Sadly it could totally happen. Certainly changed how I see documentaries about ancient civilizations. Great stuff.
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The Indonesian public is confused over TV news programs
Interesting stats in today’s Kompas daily (Sunday, Jan 24, 2010) about news on TV. Pollings in June 2008 and November 2009 paint a stark contrast in public perception of Indonesian television news programs. In terms of today’s programs here are the findings: 86.6%: TV news programs are more interesting
67%: TV news programs are more entertaining 71.3%: Focuses more on sensationalism over substance
64.9%: Ratings over quality 53.8%: Hosts tend to pit sources against one another (in a multiple guest sources situation) instead of digging through the issue.
52.6%: Hosts tend to back sources to a corner (in a single guest situation) instead of digging through the issue. 80.4%: Better sources or guests
80.9%: Higher quality. The last stat there is unclear as to what it refers to, presumably the quality of the news programs but it flies in the face of the other stats where it says viewers think the stations are pushing sensationalism over substance and that it’s less about quality than ratings.
It’s a funny country.
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Artoholic
Notes from the grave
“Kurt Cobain Journals. Includes new material!” Somehow I find that hard to believe. Or creepy.
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Aksara Clearance
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$20 Rubik’s Cube
About $20 for a Rubik’s cube that’s missing six blocks (or seven if you count the center block).
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Eh, sebenarnya iChat buat apaan sih, Lis? Kok gak bisa konak YM ya?
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Supposed leak from WSJ about the Apple tablet
The WSJ does it again. Special coverage from Yukari Iwatani Kane and Ethan Smith about the supposed upcoming tablet from Apple. Since the WSJ is behind a pay wall (and it’s a really long piece) the essence of the story can be found in this post from Business Insider.
Some highlights:
Apple wants to "reshape businesses like textbooks, newspapers and television much the way his iPod revamped the music industry—and expand Apple’s influence and revenue as a content middleman.“
Apple wants to launch a web-based version of iTunes by June. This would allow people to use the store without special iTunes software. The service would also have distributed "Buy” buttons all over the web.
Tablet is designed to be shared. May come with facial recognition camera. Users may be able to leave virtual sticky notes for other users
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