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  Archive for May, 2008

When It Mattered

Written by dave in Friday, May 30th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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Talking Points Memo has put together a clip show of Scott McClellan’s days as press secretary. While his new book, What Happened, might salve his conscience, it’s meaningless compared to his role a frontline defender of the president. As TPM points out, unlike now, what he said then “actually mattered.”

9:30
What a tool.

Lawrence Lessig Interview in the Nation

Written by dave in Friday, May 30th 2008 under Screening, Uncategorized   
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Lawrence Lessig has influenced the thinking of millions of people about intellectual property issues. His recent Change Congress initiative is one of the most ambitious political movements of our times.
The Nation has just published an interview online.

“Lessig’s years rolling the copyright boulder up the hill served as the narrative inspiration for his talk at the [...]

Memo to staff at Poynter’s St. Petersburg Times

Written by dave in Thursday, May 29th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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These are difficult times for Newspapers. The St. Pete Times is laying folks off, and Jim Romenesko posts the memo to staff.

“The recent changes to the daily Times provide the opportunity to further reduce staff levels, and this difficult economic climate demands that we move faster than the pace of normal attrition.”
Too many more of [...]

Marmaduke Explained

Written by dave in Wednesday, May 28th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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Joe Mathlete explains the single-panel cartoon Marmaduke.
Every day.

“Marmaduke, bereft of any vestiges of morality as ever, tried to cheat at a game of poker. What’s worse than that, it was at a game made up entirely of elementary school girls. What’s worse than that, he failed instantly.”

Heritage Square at the Armory in West Tampa

Written by dave in Wednesday, May 28th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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West Side Stories: The West Tampa Blog has an update and timeline about bringing “Heritage Square at the Armory to life in West Tampa.”
“Our work with the Florida National Guard is moving forward. Although it may appear that nothing is happening because the Florida National Guard continues to have operations located on the property and [...]

Who Needs Philosophy?

Written by dave in Wednesday, May 28th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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Due to budget cuts in higher education, the University of Florida is cutting its philosophy doctoral program.
At the Chronicle of Higher Education Stan Katz ponders The Utility of Philosophy.
“Liberal education is not about utility, it is about the cultivation of the mind.”
Liberal arts and the humanities are about finding better ways to think. It may [...]

Ghost In a Bottle

Written by dave in Wednesday, May 28th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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No home is complete without a Ghost In a Bottle. I think I might buy a case and have a ghost party!

Each Ghost is captured from a reported haunted establishment, (house, hotel, ship, cemetery, etc), by our Ghost Hunters.
Each Ghost also comes with a “Ghost Certificate” which is signed by the Ghost Hunter that [...]

Re-shaping Florida’s Court

Written by dave in Monday, May 26th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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Robert at Interstate4Jamming points out that Governor Crist will appoint a majority of the Florida Supreme Court during his term.

Oaks at Riverview Crime

Written by dave in Monday, May 26th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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Tommy in Old Seminole Heights is taking on the rising tide of crime at the redeveloped Oaks at Riverview. Tommy OSH and his blog are great examples of how blogging can be a tool for creating and maintaining community awareness about issues that are affecting our neighbors.

Martian Memorial Day

Written by dave in Monday, May 26th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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Congratulations to everyone who worked on the Phoenix landing, which successfully landed at Mars’ north pole yesterday.
While I’m a little more cynical about space travel and NASA now than I was in my youth, as a child (and even a young adult) I thought space travel would be the salvation of humanity. I even named [...]

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