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Why we delete comments. (And how you can make us stop.) Brilliantly written. “If we attempted to pass a law…
One of the things that always comes up when I talk to people at companies about community systems is the…
A new orchid blooms one of the freakiest flowers ever. It looks like a sea creature up close.
Jeff Jarvis sums up the debate nicely with an open letter to Bob Garfield. But note well, my friend, that…
BuzzMachine: Comments on comments on comments Jeff Jarvis on the comments controversy sparked by OTM, with an appearance from Bob…
The other day Bob Garfield had a good kvetch about dumb comments on newspaper websites on his show, On The…
(With apologies to René Magritte.) One of my favorite radio shows is On The Media. I’ve been listening to it…
Ask the Reform Rabbi – Will I be denied burial in a Jewish cemetery if I get a tattoo? Answer:…
About a month after I started the process, and a couple weeks since Jason at Cyclops did the shading (less…