“It’s true that men are far more likely than women to be sexual predators. But our society, while declining to profile by race or nationality when it comes to crime and terrorism, has become nonchalant about profiling men. Child advocates are advising parents never to hire male babysitters. Airlines are placing unaccompanied minors with female [...]
Ad firms are trying to change the stereotype of gamers. Well, OK, sure. But isn’t she holding her DS sideways? And doesn’t it look like she’s about to use her stylus on the screen that isn’t touch sensitive?
The LA Times ran an unusual editorial yesterday. Here’s the first sentence:
Many publishers consider the Internet, and Google in particular, a greater threat to their livelihoods than Osama bin Laden. — It’s not journalism - Los Angeles Times
A greater threat than Osama bin Laden. But in the very next paragraph it says that Google News, [...]
Two completely unrelated events are the genesis of this post. First, I am the creator of BigHugeLabs: fd’s Flickr Toys. On July 9th 2007 I launched a re-design of the site that included a prominently displayed motivational poster sample on the home page. That motivational poster was based on the photo to the right which [...]
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