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amp6

  1. my neighbourhood is awesome. lockerz.com/s/212141174
  2. @asad_ch ampapernyATglobeandmail.com. How goes?
  3. File early and often: motto of persnickety assignment editors - and identity thieves with fake tax returns, apparently. bit.ly/KthDA9
  4. @mathewi @ivortossell we don't. we've a responsibility for the quality and accuracy of what we publish, on any medium.
  5. @mathewi @ivortossell agree on 1st point; on 2nd--more public than ever. but accuracy supersedes: news article isn't stream of consciousness
  6. @ivortossell @mathewi sure, that works. but editing's become more important, not less.
  7. @ivortossell @mathewi splain.
  8. @ivortossell no, sorry - @mathewi's weighing of editing vs. transparency. false premise. (inneresting q, tho)
  9. @mathewi @ivortossell false dichotomy, yo.
  10. so, this was yesterday's Times-Picayune staff meeting: media.nola.com/business_impac… via @johnmcquaid; photo by Ted Jackson
  11. so a robot arm in outer space just grabbed the first-ever private rocket ship to reach the international space station: nytimes.com/2012/05/26/sci…
  12. @lajeer yup, just ended. hour-long intvu - worth a listen if it's posted online.
  13. Canada's new EI: the more you use it, the less you get, @curryb reports. bit.ly/KWRh8e
  14. oh man i have the worst crush on toni morrison (whose lovely voice is on cbc radio right now).
  15. grim news outta NOLA: New Orleans Times-Picayune slashing staff costs, may reduce print publishing sked. mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/23/new…
  16. the number of font colours you use in an e-mail is inversely correlated with the likelihood i will read it in its entirety.
  17. the huge amount of personal data tech giants collect would be less unnerving if they were more willing to talk about it nytimes.com/2012/05/23/tec…
  18. all i want to do today is watch Egyptians vote. bbc.co.uk/news/world-mid… aljazeera.com/indepth/inpict… nytimes.com/slideshow/2012…
  19. @jembradshaw um. i'll get back to you on that...
  20. is pathological fear of losing one's voice recorder recognized in the DSM? asking for a friend...