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Saturday, November 12, 2011
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The Cynical Girl: F@%k It Friday: Bad News
The Cynical Girl: F@%k It Friday: Bad News |  |
| Posted: 11 Nov 2011 03:45 AM PST Bad news comes in all forms. Job loss. Death of a friend or family member. An old boyfriend going to jail. Whatever. Not talking about bad news in my life. Nope. Not at all. I used to be in the business of delivering bad news. HR is a tricky business so I would show up — no matter where the location and when — to make sure the message was heard from me. I wanted to be sure to provide an opportunity to answer questions and provide peace of mind, too. I think that’s right way to go about life. Except now I hear bad news and I’m like — yeah, next time just send me a text. No need to call. No need to buy me a drink. Let me hear the bad news and process the information in the privacy of my own home. Of course I always want to hear from someone if a loved one has died. But everything else? I dunno. Hardly seems worth the effort when a text will do just fine. Don’t make me put on socks and lip gloss and drive across town just to hear some news that will make me sad. I’d rather be sad at home. That’s where my ice cream is located. So send me a Facebook status update or just call me and leave a voice mail if you have bad news. Really, I don’t mind. You won’t offend me — except if someone dies. Then call. All these rules. Harrumph! What do you think? How do you want to hear bad news? |
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FlowingData - Politilines shows what candidates talk about during debates
FlowingData - Politilines shows what candidates talk about during debates |  |
| Politilines shows what candidates talk about during debates Posted: 11 Nov 2011 12:40 AM PST
If you don't watch the candidate debates — and let's face it, that's just about everyone — you pretty much miss everything, except for stuff like Rick Perry forgetting agency names. Politilines, by Periscopic, lets you see what the candidates talked about each night. The left column lists top issues, the middle shows words used, and the right column shows candidates. Roll over any word or name to see who talked about what or what was talked about by whom. The method:
While still in beta, the mini-app is responsive and easy to use. The next challenge, I think, is to really show what everyone talked about. For example, click on education and you see Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, and Rick Perry brought those up. Then roll over the names to see the words each candidate used related to that topic. You get some sense of content, but it's still hard to decipher what each actually said about education. |
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