Tag: media
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How to Develop a Healthy News Media Diet
I get annoyed when people on my social networks say “The news media doesn’t cover this story”. Here’s the rub; they either share a news story, or they never see the news that is published about the topic because of a filter bubble. Media watchers coined the term “fake news” to identify hoax stories and […]
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Facebook plans to aquire Oculus VR. The gibs will be monetized.
Yesterday, Facebook announced its plan to acquire start up Virtual-Reality hardware developer Oculus VR for $2 billion. Last year, I wrote a short post for Dallas Observer’s Mixmaster about id software John Carmack joining Oculus VR in producing its flagship product, the Rift. I was fascinated by the dream of an immerse virtual reality environment […]
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Nick Mamatas – Let us put an end to Geek Pride
A subculture is not a counterculture. A consumer culture is not a subculture. We are not all in this together. Your social Laws (Godwin’s, etc.) are as insipid as any aphorism your grandmother might have cross-stitched and put on display two generations ago. What you think is cool is not cool. What you decide is […]
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Granada Theater band preview: Sleeper Agent
Band Preview: Sleeper Agent – Granada Theater. This is my first post as Internet Guru Intern at Granada Theater in Dallas. I hope to learn from these guys and build connections to help me reach my goals.
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Over The Weekend: GWAR, Every Time I Die and Warbeast at House Of Blues – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night
Over The Weekend: GWAR, Every Time I Die and Warbeast at House Of Blues – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night. https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf Having seen a lot of live shows this year, I’m starting to develop an emotional immunity to performances with stage spectacles such as GWAR. It might present a problem when I see a show […]
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The Wall Street Journal Explains “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” | Racialicious – the intersection of race and pop culture
The Wall Street Journal Explains “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” | Racialicious – the intersection of race and pop culture.
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GRITtv: The Politics of Video Games: Reality and Overreaction
[blip.tv http://blip.tv/play/gdElgoPpRQI] Independent news media outlet GritTV has an intelligent discussion about war-based games withgaming bloggers. I've followed GritTV in and out for a few years. The volume of videos they upload prevents me from following them daily, or even weekly. However, this outlets shows us that you can get quality news media out of […]