'Pop culture' Category
An Ounce of Prevention
Well, it’s finally time to unveil an idea I’ve been kicking around.
Are you tired of following links on websites, only to get “Rick Rolled?” If you’ve had it happen to you, you might be interested in a Firefox browser plugin that would automatically proxy any links leading to YouTube or other video sites, and [...]Coattails and Drafting
It used to be considered an insult to say that someone or something was “riding the coattails” of something popular. For politicians, it is a back-handed sleight meant to diminish the accomplishments of a winning candidate. In other fields, it’s an implication that somehow the project or achievement is a fluke, and would [...]
Filter Folly
Filtering is a delicate balance — an craft, moreso than an art.
Publishing to the internet carries a degree of responsibility. You are accountable for what appears on your site, even the comments made by others.
This is the 800,000 pound elephant-shaped obstacle in the room for big businesses that are considering a foray into new [...]Writers’ Strike
I’m might just engage in a little strike solidarity myself in the coming days - just don’t want to promise to feed the RazR as tempting as it might be. While the strike by the Writers’ Guild of America has yet to pound us with the blunt-force that is 24/7 reality programming, it is [...]
Death of a Meme
An examination on the changing of the guard in meme transmission, and what we lose in a hyper-connected world.
