September 2007
Journos Debate If Craig Coverage Is Legitimate...
Rumors about the sexuality of Sen. Larry Craig date back many years, and at least one blog claimed months ago that the senator had sex with other men in public restrooms. But mainstream media didn’t touch the story until Craig was arrested during a police sting operation targeting public sex. NEWSWEEK asked two gay journalists to discuss the Craig case as it relates to “outing”...
August 2007
Michael ‘The Beer Hunter’ Jackson Dies
My wife bought me Jackson’s Great Beer Guide a few years ago; it’s the bible for beer lovers. Beers in his honor tonight. (Via Andre Torrez, who also points to Jackson’s entry at Wikipedia.)
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Mona Gable: Is John Edwards A Terrible Father?...
Here we go again. Why is it always about women and their parenting, or alleged lack of it, that gets center stage in the tedious debate about kids and political campaigning? Where are the men in this equation? And why are women so sanctimonious about the choices other women make as parents? Do they really have such utter certainty in their own abilities as mothers, their own flawless judgment,...
mrjerz: @mehwolfy: clear by 6? it’s already cleared up and re-clouded in CC. by 6 we could see every possible weather situation (via Twitter / mrjerz)
mrjerz: Rain in Carson City! Could Reno be next? Tune in at 11. (via Twitter / mrjerz)
Green Confessions Help Eco-Sinners Find...
Forgotten to recycle any newspapers or tin cans recently? Feeling guilty because you neglected to carbon offset your flight to somewhere, anywhere, outside England this summer? The Roman Catholic Church is at hand with a new line in “green confessions” to help eco-sinners to find forgiveness. Dom Anthony Sutch, the Benedictine monk who resigned as head of Downside School to become a...
WWE suspends 10 stars for violating drug testing...
World Wrestling Entertainment has suspended 10 of its wrestlers for violations of a policy that tests for steroids and other drugs, the company said. (via Ryan’s shared items in Google Reader)
WWE suspends 10 stars for violating drug testing...
World Wrestling Entertainment has suspended 10 of its wrestlers for violations of a policy that tests for steroids and other drugs, the company said. (via Ryan’s shared items in Google Reader)
mrjerz: 45 minute drive to record street to meet ed lenert. rain, you say? at least it’s not l.a. where people would be sliding all over the place. (via Twitter / mrjerz)
mrjerz: we’ve secretly replaced the marketing plan for state tourism with our own splash of journalism, let’s see how it does… (via Twitter / mrjerz)
Ryan Jerz: @davidlaplante: at least you give a good speech. at least that’s what I hear. (via Twitter / Ryan Jerz)
Startling word riddle
(via Ryan’s shared items in Google Reader)
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Irony defined
A guy was arrested and charged with arson for lighting “the man” on fire at the annual Burning Man Festival in the Black Rock Desert.
For more good Burning Man coverage, visit The Reno Rambler.
(via Ryan Jerz’s blog - blog)
Ryan Jerz: i KNEW there was a reason I bought this stuff: http://tinyurl.com/2fjgfb (via Twitter / Ryan Jerz)
Ryan Jerz: waiting for my flickr pro payment to kick in. these things take time, i’m told. then you’ll all have access to old stuff. yay! (via Twitter / Ryan Jerz)
Irony defined
A guy was arrested and charged with arson for lighting “the man” on fire at the annual Burning Man Festival in the Black Rock Desert. For more good Burning Man coverage, visit The Reno Rambler.
(via Ryan Jerz’s blog - blog)
A little help from the crowd would be appreciated
I was chatting with my neighbor yesterday and a discussion about our alley came up. Christy asked him if he knew why it had never been paved when other alleys in the neighborhood had been. That issue has caused problems in the past when big snowstorms dumped on us and the ic collected in some of the potholes in the alley. One year we were stuck four times. Anyway, he thought it might have...
A little help from the crowd would be appreciated
I was chatting with my neighbor yesterday and a discussion about our alley came up. Christy asked him if he knew why it had never been paved when other alleys in the neighborhood had been. That issue has caused problems in the past when big snowstorms dumped on us and the ic collected in some of the potholes in the alley. One year we were stuck four times. Anyway, he thought it might have...
Ryan Jerz: @mehwolfy: how’d it go? (via Twitter / Ryan Jerz)
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Wired's How To Wiki: Make Friends at the Office...
Friends. How many of us have them? Ones we can depend on? A wiser question has never been asked, especially regarding friends at work. You might think the most important people to ingratiate at work are your team members and, of course, the boss. But there are a few other key teammates who are often ignored and yet very important in making your day-to-day job easier. (via Ryan’s shared...
THE STORY KEEPS CHANGING, THOUGH: "This...
THE STORY KEEPS CHANGING, THOUGH: “This morning on C-SPAN 2, I heard a nice young historian spout the conventional wisdom about President Bush and the Iraq War. This particular interpretation is now totally uncontroversial – but it is false.” Back in 2003, people were telling a different story.
(via Ryan’s shared items in Google Reader)
Obama Only Dem Candidate To Pledge "Google...
