In her campaign for California governor, Meg Whitman (R) has created a YouTube attack video which implies that Jerry Brown (D) has had an appearance on the Cheezburger Network FAIL Blog. Ben Huh is steamed:
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Creating Folders In iOS4
You know that it’s possible to put your applications into folders with Apple’s iOS4 … but you can’t remember how. Or (less likely) you’ve not seen a step-by-step set of instructions.
Given that folder creation is a task that we won’t do everyday — and given that it is non-intuitive (IMO) — I’ve put together a step-by-step. Adding apps to an existing folder? Simple drag-and-drop while in “edit” mode. Creating a new folder? Read on …
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Grammar Gaffe Extraordinaire
Which is worse, writing “their” for “there” or writing “their” for “they’re”?
This egregious grammar gaffe courtesy of MacTech email promo.
Here’s the entire email promotion in a screen grab.
Tip: if there is a verb involved, it’s “they’re” (they are).
Twitter and Non-Profits
SOAR’s 6th Annual Putting the Pieces Together: Building Effective Partnerships for Children, Youth & Families professional development and networking conference is June 25 at South Seattle Community College. Continue reading
Why “He Said, She Said” Journalism Is Harmful
The deadline pressure felt by daily newspapers and TV’s evening news is probably a contributing factor to what I call “he said, she said”* journalism. Another pressure, of course, is that of “objectivity.”
The former often results in superficial reporting. The later, in my opinion, in a false sense of controversy.
No where is this phenomena more evident than in how U.S. media report climate change. Continue reading
