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by ch215 11y ago
You won't go far wrong following the rules from George Orwell's Politics and the English language: 1.) Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print. 2.) Never use a long word where
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by ch215 11y ago
Thanks for this. I wouldn't mind the banner so much if it wasn't abused so often. Screaming "breaking news" at readers all day for stories like "Andy Murray gets married" is absurd and it devalues bona fide bre
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by ch215 11y ago
This reminded me of some graffiti next to the East Side Gallery, Berlin, which I found striking. There's a picture of the artist surrounded by the words: "MC Escher would be like, who the fuck is OBEY?"
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BBC forgotten list 'sets precedent'(bbc.co.uk)
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I Won’t Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here’s Why. (2012)(hbr.org)
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The Duct Tape Programmer (2009)(joelonsoftware.com)
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by ch215 11y ago
My 2p worth: if there's a chance, however slim, that it won't go down well then I'd say leave it out. It's not worth the risk of some grouch binning your CV, which looks great by the way. All the best.
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by ch215 11y ago
Bookmarked. This is a great website, simple design well executed, but I'll give you my gripes, too. First thing I'd do? Get rid of the blurred background for readability's sake, it makes me feel like I've got glaucoma. A
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Grml-zsh(grml.org)
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Times advertisers agree to pay same rate for tablet edition as print(pressgazette.co.uk)
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The King of Bullshit News(buzzfeed.com)
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The Power of Drudge (Infographic)(blog.intermarkets.net)
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Boil it down – the writer's litary (1924)(en.wikisource.org)
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Tomb: Commandline tool for encrypted volumes(github.com)
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by ch215 12y ago
I've worked in journalism and little worries me more than the growth of PR within police, government and other public bodies. Edward Bernays, the father of public relations, himself said PR is a just polite term for propaganda. I'
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by ch215 12y ago
No offense taken. I use noscript to whitelist websites and grant temporary permissions to others as needed. To clarify, I have no problem with you using JS. I know I may have to enable it go gain functionality sometimes. My gripe is that on
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by ch215 12y ago
For me, neither website renders without javascript. A blank screen's a poor first impression. Maybe it's a pet peeve but I'm sure I'm not the only one who blocks JS by default. Also, making the panels on the right of the
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by ch215 12y ago
No problem. You should also find someone to edit or at least proofread your work. Everybody's writing benefits from a second reading by a fresh critical mind.
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by ch215 12y ago
(i) Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print. (ii) Never use a long word where a short one will do. (iii) If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out. (iv) Never use the passiv
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by ch215 12y ago
For me, it is simple design at its best. This article from 37signals in 2008 hits the nail on the head... Why the Drudge Report is the one of the best designed sites on the web... https://signalvnoise.com/posts/1407-why
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Why the Drudge Report is one of the best designed sites on the web (2008)(signalvnoise.com)
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UK spy watchdog 'taken in' by security agencies – MP(bbc.co.uk)
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We must bulldoze what’s left of the nerdy white men’s Internet(kernelmag.dailydot.com)
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by ch215 12y ago
Met bars Guido Fawkes and others from asking RIPA questions amid Press Gazette conspiracy theory http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/met-police-bars-guido-fawkes-a... Met's extraordinary Ripa FoI refusal http://or
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UK journalists 'conspiring' to ask questions about police surveillance(pastebin.com)
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Why I have resigned from the Telegraph(opendemocracy.net)
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Twelve ways the world could end(ft.com)
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by ch215 12y ago
I'm going to _try_ to stop reading BBC News instead. It won't be easy because I've been using it for years. I like the site's navigation and readability but the content is often lacking given their resources. They did so
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by ch215 12y ago
The way this same story has been spun by the BBC worries me. You'd think the news line has to be, as the Guardian and others are reporting, GCHQ mass Internet surveillance was 'unlawful'. The Beeb did go with 'unlawful&#
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by ch215 12y ago
I'm nitpicking, I know, but "act" ought to be amended "bill" in the third paragraph. Apologies for being such a pedant.

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