communication. community. cognition.
The Big Empty
“Never underestimate the ability of shallow people to fill a void in their lives with something equally as vacuous.”
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TV Catching Up to Me?
about 8 months ago - 2 comments
About a year and a half ago, I put forward the novel idea that cable and satellite providers needed to step up their offerings. Shows are increasingly becoming commodities, and there are other ways to access them, in whole or just the good parts. Now, it looks like DirecTV is taking that first step. A
Terrorized by a Seven-year-old
about 10 months ago - 13 comments
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Growing Up
about 11 months ago - 11 comments
Long ago, there was a young man who thought he liked telling stories. He was pretty good at it. Then he thought he might like helping others share their stories. He got pretty good at that, too. Later, he discovered that he had a knack for helping others say what they needed to under duress.
Off the Wall
about 1 year ago - 55 comments
Fantasyland. When I worked in TV news, “Fantasyland” was known as the area where the Producers sat. Listen to: Off the Wall If you ever watched Broadcast News, then Producers are the people like Holly Hunter, who write the newscasts and guide their content. Then, you have Reporters like Albert Brooks’ character, and anchors like
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about 1 year ago - 13 comments
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about 1 year ago - 7 comments
Dear Isaac, We recently sent you a message stating that your LinkedIn password had been disabled for security reasons. (Note: If you have more than one email registered with us, you will receive more than one password reset message. You only need to act on one of them.) This was in response to a security
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about 1 year ago - 20 comments
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about 1 year ago - 18 comments
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about 1 year ago - 58 comments
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A Path That Leads Nowhere?
about 1 year ago - 21 comments
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about 2 years ago
Amen.