Former colleague (albeit in a different department) Jen Gerson takes a wry look at the options for print journalists facing the end of their industry.
Divine intervention, PR, and sacred cows
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Twitter snafu
Something went amiss with the Twitter feed I’d embedded in the website, but I think I’ve fixed it now. I’m leaving it in plain HTML rather than going for the shiny Flash option, which should maintain load times and give the widest possible readership. To the left, then, you’ll see an idea of what I’m up to while I’m away from Tiny Planet. Feel free to follow, but send me a message so I know it’s you!
What $1 trillion looks like
With the US Federal Reserve embarking on a $1tn (that’s $1,000,000,000,000) programme of buying debt and government bonds in a bid to kickstart the US economy, you may be wondering what all those zeroes mean. Well, as you’re a clever person, you already know they mean a freaking huge number. But what does it look like? Check it out and be flummoxed.
St Patrick's Day (Lá Fhéile Pádraig)
Lá Fhéile Pádraig shona duit! Tá Gaeilge labhartha lag agam, ach is mo theanga é. Níl sé marbh fós, tuigeann tú. Fadó, nuair a bhí mé ag staidéar sa pobalscoil, bhí Gaeilge caoiseach mhaith agam. Ní raibh mé ar fheabhas, ach bhain mé taitneamh asat. Chríoch mé mo scrúdaithe tar éis triocha nó daichead noiméad (gnáthleibhéal). Ach seacht bliain seo caite tá sé caoiseach as láthair. Ó am go h-am, smaoin mé as Gaeilge. Ba fhearr liom é ós teangaithe eile (ach táim i ngrá le Fraincís). I mo chroí is Gaeilgeoir mé. Freisin, tá tuirseach traochta agam 😛 Slán leat, agus tá súil agam go bain tú taitneamh as an lá náisúinta go hÉireann.
Dáithí
Happy St Patrick’s Day! I’m kind of weak at spoken Irish, but it is my language. It’s not dead yet, you understand. Long ago, when I was in school, my Irish was fairly good. I wasn’t excellent, but I enjoyed it. I even managed to finish my exams in thirty or forty minutes (ordinary level). But seven years later and it’s gone AWOL. From time to time, I think in Irish. I prefer it over other languages (although I love French). In my heart I’m a Gaeilgeoir. I’m also exhausted 😛 Bye for now, and I hope you enjoy Ireland’s national day.
David
Science supports the zombie apocalypse
From voodoo to Resident Evil, the idea that mindless, flesh-craving creatures will pursue the living in order to destroy them has festered in the human imagination. And you should be worried — because it could actually happen. Cracked.com lists five scientific reasons to support the apocalypse scenario, including one that has actually been used in real life.
Another wrestler dead
Andrew “Test” Martin has passed away at age 33. I haven’t followed the industry for a few years but it’s still always sad when a worker dies — and it’s happened far too many times. The cause of death is as yet unknown. WWE veteran Jim Ross has a long blog piece remembering Test here.