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31 May 2009 12:11

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Politics, Tech: The evolution of the art of writing in the age of blogs

  • Philip Greenspun of MIT argues that, before the Web, you could either write books or mid-sized articles of four to five pages. Publishing was constricted. source
  • When the internet first came about, he argues, it allowed for long articles – 20 to 30 pages – to be easily printed. But short bites didn’t make sense online. source
  • His argument concludes that blogging solved the biggest problem of the media age – now people can easily write short. Well, that’s what we’re doing, anyway. source
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25 May 2009 11:09

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Offbeat: Here’s your bold-faced dog-related idea of the day

  • So here’s the idea you’ve been patiently waiting for: let’s simply say that dog breeds are different species.
  • Steve Mirsky • In an essay in the Scientific American, arguing that the re-labeling of different breeds of dogs could be used to prove evolution to creationists. Seems reasonable. • source
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31 Mar 2009 22:14

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Biz, World: The Guardian says screw print – they’re going Twitter-only.

  • Who needs presses when you’re on the forefront of technology? The Guardian, one of the best papers in the U.K. – hell, the world – is going to try a great experiment, starting today. They’re going Twitter-only. Among the new technologies they’re launching include “Gutter,” a collaboration with Twitter that will filter out all notable liberal opinion. We wish them the best. Also, in other news, our rent would be due today if we lived in London. source
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30 Mar 2009 10:56

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Biz, U.S.: To the Detroit papers: Fingers crossed today

  • The papers – The Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News – will stop delivering to homes most days of the week and will become a product that focuses mainly on box sales and online content. source
  • They’re two of many papers to make a change like this lately, but this one at least seems to be an effort to keep the products alive – the entire editorial staff for both papers is staying put for now. source
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16 Mar 2009 22:32

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Biz, U.S.: The Rocky staffers’ new project, InDenverTimes, sets a lofty goal

  • 50,000 subscriptions by April to start out source
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12 Feb 2009 10:13

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Tech: In the court of public opinion, Darwin’s wrong

  • 39% of people believe in evolution, according to a new Gallup poll. There’s a lot of indifference: 36% don’t have an opinion on Darwin. source
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10 Feb 2009 10:28

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Tech: Why should Darwin get all the evolution attention?

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08 Feb 2009 12:00

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Tech: Creationists: Darwin was important, but we still think he’s wrong

  • He was clearly extremely important, his thinking changed the world. We disagree with his conclusions, with the way he made extrapolations, but he was a very careful observer and we’ve got a lot to be grateful for.
  • Paul Taylor • A spokesman for the rejecting-of-Darwin’s-theory group Answers in Genesis. The group prefers a literal interpretation of the bible. • source
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08 Feb 2009 11:56

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Tech: Darwin would’ve turned 200 this week, if he was more evolved

The man’s still a lightning rod when it comes to that whole theory of evolution he invented. source
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02 Jan 2009 13:44

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Offbeat: Did diamonds kill off the mammoths?

  • The evidence Scientists recently found sediment from nano-diamonds, and other impact materials, around North American sites. These materials could not be created through average processes, says James Kennett, a scientist at the University of California. source
  • The evidence Scientists recently found sediment from nano-diamonds, and other impact materials, around North American sites. These materials could not be created through average processes, says James Kennett, a scientist at the University of California.
  • What they think happened Scientists believe that these materials could have impacted the Earth from space 13,000 years ago, causing diamond “rain” that led to the extinction of the wooly mammoth and the early-human Clovis culture in North America. source
  • The evidence Scientists recently found sediment from nano-diamonds, and other impact materials, around North American sites. These materials could not be created through average processes, says James Kennett, a scientist at the University of California.
  • What they think happened Scientists believe that these materials could have impacted the Earth from space 13,000 years ago, causing diamond “rain” that led to the extinction of the wooly mammoth and the early-human Clovis culture in North America.
  • The impact theorized “Imagine 1,000 to 10,000 atomic bombs detonating within a few minutes over two continents,” says Allen West, co-author of the Science Magazine paper in which the theory was first put forth. We’re not sure if we really want to. It sounds scary. source
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