Archive for November, 2008

Fun with Pointers

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Jeff Atwood shared this great youtube video on Pointers. (link for those who can’t see the embedded video)

But then I noticed this…

Its official: SMH needs journalists

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

I’m really sick of the slipping standards of Journalism at the Sydney Morning Herald. It really might as well be the Telegraph these days - catchy headlines with no real news or content. Blah.

Here is an example thats barely worth headline news (link)

Most newspapers were too high-minded to refer to it, but reaction trickled through the Internet and surfaced in USA Today, where a poll revealed that twice as many people hated the gown as thought it irrelevant or OK, she said.

PROTIP: High-minded means that they know whats news worthy and whats not. Its called standards.