Surfing The Web So You Don't Have To
The National Weather Service issued high wind warnings for the Central Oregon coast. And according to the dateline of the story, we need to be sure we avoid the city “UNDATED” as that’s where the story was written.
Pays to filter (or actually read) your AP feeds, folks, as anybody who has worked in a newsroom knows, AP feeds notoriously have issues like this. It’s not the first time it’s happened.
If you want to be totally completely politically correct this holiday season, you should be celebrating Festivus, and you can now buy A Festivus Pole. And don’t worry — you won’t be alone in your celebration.
I’m going straight to hell for laughing at this: What if The Passion Of The Christ were dubbed over by the Benny Hill theme song? It might look something like this.
If you’re somebody like me who has ever had to manage a pile of computers, servers, etc…, you’ll appreciate these. And be sure to read the comments, as there are a pile of good ones in the comments as well.
This time of year, you’ll see a pile of different news organizations and web sites that will do year-end wrap ups and summarys of the “x” of the year 2005. The first one I’m posting is this very entertaining 101 Dumbest Business Moments of 2005. Thanks BBSpot for the link.
The site’s not in English, but the pictures say a thousand words.
It’s like Command and Conquer but in real life with politics, celebrities, public support, and CIA agents who just kind of do their own thing. Funny stuff. Thanks sleepy for the link.
OK, as a geek, what do you notice first: The good looking women or the networking equipment (99.9% safe for work, don’t worry)?
Like this nitwit (mirror) who manages to light his pubic hair on fire (not safe for work, obviously). Why (how?) you would do something like this, I have no idea. Link via b3ta.
I don’t know what you’re talking about! Just check out this column by Modest Bee Managing Editor Dan Day, who took a look at his appointment book where he shows you he has no media bias:
Monday
8:30 a.m. — Take dogs Lyndon, Johnson to vet
10 a.m. — Assign negative stories about Modesto
11 a.m. — News meeting
Noon — Newsroom lunch-hour tai chi
2:30 p.m.– Search wires for negative stories about American military
4 p.m.– News meeting
5 p.m. — Copy desk training: twisting headlines
7 p.m.– MJC Marxist Faculty Bowling League (Opponents: Engel’s Bengals)
Link via Romenesko.