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In January, 2002, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl disappeared in Karachi, Pakistan while seeking to meet with shadowy figures he believed to be connected with Richard Reid, the "shoe bomber." Before long, it became clear he had been kidnapped, and then that his captors had murdered him. His family responded by
setting up a foundation with the mission "to promote cross-cultural understanding through journalism, music, and innovative communications." Among the events and programs sponsored by the foundation:
posted to MetaFilter by beagle
at 5:51 PM on September 26, 2008
(4 comments)
News after Newspapers
I've started a blog,
News after Newspapers, to look at the future of journalism—trends, techniques and innovations that are changing how news is created, delivered and consumed. For background and basic premises see my two introductory posts:
1, 2 .
posted to Projects by beagle
at 8:22 AM on September 25, 2008
Calling all insurance pros: Is it worth keeping my long term care insurance?
posted to Ask Metafilter by beagle
at 12:37 PM on June 3, 2008
(3 comments)
Please suggest publications or online resources you like for the purpose of monitoring the direction of financial markets.
posted to Ask Metafilter by beagle
at 1:16 PM on May 7, 2008
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This AskMe post shows on the front page as having a Best Answer, but on the inside page nothing is so marked. Did a Best Answer get deleted?
posted to MetaTalk by beagle
at 11:09 AM on April 7, 2008
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I wake up with a dry mouth three to four times a night. This has been going on for quite a few years, but it would be nice to find a solution that works and to be able to sleep through the night more often.
posted to Ask Metafilter by beagle
at 12:23 PM on March 27, 2008
(25 comments)
This is a serious, intended-for-AskMe question, but under the rules (because it is about AskMe itself) it must be asked here. So, kindly play by AskMe rules. Here goes. Various authorities claim there are only
69, 36, 20, 7, 3 or 1 possible literary plots, all the rest are just variations on the basic ones. Is it possible to categorize all MeFi questions into a limited number of generic forms?
posted to MetaTalk by beagle
at 9:06 AM on March 16, 2008
(48 comments)
Founded in 1947 and surviving today both as a relic of the psychedelic 1960s and a continually groundbreaking troupe, the
Living Theatre found a national spotlight during the late 1960s and early 1970s as
a "nomadic touring ensemble" performing anarchist, sexually-liberated, audience-participatory, collectively-created, sometimes nude or semi-nude productions like
Paradise Now, the
Legacy of Cain, and
Frankenstein, under the direction of founders
Julian Beck and
Judith Malina. Beck died in 1985, but Malina, now 81, remains both
an inspiration and a leading actress (currently starring in the company's
Maudie and Jane).
posted to MetaFilter by beagle
at 6:35 PM on February 6, 2008
(3 comments)
In this day and age of ubiquitous GPS, why are lighhouses and foghorns still operating?
posted to Ask Metafilter by beagle
at 8:40 AM on November 8, 2007
(26 comments)
What do you recommend a gringo see in Managua, Nicaragua? I need to attend a meeting there in January, and have left one day free for whatever sightseeing might be of interest. I speak no Spanish; but my interests run to art, nature and history.
posted to Ask Metafilter by beagle
at 1:02 PM on October 26, 2007
(7 comments)
My wife and daughter are planning a summer 2008 mother-daughter trip to Alaska. No camping, no major hiking.
posted to Ask Metafilter by beagle
at 9:27 AM on April 5, 2007
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I would like to generate a couple of thousand invoices per week, using a data file with either fixed-width or tab-delimited fields.
posted to Ask Metafilter by beagle
at 11:04 AM on March 20, 2007
(5 comments)
When, and where, have the most living past, present and future presidents of the United States gathered at the same time in the same place?
posted to Ask Metafilter by beagle
at 8:14 PM on January 23, 2007
(10 comments)
Warning: the project posted Dec. 16 entitled "A Charter Documents" attempts to fuck with your computer. At the very least, it tries to install Adobe's Google Toolbar with Schockwave, with a window that (as far as I can see) can only be closed by rebooting.
posted to MetaTalk by beagle
at 9:47 AM on December 17, 2006
(30 comments)
Thousands of new products and businesses every year need names. The creation of these names, is a business in itself, and is usually a pretty secretive process. But
Igor, a naming and branding agency, offers a surprisingly detailed and illuminating primer on the naming game. Igor describes
how they do it and
who they’ve done it for. Igor’s
naming taxonomy charts for various products (including one for the
company names of naming companies) help illustrate the research portion of the process. Check out: studies of successful names like
Pepperidge Farm’s cookie names, and why AT&T Canada’s name change to Allstream was
a bad idea. And don’t miss Igor’s two blogs (metablogged
here):
Snark Hunting, “all about naming and branding in popular culture” and
Wordlab, on “naming and branding issues.” For fun, try Wordlab’s own tongue-in-cheek
naming tools, like the Drug-o-matic drug name generator, Name Your Band, and the Morpheme generator.
posted to MetaFilter by beagle
at 2:43 PM on September 7, 2006
(25 comments)
As in the 2004 elections, several useful sites have sprung up to keep track of the 2006 midterms for House, Senate and state gubernatorial races. Some have a political point of view, others don't, but they don't differ significantly on the outcome at this point. One of the veterans in this game is
ElectionProjection.com, which was
pretty close to actual results in '04. (A creation of
"the Blogging Caesar"). From the right, there's
MyElectionAnalysis.com, while
ElectionPredictions seems to come from a neutral corner. All of these track statewide polls as they are published; they may differ in how they weight results. For a more subjective approach, see
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball or the
Cook Political Report. Overall, the consensus seems to be that the GOP will hold both houses, but with slimmer margins, and lose on the gubernatorial front.
