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Cap’n Obvious says

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

…obviously it is. At least that’s all I can think now, based on this headline from “Planet Money,” found on the NPR.org homepage. The awesome Laura Conaway notes, in this “Planet Money” blog post, that “In its letter, Goldman acknowledges using high-frequency trading but writes that its systems don’t see ‘client order flow.’” I’m not [...]

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36-point Georgia on my mind

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

EDIT: NPR’s Andy Carvin commented to gently remind me that most of their videos are also posted on their YouTube channel. So I will be embedding after all. Starting next Monday, July 27, NPR.org will have a brand new look – a very familiar, blog-like look with some classy, but Web-friendly typography (as referenced in [...]

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Forgive them, father, they know not how to dance

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

    I grew up in church; I started college with the intention of becoming a pastor at some point. I took it all entirely too seriously (there are people I owe apologies concerning this). But here’s the thing: I took a Bible class that first year. My system of belief up until that point [...]

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Seriously? Sea Kittens?

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

After a super busy day at the real job, I was skimming npr.org, checking out headlines and looking for something that stood out for tonight’s post. There it was, gleaming in the right rail, today’s most viewed story, “PETA attempts to make fish more adorable“.  Awww! From the headline, I can understand the story’s popularity. [...]

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NPR does social media better than New Facebook

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

I’ve been hearing about NPR’s new social networking feature for a while now, thanks to its progenitor, the talented and affable Andy Carvin. Today, I realized I couldn’t wait any longer. Given that we know that a large portion of our readership is employed by or married to someone employed by NPR, I feel like [...]

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