555 KUBIK: HOW IT WOULD BE, IF A HOUSE WAS DREAMING
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Relax, Bloggers. The AP Isn’t Out to Get You
The level of nervous blogging and twittering following the New York Times article , including Jeff Jarvis' How (and why) to replace the AP , has been pretty extreme. I was reassured to see Ryan Chittum's post in the CJR , which he wrote after actually going to the source... the AP. Now, I'm sure there are those in the blogosphere about to accuse the AP of spinning and damage control, but I'm tempted to take to heart this quote from a Senior VP of product development at the AP:
“Are we going to worry about individuals using our stories here and there? That isn’t our intent. That’s being fueled by people who want to make us look silly. But we’re not silly.”
Russian Programmers Petition Russian Government for a Holiday
Russian programmers have turned to the Administration of President (of the Russian Federation) Medvedev with a request for the establishment of professional holiday... Day of the Programmer. September 13 (the 256th day of the Gregorian calendar) is being promoted as the official Programmers Day. (Translated article from C-News )
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