William M. Hartnett

> The Once and Future Prince (NYT)
Prince is a musical genius. On this matter I’m afraid I must ban any further discussion, for the issue is settled. He also is a master of disruptive innovation. Consider:
“Prince’s priorities are obvious. The main one is getting his music to an audience, whether it’s purchased or not. ‘Prince’s [...]

This week’s RPOMC celebrates all things dorky: It’s Caturday, I’m getting my Potter on and I’m taking pictures of my cats. Sweet.

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Feature story on ways to make your home eco-friendly. Neighborhood of the week is Stonebridge Golf & Country Club west of Boca Raton.
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I see from the keyword referrals that some folks are winding up at my Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros video post while searching for the lyrics to this amazingly brilliant, gritty urban rap by Flight of the Conchords. I don’t know what kind of nutty search engine algorithm was responsible for leading you to my post instead [...]

> Champion at Checkers That Cannot Lose to People (NYT)
All of my best strategies when playing checkers, which I believe is commonly referred to as “Operation” in the UK, involved rampant cheating whenever my opponent’s attention was diverted. Bathroom breaks were of course brilliant opportunities for widespread chicanery. This, to me, was what made checkers [...]

My lyrics are bottomless … Still haven’t bothered getting the cable hooked up in the new house, and I’m not sure I will for another month or two because I’ve been catching up pretty well online. For example:

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Two little things from PalmBeachPost.com …
Tsk, tsk. You kids these days, with your Facebook and your Arctic Monkeys. You probably have never even heard of a pressman’s hat. I’m reminded of this particularly charming piece of newspaper lore by my database colleague Christine Stapleton, who just started an enviro blog called Seeing Green at work. [...]

Does the need for fundamental reporting skill go without saying when folks in future-of-newspaper circles talk about the tools that journalism students need to have? Because, if it does go without saying, it absolutely should not.
While we should not stop preaching the value of multimedia and programming skills, we absolutely MUST stop devaluing reporting skills [...]

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Feature story on downtown Stuart. Neighborhood of the week is Oaks East in Palm Beach Gardens.
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