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July ’08

10 Ways Newspapers Can Improve Comments: Derek Powazek: “Here are ten things newspapers could do, right now, to improve the quality of the comments on their sites. (There are lots more, but you know how newspaper editors can’t resist a top ten list.)”
Maps and Mapmakers of the Peace Corps -chris@toughestmap.com: I'll have to dig out a few of my maps from Vanuatu.
Olympics at Sports-Reference.com - Olympics Statistics and History: Lots and lots of Olympics numbers.
delicious:days: This food blog looks very interesting.
Wordle: Create word clouds (like tag clouds) from any website or text.
HealthMap: Global disease alert map.
Ancient Tablet Ignites Debate on Messiah and Resurrection: Very interesting article about a developing understanding of Jewish messianic traditions that may have been adopted by the early Christians.
Anil Dash: Bill Gates and the Greatest Tech Hack Ever: ”On a day when everyone will be noting Gates' departure from day-to-day involvement in his work at Microsoft, it's worth noting the work he's done which will likely be seen as his greatest legacy.”
BlogTalkRadio: Want your own radio show? Guess this is the descendant of podcasting.

June ’08

Annals of National Security: Preparing the Battlefield: Seymour Hersh is at it again, because George Bush and Dick Cheney are still hacking away at the Constitution.
The Mystery and Power of the Itch: Atul Gawande on All Things Considered, talking about his intriguing New Yorker article on itching and brain perception.
Simple Credit Card Advice For Everyone, Yes YOU!: ”[D]on’t expect these things to solve any major problem. What it will do is prevent the bank from robbing you blind.”
Jerry Seinfeld on George Carlin: ”The honest truth is, for a comedian, even death is just a premise to make jokes about.”
Blogging Tips: Nathan shares his advice and experiences writing Confessions Of A CF Husband.
Banana Paletas: Recipe for banana popsicles (when I can't make it to Locopops, natch).
Is Google Making Us Stupid?: ”In Google’s world, the world we enter when we go online, there’s little place for the fuzziness of contemplation. Ambiguity is not an opening for insight but a bug to be fixed. The human brain is just an outdated computer that needs a faster processor and a bigger hard drive.”
Exhillaration: Comment: The New Yorker: ”Fox News is hopeless; you might as well get angry at mildew.” - Hendrik Hertzberg
Timetoast Timelines | Create timelines, share them on the web.: This could come in handy for a work-related project.
My Life in Sports: Blog by a former Chicago Tribune sportswriter Bob Markus, whom I most certainly read during high school.
Faye Flam: Her new book is The Score: How the quest for sex has shaped the modern man.
Kicking It - a ball can change your life: Documentary about homeless soccer tournament.
In Pursuit of Tea: Another tea source.

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