nathan cushing
December 2011
72 posts
November 2011
104 posts
“Reporting is not walking around with a tape recorder or a notebook and a ballpoint pen. It is not transcribing. It is not talking to as many people as possible. It is not collecting quotes. Reporting is all that, or can be, but it’s also observing and thinking and recognizing themes and ultimately earning the ability to say what there is to say. Reporting is work.”
—Michael Kruse
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Vonage Transcript Heaven
I was recently set up with a personal phone line at work through Vonage. I’ve not had their service before. You can set up your account so that Vonage will transcribe voicemail and email them to you. It’s a nice feature in theory. However, the transcripts aren’t the most accurate things in the world. Such as the one I received last night:
“Hey, it’s Bill Francisco with Francisco Farms. You called about tree life in Richmond. Yes, I’ve to tree lots of cigarettes health first address in Ruby’s in Midlothian. Call me back if you want any further information about him. 357, 0165. Thanks for your interest”
“Ultimately, nobody notices, so do whatever you want to do in life.”
—Neal Brennan
"I'm Still A Conservative, And They Are Not" →
mediaite.com
Long-time fav Andrew Sullivan talks some sense about how nonsensical the modern day GOP really is
"Words fail me now."
James Joyner’s wife, Kimberly, died this morning. James uses writing and his blog to process the sudden, incalculable loss, especially with regards to their two young children: 3 year-old Katie, and their newborn, Ellie.
I still haven’t told Katie. She knows something unusual is going on, since the paramedics came at a little after 1 this morning and the police didn’t leave until well after 4. But she seemed pretty much herself, requesting her favorite cartoons and playing with toys until I got her back to sleep a little while ago. Sadly, neither of my little girls are likely to remember their mommy other than from photos and videos.