It is one of the unlikelier alliances in the 2008 presidential campaign: what possibly could bring together Barack Obama, Sam Brownback and Ron Paul? The answer: the highly ambitious, if infelicitously named, Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act. The act is meant to bring average Americans a kind of Google for the federal government, an online search engine that will allow citizens...
Former governor candidate Russo dies
Aaron Russo, a Hollywood manager and film producer who ran an unsuccessful campaign for Nevada governor, died Friday of cancer at age 64. (via Ryan’s shared items in Google Reader)
Erin Kotecki Vest: RIP Castro (and Journalism)
So help me if PerezHilton.com is right, and Castro is, in fact, DEAD…journalism in this country is officially dead as well. Unless the Commie died while getting blown by Britney or something, every news director in this country should be slitting their collective wrists. We’re beyond “new era of media” here. Horray for community sites that take citizen tips, but SWEET BABY...
Ryan Jerz: @jballreno: feel free to talk about me. or this picture: http://tinyurl.com/3262tc (via Twitter / Ryan Jerz)
Ryan Jerz: @jkenzer: an interesting development: http://tinyurl.com/ywjdot this is a serious step, as i see it, toward h.264 (via Twitter / Ryan Jerz)
Shelly Palmer: The Online Video Format Wars: News...
Adobe, maker of the Flash Media Server and its associated ubiquitous player, has announced that it will support the H.264 format. I know what you’re thinking — I lost you at “H.” I mean, seriously, could there be a more geek-centric thing to write about?
Stay with me, that’s all the tech we’re going to cover. You are going to care about this because it is...
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Ryan Jerz: @davidlaplante: we all love to think that, but i know the truth. i took a political science class once. (via Twitter / Ryan Jerz)
Ryan Jerz: @davidlaplante: she just needs your vote, man. of course, she’s light years ahead of her opponent already. (via Twitter / Ryan Jerz)
California, Nevada Eye Ways to Cut Fire Risks
The governors of California and Nevada have created a bi-state commission to come up with new ideas for reducing fire risk in the region.
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Best photo tagged "Reno" ever. EVER
I wonder if any of you are like me and really curious what’s going on in Reno. As part everything I see online daily, I get a feed from Flickr that includes everything tagged “Reno.” Sometimes it sucks because I get a boatload of pictures of some guy’s torn up bathroom in Montreal, but it’s a cool way to see what other people see when they’re here or what other local photographers are doing. Today...
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Would a Run by Obama Boost Black Voter Turnout?
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama recently asserted that he would put red states in play because of the impact he would have in bringing out black voters. Political analyst David Bositis talks with Robert Siegel about the potential impact of a black candidate on black voter turnout in the presidential race.
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Why is Jabba the Hut green?!?!
Meet The Band Named After "Ferris...
You may not recognize the members of the band Rooney. But you may recognize lead singer Robert Schwartzman’s mother, who has a cameo in the video for the band’s new single, “When Did Your Heart Go Missing.”
“My mom … starred in all the ‘Rocky’ movies as Adrian, and she was in the ‘Godfather’ movies, and she’s a great...
What he says
In the comments below, Howard Owens responds to the LA Times in the conversation started by its editorial about GoogleNews new comment feature. Jon Healey of the Times worried that flacks and spinsters will use Google to flack and spin without reporters there to filter it. Howard advises: I don’t think you get it, Mr. Healey. Let’s say company X stonewalls, and then comments as you say … well, why...
Ryan Jerz: new post: http://tinyurl.com/3535mg it’s all wii bowling recaps and proff and all that. (via Twitter / Ryan Jerz)
Court Rules Data-Theft Victims Can't Sue Hacked...
Customers can’t sue Old National Bancorp in the wake of a hack attack that exposed thousands of them to the risk of identity theft, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says. (via Ryan’s shared items in Google Reader)
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A tutorial on using the Extract filter for quick and dirty background removal.
Wii bowling in Carson City
The Girl rolls: The Girl throws while bowling at the Big Brothers, Big Sisters Wii Bowling fundraiser at Best Buy in Carson City.How cool was this? While looking for something to do for another family, Christy came across this Wii Bowling contest at Best Buy in Carson City. Perfect. This week she is off work and the kids don’t start school until Monday, plus I work in Carson, so we decided...
Blowback: The journalism that bloggers actually...
…has been published at the Los Angeles Times site, along with a cryptic editor’s note, and a brief appearance by Michael Skube. (via Ryan’s shared items in Google Reader)
Ryan Jerz: @heymarcel: where’s the feed located? (via Twitter / Ryan Jerz)
Ryan Jerz: Christy won wii bowling. She cheated. (via Twitter / Ryan Jerz)
Book Buying Among College Practices Under Scrutiny
After a recent scandal where financial aid officers at universities accepted favors from private lenders, other university practices are under scrutiny — including book sales. Textbook sellers are continuously courting professors, prompting worries about the potential for abuse.
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Bonds’ 756th home run ball for sale
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — No. 756 is going to auction.
Barry Bonds’ record-breaking home run ball will be sold online, and fortunate fan Matt Murphy figures to be a half-million dollars richer.
The 21-year-old New York man said Tuesday he had no choice but to sell the ball — several people told him he would be taxed on the souvenir just for holding on to it.
“It wasn’t hard,” Murphy said. “It...