Archive for February, 2008
Friday, February 29th, 2008
The sincerest form of flattery
I’m not sure when I first found out that this MTV election coverage thing was going to be called Street Team ‘08. Maybe it was in the early emails before the job was finalized, or maybe it was one of the surprises at orientation in New York. Who knows. (ETA: Turns out […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Media, YouTube and such by shelbinator
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Your tax dollars at work
Next month I’m presenting some of my research with NASA and Pratt & Whitney at the Propulsion Safety and Affordable Reliability conference. This isn’t like the other conferences I’ve attended or presented at, which have been largely organized and attended by professional societies and academics; this is a big tri-service meeting for the military […]
No Comments » - Posted in Cracktastic, Culture, Geekery, Travel by shelbinator
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
One of these crimes is not like the other(s)
What the hell, let’s just make this Abortion Wednesday. I was just alerted to an interesting op-ed in the WaPo about how the US Conference of Catholic Bishops would apparently unleash more hellfire and damnation on anyone opposing the bills discussed below than on anyone who executed a doctor convicted under HB1.
I am […]
No Comments » - Posted in Politics, Religion by shelbinator
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
When birth control becomes a capital crime
One of the problems of a weekly publishing cycle is that a lot of political stories go cold before you go live. But dangit, I interviewed the Pro-Life Unity woman, I wasn’t going to drop that footage in the archives. So this week’s MTV piece:
(Video source/embed)
For the out-of-Georgia readers, some background:
While the […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Culture, Local News, Politics, Scary, YouTube and such by shelbinator
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Journalism 3G recap
It really was information overload for a day and a half at the Computation + Journalism Symposium at Georgia Tech. I think everybody left with something to chew on and quite a bit of excitement for the uncertain and promising future of the field. Here’s Gary Kebbel of the Knight Foundation, Lila King […]
No Comments » - Posted in Geekery, Local News, Media, Netroots, Video, YouTube and such by shelbinator
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
YouChoose year in review
YouTube political editor Steve Grove, a.k.a. CitizenTube, compiled a look back at all of the Democrats’ efforts on YouTube over the past year or so. He started off with the oh-so-artistic Mike Gravel (he’s still in the race, right?), and he let me ask the question on every YouTuber’s mind.
Sadly, the chickensuit didn’t make […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Geekery, Media, Politics, YouTube and such by shelbinator
Monday, February 25th, 2008
Dissing Alaska: do they smell or something?
My Alaska cohort for Choose or Lose ‘08 turned in a pretty cheeky vlog this week on Alaska gettin’ no love from the candidates, despite all their delicious oil. One might note that in spite of its former stature as a Democratic line in the sand, ANWR doesn’t get a mention on either Barack’s […]
No Comments » - Posted in Media, Politics, YouTube and such by shelbinator
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Journalism 3G
There’s a giant green and yellow swath of ick rolling over Georgia on the animated radar right now, so there’s really no point in trying to wait it out before donning cheap rain gear and riding through the slop on a bike not built for weather. Giddyup.
Then after a few productive […]
No Comments » - Posted in Geekery, Job Hunt, Local News, Media by shelbinator
Monday, February 18th, 2008
Trust me, it sticks
Two weeks ago, I hit a doggie landmine while I was out walking my own pooch (complete with my in-the-city necessity for clean living: plenty o’ poop bags). It took me three solid days to get that crap out of the treads of my sneaker.
But that’s not what I’m here to tell […]
5 Comments » - Posted in Culture, Media, Politics by shelbinator
Monday, February 18th, 2008
And then a miracle happens!
I feel like the last blogger in Georgia to chime in on the ridiculous SB 59, a bill crafted by Republicans to be exactly the kind of “nanny state” they accuse Democrats of foisting, and to make the internets come to a screeching halt. Okay, not really; the internets would go on unmolested, but […]
