http://xarker.stumbleupon.com/ xarker's recent URL reviews on StumbleUpon en-us Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:31:22 -0800 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:23:47 -0700 http://xarker.stumbleupon.com/ http://cdn.stumble-upon.com/images/logo_su_36x36.png Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:45:05 -0700 http://www.stumbleupon.com/to/70VdNX/www.salon.com/comics/tomo/2009/08/18/tomo/index.html/t:4afad8ca87bea;src:reviews http://xarker.stumbleupon.com/review/35396600/ This pretty much sums it up.

]]> http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/www.salon.com/comics/tomo/2009/08/18/tomo/index.html Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:10:58 -0700 http://www.stumbleupon.com/to/9Qokfl/xark.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/07/evolution-via-iphone-apps.html/t:4afad8ca87bea;src:reviews http://xarker.stumbleupon.com/review/34642953/ Janet Edens connects the science of brain development to how we spend our time and attention and goes on from there to suggest that those of us who participate in new technologies are evolving on a different path than the rest of the population.

]]> http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/xark.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/07/evolution-via-iphone-apps.html Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:07:43 -0700 http://www.stumbleupon.com/to/4DfCO3/cboblog.cbo.gov/?p=240/t:4afad8ca87bea;src:reviews http://xarker.stumbleupon.com/review/32418173/ A good rundown of the economic expectations we can have if confronted by various degrees of influenza pandemic. From a 2006 government study.

]]> http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/cboblog.cbo.gov/%253Fp%253D240 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:28:07 -0700 http://www.stumbleupon.com/to/79ajXX/wbdsgn.com/blog/xhtml/the-easy-way-to-set-a-consistent-line-height/t:4afad8ca87bea;src:reviews http://xarker.stumbleupon.com/review/32382289/ Nice piece on line-height and the baseline grid approach.

]]> http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/wbdsgn.com/blog/xhtml/the-easy-way-to-set-a-consistent-line-height/ Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:59:23 -0700 http://www.stumbleupon.com/to/2bswC1/adamwestbrook.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/great-free-apps-for-multimedia-journalists/t:4afad8ca87bea;src:reviews http://xarker.stumbleupon.com/review/31838626/ Great collection of multimedia stuff you can and will use.

]]> http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/adamwestbrook.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/great-free-apps-for-multimedia-journalists/ Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:37:43 -0700 http://www.stumbleupon.com/to/21V4Sn/www.yelvington.com/notes-from-the-unification/t:4afad8ca87bea;src:reviews http://xarker.stumbleupon.com/review/31743028/ The notion of combining web and print newsrooms makes practical sense, but the cultural issues and pitfalls involved make it a tricky management problem. Steve Yelvington's list of lessons and problems should be a must-read for anyone making the move to a web-first combo news op.

]]> http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/www.yelvington.com/notes-from-the-unification Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:21:43 -0700 http://www.stumbleupon.com/to/2KtvvG/thedigitel.com/top-stories/thedigitel-launches-new-print-edition-3564-0401/t:4afad8ca87bea;src:reviews http://xarker.stumbleupon.com/review/31674757/ Ha!

]]> http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/thedigitel.com/top-stories/thedigitel-launches-new-print-edition-3564-0401 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:19:43 -0700 http://www.stumbleupon.com/to/6pqvg7/scienceblogs.com/clock/2009/03/defining_the_journalism_vs_blo.php/t:4afad8ca87bea;src:reviews http://xarker.stumbleupon.com/review/31632291/ Great, in-depth examination of the terms used in the ongoing "death of newspapers" discussion, from a scientist's perspective.

]]> http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/scienceblogs.com/clock/2009/03/defining_the_journalism_vs_blo.php Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:11:32 -0700 http://www.stumbleupon.com/to/2z61Ca/www.cjr.org/the_audit/derivatives_echo_chamber.php?page=all/t:4afad8ca87bea;src:reviews http://xarker.stumbleupon.com/review/30938917/ Why false balance is bad for journalism and bad for society.

]]> http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/www.cjr.org/the_audit/derivatives_echo_chamber.php%253Fpage%253Dall Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:17:47 -0800 http://www.stumbleupon.com/to/1ByvAC/krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/07/one-sided-debate/t:4afad8ca87bea;src:reviews http://xarker.stumbleupon.com/review/30852797/ It's not BOTH sides of the story, it's ALL THE RELEVANT SIDES. Mainstream media operates within an Overton Window that's all too often positioned by partisan political considerations, not a thoughtful examination of the evidence.

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