posted to MetaFilter by beagle
at 9:54 AM on July 10, 2006
(30 comments)
So I'm selling my house, it's under contract, and the inspector for the buyers has come back with radon test results over the EPA-recommended limit. What to do?
posted to Ask Metafilter by beagle
at 1:52 PM on April 5, 2006
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Belated Oscars question: In this age of political correctness and gender-neutrality, why are there still gender-based Academy Award categories?
posted to Ask Metafilter by beagle
at 7:36 AM on March 17, 2006
(22 comments)
Poor old Abe. He had an
impressive medical history,
as previously discussed. Will we ever figure out all his ailments? As an explanation for "his especially clumsy gait," one theory claims that he had
Marfan's Syndrome (with
good company). But now researchers are leaning more toward a new theory, that a gene-linked disorder called
ataxia. But Lincoln also suffered from depression which could have been
heriditary, for which he took
"little blue pills" that gave him mercury poisoning, which could explain his insomnia, tremors and rage attacks, gait,
and more. Of course,
we also suspect that he was
in the closet.
Lincoln's DNA will continue to be a growth industry, at least until somebody can get hold of a sample of the old guy and figure him out for sure.
posted to MetaFilter by beagle
at 8:55 AM on January 29, 2006
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Is my flatware sterling, silver-plate, or something in-between?
posted to Ask Metafilter by beagle
at 10:51 AM on December 5, 2005
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Needed: New York City -to- New Jersey mover, plus someone who buys and removes whatever is left in an apartment.
posted to Ask Metafilter by beagle
at 7:20 AM on October 24, 2005
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I have a Vermont Castings propane stove that heats about half my house. I turned the pilot light off in the spring and just re-lit it, a total of 5 months. If propane costs $2.20 per gallon, how much did I save, versus leaving it on?
posted to Ask Metafilter by beagle
at 1:37 PM on October 12, 2005
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BTUFilter II: I'm looking for any input on replacing a steam boiler, which is cracked, with a hot water unit.
posted to Ask Metafilter by beagle
at 8:52 AM on June 9, 2005
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The sticker in my Malibu Maxx prescribes tire pressure of 30 psi; the sidewalls on the tires list a maximum pressure of 44 psi -- is it OK to run them at 35 psi, or higher, to gain better gas mileage, or will the money saved be nullified by shortened tire life?
posted to Ask Metafilter by beagle
at 6:51 AM on April 19, 2005
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I'm looking for examples of language survival for many generations among small groups within a larger mono-linguistic society.
posted to Ask Metafilter by beagle
at 1:58 PM on February 21, 2005
(27 comments)
Just curious, is there some reason Ask Metafilter is linked to from MetaTalk, but not from MetaFilter? MeTa and MeFi are both linked from AskMe.
posted to MetaTalk by beagle
at 8:55 AM on April 9, 2004
(15 comments)
Kerouac becomes a bobblehead.
From the sports promoters in Lowell, Massachusetts, to the literati, everybody thinks it's a terrific idea. "Certainly, Jack would love it," says the executor of his estate.
posted to MetaFilter by beagle
at 6:52 AM on July 29, 2003
(12 comments)
Welcome back, Jorn -- The host of RobotWisdom and coiner of "weblog" has been on an unexplained break since mid-May, leaving some to wonder if it was for good. But he's back. Now if he would drop the Iraq-protest-black background so we could actually read it . . .
posted to MetaFilter by beagle
at 6:28 AM on July 2, 2003
(42 comments)
Global newsstand:
The Newseum has added a way to scan 169 newspaper front pages from around the world, same day as published, in full color PDF format. A good way to see how the same stories are treated in different parts of the world.
posted to MetaFilter by beagle
at 11:00 AM on January 24, 2003
(19 comments)
A warning shot in the dark: For connoisseurs of clever turns of phrase: The phrase "a warning shot in the dark" popped out at me from a Google News preview panel as being a mixed metaphor. Indeed, a
Google search reveals that the phrase has
never before been used on the entire Web, which is rather amazing. Delving into the story, it appears by paragraph three that the mixed metaphors are appropriate, in this case.
posted to MetaFilter by beagle
at 9:41 AM on November 27, 2002
(35 comments)
How to make money off terrorism. This outfit will e-mail you "near real-time notices about terrorism related news and events as a free public service" and expects 50,000 to 100,000 subscribers. According to their
news-release page, "when subscribership reaches significant levels the email alerts will be an effective advertising medium for in-house efforts as well as outside advertisers." As in, for example, "Alert: there has been a biological warfare attack. This message sponsored by Clearasil Anti-Bacterial Soap."
posted to MetaFilter by beagle
at 1:46 PM on August 21, 2002
(13 comments)
Coming soon to a supermarket checkout lane near you --
E Ink Corporation's "Ink in Motion" displays will look like a piece of cardboard (like the back of a chewing gum display box), but will
flash a graphic at you. To follow: larger indoor and outdoor signage, screens on PDA devices, etc. Better angle visibility, brightness, contrast, than electronic screens; runs forever on a small battery.
Comprehensive and informative site about technology that has gotten little attention but could revolutionize display technology, the sign business, point-of-purchase marketing, and publishing. (Previous 2001 MeFi mention in a comment but much new info.)
posted to MetaFilter by beagle
at 9:38 AM on May 23, 2002
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