, plus $6.95 [...]

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