By way of Smirking Chimp I come across this fascinating (and utterly depressing) account of how Karl Rove “reached out” to (Saint) Jack Welch, A.K.A “the buzz saw”, Chairman of General Electric, the parent company of NBC, and how together they put in place the right wing noise machine that masquerades as our nation’s electronic news media.
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Researchers have tinkered with the genetics of a common moth to create a more effective and sustainable type of pest control for farmers https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/genetically-engineered-moth-pesticide
My understanding, as an editor and a parent, is that “assigning” isn’t actually the hard part of the equation. It’s the “getting it done” part that requires follow-up.... https://twitter.com/caseynewton/status/1222521623414288384
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"I thought I was in a sensory deprivation tank. But I was just reading your posts." That's an idea for a burn. Feel free to use it, if you meet someone whose posts are worse than yours. That's another burn. Please help yourself to that one, as well. I hope this tweet was useful
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