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"Talk of the Nation" cancelled

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March 29, 2013 at 6:39PM

Don't program like my brother. Don't program like my brother. NPR says:

The comments, as you might well imagine, indicate that this is not a popular decision.

MISC A great story making the rounds today: how a guy found the miscreant who sold his camera and tried to sell it on Craigslist.

Would you spend $1700 for donkey cheese? Some people do. Apparently it's incredible. But: donkey cheese. Sounds like a euphemism for something you find growing in the shower. On the walls, or you, doesn't matter. Donkey cheese. What could be worse?

Flying maggot cheese, perhaps.

WRITING There are some sites that just hurt to read. Those strange sites aimed at graphic artists have stories like "23 Free PSD Actions" are written by bloggers who get $2.65 per piece, and hence tend not to dwell on the prose. Pix & Links, pix 7 links. But every so often you get something you swear was translated from Klingon.

It's as if Google Translate choked on a string of idioms. Hey, how's installation? Most people considering buying an iPad app worry about east of installation, you know.

And now, my favorite line:

The author has several posts, including "Generous Evaluation of Angry Bird Star Wars HD – App Review."

If English is not the author's native tongue, fine; I couldn't write that much in his language. But everything on the site is like that. Who bookmarks an incomprehensible review site? No one. Who reads it? No one. But it's part of a network of such sites, like "SmashingBuzz - where technology updates live." Huh? Here's the opening for a review of "20 Facebook Apps That Help to Enhance Facebook Page."

So long, human race; nice knowing you.

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Expanding through barriers: any businessman will tell you that's the hard part. Now, if you want to learn about Cloud Computing, well, sit right down and here the learning to be this:

Whoa, slow down. Dial back the technobbable, pal! You're going way over people's heads.

Bad news: email blossoming is still in the future.

The author has "232 Arcticles" posted.

When there's an "about" page at one of the network sites, it does not disappoint:

I feel encouraged already. The blogroll goes to cocktail-dress shopping centers, "Apple Umbrella," and on and on and on. Thousands of posts. No comments. Ads from legitimate companies. You wonder what percentage of the web is like this. Half? Wouldn't be surprised at all.