Journalism, the future of newspapers, and cat pictures.
By William M. Hartnett on Feb 20, 2007 in geekery | 0 Comments
>From video gamer to surgery ace? It could happen, study suggests (LA Times)
(Via Knight Science Journalism Tracker)
The story doesn’t specifically state whether playing Contra and Silent Service for seven hours a day for most of the early 1990s is correlated with fewer errors while performing common surgical tasks, but, if so, I am SO quitting [...]
By William M. Hartnett on Feb 20, 2007 in cats | 0 Comments
As if featuring one of our cats on its home page wasn’t enough, The Post is using a picture of our other one this morning. As I’ve said before, I’m absolutely mental about this sort of thing. Don’t forget to check out the rest of the pictures.
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By William M. Hartnett on Feb 20, 2007 in television | 0 Comments
>For Fox’s Rivals, ‘American Idol’ Remains a ‘Schoolyard Bully’ (NYT)
Believe me when I say that I am far from being a TV snob. As evidence, consider my honest, slack-jawed conviction that Hell’s Kitchen was appointment television. Given such appalling viewing habits, how is it that I’ve never watched more than five minutes of America Idol, [...]
