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Making useful photographs
What does it mean when perhaps hundreds of thousands of one’s photos appear in articles, essays and posts all over the Web? It means they’re useful. That’s why I posted the originals in the first place, and licensed them to … Continue reading
Where did “Chinese Wall” come from?
The meaning of the term “Chinese wall” is clear. It’s a virtual partition meant to keep potentially conflicted interests apart: a private partition meant to keep interests apart, even if what’s happening on both sides is obvious to the other. … Continue reading
What’s right with Wikipedia?
“I make my living off the Evening News Just give me something: something I can use People love it when you lose They love dirty laundry. — Don Henley, “Dirty Laundry” Look up “Wikipedia loses” (with the quotes) and you … Continue reading
Toward Celebrating 8-11 Day
Mark Finnern has a great idea: Wikipedia papers. Specifically, Every student that takes a class has to create or improve a Wikipedia page to the topic of the class. It shouldn’t be the only deliverable, but an important one. The … Continue reading
Posted in Ideas, infrastructure, Politics, problems
Tagged 8-1-1, 811, APWA, call before you dig, CGA 811, Civil Engineering, Common Ground Alliance, Dig Safe, digsafe, fcc, Mark Finnern, MGH, mghus, PHMSA, Safe Digging Month, UMBC, Wikipedia
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WQXR goes to WNYC, WBCN leaves FM dial
Heard this morning on WNYC that the New York Times has unloaded its remaining broadcasting asset, which consists of the channel and facilities of WQXR, which has been a classical music landmark for as long as it’s been around. (One … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Future, infrastructure, music, radio, Sports
Tagged Empire State Building, fybush, Scott Fybush, Times Co. New York Times, Univision, WCAA, Wikipedia, WNYC, WQEW, WQXR
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