This argument leads me to think about the complaints I've heard the
most about when it comes to bad writing. Which I'm sure I'm guilty.
But tech. manuals and other such types are and continue to be the
worst. Back in the 7th grade (1975) I was enlightened to the
difficulties of writing a
This argument leads me to think about the complaints I've heard the
most about when it comes to bad writing. Which I'm sure I'm guilty.
But tech. manuals and other such types are and continue to be the
worst..
I used to edit tech manuals. Talk about bad writing. Some of the errors I found
I agree, Betty. Reliable tech news is limited. The W Post and NY Times have
some good tech writers, but that is about as far as I go for general US news
media. Even NPR does not have a good tech reporter (except for Science Friday,
but that is mostly science, not tech news). Most general
On Nov 13, 2009, at 6:21 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote:
I agree, Betty. Reliable tech news is limited. The W Post and NY
Times have some good tech writers, but that is about as far as I go
for general US news media. Even NPR does not have a good tech
reporter (except for Science
Cnet is not that bad as they usually have customer reviews alongside
their reviews and in some cases they include video reviews.
They do not pull punches and the customers do not either.
I have steered clear of some items due to customer reviews.
Stewart
At 12:05 PM 11/13/2009, you wrote:
I agree, Betty. Reliable tech news is limited. The W Post and NY
Times have some good tech writers, but that is about as far as I go
for general US news media. Even NPR does not have a good tech
reporter (except for Science Friday, but that is mostly science, not
tech news). Most general
When does it air in the DC area?
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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APM'a Future Tense daily is quick, fun, and usually of good quality.
He used to be a bit too gullible on malware stories promoted by the
security vultures, but I think his listeners straightened him out on
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I agree, Betty. Reliable tech news is limited. The W Post and NY
Times have some good tech writers, but that is about as far as I go
for general US news media. Even NPR does not have a good tech
reporter (except for Science
On Nov 13, 2009, at 1:24 PM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote:
When does it air in the DC area?
Podcast.
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On Nov 13, 2009, at 2:07 PM, mike wrote:
What about a guy like Mossberg who is seemingly revered in the
review tech
community. Has he been bought and sold by Apple?
I agree that Mossberg is not that good, but I would never call him a
shill. If you slow down and actually read his reviews
Well it helps if you read what I wrote. Whatever it is you are doing while
reading these posts you might want to stop, and if all you are doing is
reading them I'd suggest someone read them to you for better comprehension
since I never said what you assert. Dance on.
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at
One of the problems I see with the tech writers on the net, especially,
is lack of disclosure/honesty. Some of these Bozos own stock or are
otherwise blatant shills for the companies they write about. It has
been a real problem since the tech press began writing and seems to have
grown. I am
This is a problem with every news site. Check NYT or LATIMES or any other
news paper.
Agreed. I see this all the time.
Fox Nation is a serial headline-abuser. In their case it appears to be
intentional. Nobody could be THAT bad at the summarizing an article's content
in a few words,
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 7:10 AM, Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com wrote:
Oh, please. He said it has the same legal status AS a religion (or a
philosophy). He didn't say that it IS a religion (or a philosophy). Someone
tell me this wasn't intentional.
I saw a headline yesterday on an online
This has been going on for over 30 years.
My brother was involved in an incident 30+ years ago where he and his
friends got attacked.
Newspaper headline next day, Gang fight erupts in south Shreveport.
Stewart
At 06:53 AM 11/12/2009, you wrote:
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 7:10 AM, Chris
While we are griping here, let me add the gripe of lack of or poor
punctuation. A comma after Chimp would have fully clarified the headline.
phartz...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 7:10 AM, Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com wrote:
Oh, please. He said it has the same legal status
Says more about global warming than Fox Nation.
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 5:10 AM, Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com wrote:
This is a problem with every news site. Check NYT or LATIMES or any
other
news paper.
Agreed. I see this all the time.
Fox Nation is a serial headline-abuser.
Oh, please. He said it has the same legal status AS a religion (or a
philosophy). He didn't say that it IS a religion (or a philosophy). Someone
tell me this wasn't intentional.
We can expect Fox News and the New York Post to deliberately
misrepresent issues in headlines. It's Murdoch's M.O.
On Nov 12, 2009, at 12:06 AM, b_s-wilk wrote:
As long as the readers don't care or demand quality, or pay for
quality, it won't be there.
Readers are voting with their feet by dropping paid sources with poor-
quality for free sources with poor quality.
The MBAs running newspapers today do
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 12:33 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote:
The MBAs running newspapers today do not understand the value of their
product and what they need to produce to make it worth paying for. So they
cut the heart out of their newspapers and magazines and then blame the
Internet for
Tom, That seems overly broad. It only applies to some newspapers. As a
long-term reader of newspapers, I cringe each time a good paper, such as
the W Post or NY Times, loses an important feature or writer. Both
papers seem to be run more from a journalistic perspective, than that of
your evil
There is very little of modern music I like to listen too. It is all
marketing from The music industry.
My one son likes heavy metal (modern heavy) and I cant stand it.
My other son listens to Michael Bublee (sic)
My daughter likes to listen to Country (An area that is increasingly growing)
On Nov 12, 2009, at 1:32 PM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote:
Tom, That seems overly broad. It only applies to some newspapers.
As a
long-term reader of newspapers, I cringe each time a good paper,
such as
the W Post or NY Times, loses an important feature or writer. Both
papers seem to be
On Nov 12, 2009, at 1:48 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
Clean up your act, get some real musical talent out and then see
music sales jump.
It's really that newfangled radio machine that is doing in the music
business. They let you listen to music for free.
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 2:06 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote:
It's really that newfangled radio machine that is doing in the music
business. They let you listen to music for free.
It is a lot more than that, Tom. For instance, discretionary
spending. Video game and associated hardware sales
On Nov 12, 2009, at 2:40 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote:
It is a lot more than that, Tom. For instance, discretionary
spending.
Good point. US consumer discretionary spending has been shrinking and
their slice of the pie has been shrinking too as consumers are offered
more appealing
Quoting tjpa t...@tjpa.com:
On Nov 12, 2009, at 1:48 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
Clean up your act, get some real musical talent out and then see
music sales jump.
It's really that newfangled radio machine that is doing in the music
business. They let you listen to music for free.
Read the headline. Read the story. Tell me if this head fits on this
body.
Bing Now a Serious Challenger to Google
http://www.pcworld.com/article/181980/bing_now_a_serious_challenger_to_google.html
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Yes, with nearly 10 percent of the market to Google's 70%, I'd say the
headline is accurate. After all, every time Apple market pushes 5% to
MS's 90%, you proclaim the end of MS.
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 8:00 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote:
Read the headline. Read the story. Tell me if this head
This is a problem with every news site. Check NYT or LATIMES or any other
news paper.
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 6:00 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote:
Read the headline. Read the story. Tell me if this head fits on this body.
Bing Now a Serious Challenger to Google
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 8:36 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote:
This is a problem with every news site. Check NYT or LATIMES or any other
news paper.
Agreed. I see this all the time.
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Quoting tjpa t...@tjpa.com:
Read the headline. Read the story. Tell me if this head fits on this body.
Bing Now a Serious Challenger to Google
http://www.pcworld.com/article/181980/bing_now_a_serious_challenger_to_google.html
Never mind squaring the headline with the body, there doesn't seem
mike xha...@gmail.com escribió:
This is a problem with every news site. Check NYT or LATIMES or any other
news paper.
This is a somewhat recent phenomenon. I've worked on several newspapers
and have done work for magazines and books. Newspaper headlines were
edited carefully just as was
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