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Referencing the video here: http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/2667694577001/writing-new-dictionary http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/2667694577001/writing-new-dic...
by STRML 13y ago
Referencing the video here: http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/2667694577001/writing-new-dictionary http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/2667694577001/writing-new-dic...
I think the part that gets people most fired up about this is the complete lack of attention to detail and the "wow this is complicated stuff for smart people we're never going to understand this so let's not even try" attitude. I immediately did a mental flashback to some of the educational videos I loved growing up: documentaries by the Discovery Channel, PBS, and the like, where learning was actually encouraged, not mocked.
The interviewer's style of rapid-firing the questions and not really paying attention to his answers is grating as well. She spoke like she had researched the subject for about 10 seconds, maximum.
I'm surprised nobody in the office started laughing after her opening line.
In the twitter photo, the really shameful part is not the fact that they got the definitions wrong, although that's pretty bad. It's the spelling errors and the THREE different ways of writing a word and definition:
* word: definition
* "word"--definition
* "word"-- definition (also, "e-note"?)
It's just lazy. Incredibly lazy. It's done with an attitude that shows that nobody there cares much for their work.
- RobAley 13y ago> I immediately did a mental flashback to some of the educational videos I loved growing up: documentaries by the Discovery Channel, PBS, and the like, where learning was actually encouraged, not mocked. Those great, factual documentaries that make learning interesting still exist. The mistake you're making is confusion most news channels for anything other than opinion based claptrap.
- STRML 13y agoNews used to do that, and sometimes still does. As special segments, they would show curious documentaries that explore interesting corners of the world and culture. But they feel like a dying breed.
- rybosome 13y ago> I think the part that gets people most fired up about this is the complete lack of attention to detail and the "wow this is complicated stuff for smart people we're never going to understand this so let's not even try" attitude. That's exactly what bothered me so much about it. I actually wrote a blog post on the subject. http://ryboso.me/fox-news-github-story-is-deeply-troubling.html http://ryboso.me/fox-news-github-story-is-deeply-troubling.h...