Feed the Machine

I really enjoyed this post from Travis about his job search. It sucks that he’s having a hard time finding work, but his story of applying for work at Best Buy got me thinking. from Travis’ post – “You see, it’s become common for national chains like this one to submit applicants to a long…

Shared Items – July 29, 2009

Best articles, photos, and general signs of cool from my Google Reader Feeds Twitter Street Art | diskursdisko July 28, 2009 top secret no Flickr – Compartilhamento de fotos! July 28, 2009 Meet the puppy police; worst user-experience ever July 28, 2009 – Unbelievable Meet the puppy police; worst user-experience ever July 27, 2009 ace.…

Shared Items – July 22, 2009

Best articles, photos, and general signs of cool from my Google Reader Feeds Discovery Channel promotes the imminent death of journalists July 20, 2009 Jory Dayne July 17, 2009 How many journalists does it take to screw in a light bulb? July 7, 2009 The wrong survey questions July 10, 2009 Mowing the lawn July…

Fixing News or Fixing Paper

In Utica, NY we have one daily paper that’s actually printed – The Observer Dispatch. When I was checking it this morning I noticed that they have launched an ‘online e-edition.’  I’m a curious creature – so I checked it out. This is a paid premium service ($10 / mo. or $1 extra per year…