The Media Drop

On Sunday, I went down to Philadelphia, PA, with my friends Jerry and Misha to catch the Men’s Lacrosse Finals for NCAA Divisions II and III, and have a cool meal while we were in town. No, we didn’t go to Pat’s or anywhere that served up traditional Philly steak sandwiches, that’s too easy. We […]

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If there has ever been a moment when I wished that two well-known personalities offline, who happen to have blogs online, would start corresponding back and forth, it’s right now, when Malcolm Gladwell is talking about Kevin Garnett, who plays for the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves. It’s just ripe for Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban to […]

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Here’s a batch ‘o’ links for your viewing pleasure.

World Cup soccer your thing? Here’s the TV sked for the blokes here in the States. via kottke’s remainders
Thanks. No.. Props to Amanda & RB for having some fun with a nifty new “service” out there. And, props to Chris for reminding me to watch on this […]

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If you’re at all familiar with the world of media in Europe (and elsewhere outside of the U.S.), you’ll know that it’s much less conservative in many nations, both on television and in print. That’s not saying that all of it is, just that things we regularly censor on network television are admitted on the […]

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Okay, so while I think I enjoyed most of the 2nd season finale for ABC’s Lost, I’ve gotta say that I really wasn’t very happy about the last few minutes, which while they do sort of leave things open, they do nothing except confuse you. And like, what did the key being turned and finishing […]

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On Tuesday, CBS Radio stated that it might sell some of its radio station assets, including four in Cincinnati, two in San Antonio, including one of its “JACK” format stations, and a number of properties in Buffalo, among other cities. The company’s official announcement can be found here.

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[16:24] Chris: Amanda C just held up a sign that said “the NSA is still listening”
[16:24] Chris: I almost shot Coke out of my nose
You, too, can experience Coke shooting out of your nose while watching today’s excellent (shocker!) episode of Rocketboom.

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A few days ago, Anil Dash sorta-kinda called out some mainstream journalists he suggests penned pieces as link bait. Link bait, if you haven’t heard it before, is a simple way of describing what someone else has written purely for the sake of getting others to link to it. Typically it’s obnoxious, insulting, or totally […]

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It’s like that, huh.
[11:29] Chris: you seeing Da Vinci this weekend?
[11:29] Tom: might tomorrow night. you?
[11:29] Chris: possible - maybe saturday night
[11:29] Chris: I hear there’s a bit of controversy but the news isn’t covering it much so i can’t figure out over what
[11:32] Tom: LOL

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In case you hadn’t noticed, Flickr today moved into “Gamma” mode, with some nifty little changes, dropdowns, font adjustments, etc. You can get much more skinny on this here at the Flickr Blog.
Also, I just had to share this exchange from IM today:
[16:04] Tom: did you notice that flickr was in gamma
[16:04] David: yeah, […]

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