August 2010
New Numbers Reveal: Cord Cutting Is Real →
lifeofbk:
…cable companies lost 711,000 subscribers, which represents the biggest quarterly loss in cable TV’s history. Six out of eight cable TV operators also reported their worst subscriber losses ever last quarter.
Here comes the part where network executives get to play “shocked and surprised” and never really realize that they don’t run shit anymore.
“If you’re using the Ravens, hold down every button on your controller to...”
– Madden ‘11 Secrets Finally Revealed
more “Secrets” at BobsBlitz
(via brooklynmutt)
“The slide presentation said USA Today’s restructuring would “usher in a new way...”
– USA Today Plans Overhaul to Emphasize Mobile Devices - NYTimes.com
The assault on journalism continues.
Am I mayor yet?
dpstyles:
Quick tweak but awesome one. This was a long time coming… (lots and lots of new stuff getting pushed thru queue these days - I love it.)
foursquare:
We made a quick yet long-awaited tweak to our apps today. When you’re getting close to winning a Mayorship (within 10 check-ins), you’ll now see how far away you are from ousting the current Mayor. You’ll see the count in the post...
Re: The "Ground Zero" Mosque
I’ve avoided commenting on this subject for a number of reasons. But things have gotten so out of hand that I decided to enter the fray. So here goes.
In the winter of 2001 about three months after 9/11 I traveled to Normandy to visit the D-Day beaches and the American Cemetery and Battle Memorial. It was a profound experience. Men - mostly boys really - so much younger than I was then...
Lebanon rebuilt a synagogue on their "Ground Zero"... →
nickdouglas:
Hezbollah responded: “We respect Judaism, just as we respect Christianity. Our only problem is with Israel.”
There are under a thousand Jews among the 4 million Lebanese, and yet none of the Muslims or Christians there protested the big beautiful synagogue.
“A new analysis of all the content available on Hulu Plus reveals that over 88%...”
– Over 88% of Hulu Plus Content is Already Available for Free on Hulu.com
The Daily Show's Profile of a Bigoted Anti-Muslim... →
“That’s the thing that people everywhere are going to think of. They’re going to...”
– Damon defends Detroit amid reaction | tigers.com: News
Good guy.
Okay, he’s not so bad.
(via madthoughts)
(via onemoretimewithfeeling)
Former Republican Leader Ken Mehlman Discloses... →
Maybe he can help the rest of the GOP stop being such a bag of dicks (with apologies to Louis CK).
Watchbrooklynmutt:
“You would never know it listening to the news,” but the stimulus “saved us from a depression”- Fox News’ voice of reason, Shepard Smith
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