Creating and curating local news

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/media/2014/07/8548700/jim-bradys-philly-gamble-third-times-charm

New startup idea. Another story about new ways of creating and sharing local news and information.

Excerpts from the lengthy and interesting story.

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JR - Jul 15, 2014
#media #local #startup #advertising #business #blog_jr


Clymene Moth

During the weekend of Jul 11-13, 2014, I visited family in eastern Ohio. While walking my dog at the park on Jul 13, I flushed this boldly-patterned, daytime-flying moth.

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JR - Jul 15, 2014
#nature #moth #blog_jr


Hyperlocal Journalism or Local Blogging Networks

Jul 15, 2014 - NY Times - Blog Sites Unite: Brooklyn, We’ve Got You Covered

Excerpts from this interesting story about blogging being used as hyperlocal journalism.

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JR - Oct 23, 2014
#local #blogging #media #blog_jr


Media websites, JavaScript bloat, tracking, Ghostery monitoring

Jul 4, 2014 - PandoDaily - I just installed a tool which shows how popular websites are spying on me. The results are horrifying

With JavaScript enabled, an article page may take several seconds, maybe more than 10 seconds, to load completely. With JavaScript disabled, an article page will load in under a second.

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JR - Aug 21, 2015
#media #browser #javascript #blog_jr


Cicada wing

On Jul 5, 2014, I found this cicada wing on our driveway. The Scissor-grinder Cicadas began singing around our West Toledo home on June 30. Time to transition from birdsong to insect song.

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JR - Jul 07, 2014
#nature #insect #home #blog_jr


Making pizza from spent beer grains

On Jul 5, 2014, I made a pizza dough that used some spent grains from our Dark-eyed Junco Imperial Stout that we brewed on Mar 30, 2014. It's probably the ugliest pizza crust ever made, but it turned out surprisingly well. The addition of the spent grains imparted a mild and tasty flavor, made a thicker and chewier crust, and added a lot of dark color.

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JR - Jul 07, 2014
#beer #pizza #home #food #beverage #recipe #blog_jr


Email is still popular

At least as of June 2014, especially with newsletters. Email's resurgence probably began when the iPhone came out in 2007. Notifications on smartphones. Staying connected and current.

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JR - Sep 02, 2014
#email #blog_jr


Media org trying to innovate

Jun 29, 2014- The Guardian - Time Inc’s M Scott Havens: ‘We want to build the next LinkedIn or Facebook’ - "Digital chief on rethinking the rules of journalism, shaking off the magazine group tag, and developing innovation"

Odd reaction by some but maybe unsurprising.

#media - #startup - #business - #blog_jr

JR - Sep 02, 2014


Toledoans whine about summer weather

(My Jun 29, 2014 ToledoTalk.com comment)

Toledo must be ground zero for sissies. It's not hot. Yesterday was great. Today is great with a mostly cloudy sky, breezy wind, and Toledo temps at 2:00 pm ranged from 82 to 84 degrees.

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JR - Sep 02, 2014
#toledo #event #art #weather #moronism #humor #blog_jr


Notes for Sat, Jun 28, 2014

Enjoying the day even with a power outage.

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JR - Sep 02, 2014
#todo #blog_jr #food #gardening


Control mildew on plant leaves

  • 1 tablespoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon liquid soap
  • 1 gallon of water

mix and shake well.
fill spray bottle.
spray leaves early in the morning or late in the evening.

#home - #garden - #flower - #howto - #blog_jr

JR - Sep 02, 2014


Gardening tip for tomato leaf blight

Tomato plant leaves may turn yellow, starting at the bottom of the plant and moving upward.

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JR - Sep 02, 2014
#home #garden #howto #blog_jr


Feeding pepper plants

A little gardening advice from my Dad.

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JR - Sep 02, 2014
#home #garden #howto #blog_jr


Design well by knowing people

I understand that some people are too brilliant to be in our company. They operate on a higher level, and they get impatient with people who cannot intellectually keep up.

But intelligent geeks should try not to be big a-holes when interacting with "normal" people, especially when the geeks are designing solutions to make life easier for the rest of us.

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JR - Sep 02, 2014
#design #blog_jr


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