Tequila Mockingbird is at it again. Loved this wonderful aside on her comments page: there must be something in the marketing material that these men interpreted differently. they seem to be under the impression that the 8 minutes represents an…
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More journo-links
Michelle Nicolosi’s Insert Text Here has a ton of handy clicks. One reason Michelle is one of the coolest people on earth: she is perhaps the only person anywhere who has won a Pulitzer Prize and served as a CCI…
What do you call the time when…
… you’re doing nothing waiting for the pagination system to come back up? Downtime isn’t industry-specific enough. (Brought to you by the 327th annoying CCI breakdown.) It gets worse: CCI’s down and they don’t know how to bring it back…
More on the Bee blogs
The Sacramento Bee’s ombudsman, who got everybody worked up last week, explains himself this week. Speaking of the Bee’s online adventures, they’re looking for an assistant content manager.
Les Gapay update
The L.A. Times has his cellphone number, as does NPR. I, however, do not. A couple minutes ago I fielded the second inquiry from a radio producer trying to get Gapay on the air. I’m flattered by the attention, folks,…
Craig on the Raiders’ comeback win
The Oakland Raiders staged a stunning comeback yesterday, scoring two touchdowns in the final six minutes and winning in overtime. Here’s Craig Lancaster’s story. And now, for the excerpts: With 5:59 left in the fourth quarter Sunday, the Raiders were…
Getting Spanish into English
Infomaniac provides this useful link. Useful because, well, if you leave the little squiggle off the top of the letter n, “year” becomes “asshole.”
In sporting news…
… the Detroit Tigers won today, allowing them to avoid matching the Mets’ record for losingest season. If it’d been me, I’d have thrown a couple of those last games to break the record. At least they notice you if…
For your education and amusement
A page on wheat being separated from chaff. As long as I’m on the subject, here’s an article on farming in ancient Egypt.
New links I happened upon
Gian Trotta’s list of online editing resources. Among the intriguing links: Sun Microsystems’ online style guide, which has tons of tips for Web writers and editors. Edit-Work, a site for online editors. The site hasn’t been updated in ages but…