Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable « Clay Shirky.
It’s an interesting challenge to think of what happens when we disconnect “newspaper” or “tv news show” from “journalism” — what changes will we make?
Category Archives: Ideas (blog)
Attack Squash
Yes, I’m rereading Digger.
First Look At Genki Star Trek Fragrances
That’s right, perfume based on perfume based on Star Trek the Original Series.
So, for the question of the night: which is more disturbing an idea, smelling like Kirk’s mirror-ego, smelling like a red shirt, or smelling of Pon Farr?
Books and Music That Make You Dumb
More statistics twisting for you. Correlation isn’t causation but I’ll bet some folks edit their Facebook lists anyway after reading this.
Weather report percentages can vex viewers
The percentage, by the way, refers to the percent of days that experience precipitation when the expected weather conditions are in place.
Well hell, if I’d’ve known that, a whole lot of other things would’ve made sense years ago. Like how we can be in 80% chance of snow when it’s snowing on me.
At least I’m not alone.
Grown-Up Calvin and Hobbes
Square Root Day!
We celebrate word geekdom enough around here that I’d feel remiss in neglecting the math geeks by not pointing out that it’s Square Root Day.
Not sure how we celebrate this one – carrot sandwiches on white bread?