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likethebeer"We totally have to put our Facebook prank on our Google Calendar."
I feel that way sometimes, too. I find at times that what I say is so particular to the oddities of this electronic culture that it will make absolutely no sense in 20 years.
I thought of that when I did this: I changed my home page on Firefox from Salon to Slate.
Now, in 20 years, that's just going to sound so fricking weird (I seem to be showing my age even to say 20 years, instead of 2).
But, yes (speaking of Salon now, not 21st century vocabulary), I have decided finally, to pull myself out of Salon.com, the online news/opinion magazine I've read every day for 7 years (and have been a subscriber to for, I don't know, 5 years?). Although I've still not found anything as good as Salon was in the early years,* I've begun to read a few other things (Slate being one of them) that are at least as good, or better, than the stuff Salon has now.
And, in true liberal style (where we think that letters matter) I just wrote them an e-mail stating my reasons why I wouldn't be renewing. I didn't even use ALL CAPS, but I did use adjectives such as "passive-aggressive", and "sophomoric" when describing some of their writing.
I'm sure they'll work on everything I mentioned.
Bye, Salon!! You were really great there for awhile!
*Under the direction of founder, and former editor in chief, David Talbot; not under the direction of narcissistic idiot and current editor in chief, Joan Walsh. She's really sucked it down a hole.
I feel that way sometimes, too. I find at times that what I say is so particular to the oddities of this electronic culture that it will make absolutely no sense in 20 years.
I thought of that when I did this: I changed my home page on Firefox from Salon to Slate.
Now, in 20 years, that's just going to sound so fricking weird (I seem to be showing my age even to say 20 years, instead of 2).
But, yes (speaking of Salon now, not 21st century vocabulary), I have decided finally, to pull myself out of Salon.com, the online news/opinion magazine I've read every day for 7 years (and have been a subscriber to for, I don't know, 5 years?). Although I've still not found anything as good as Salon was in the early years,* I've begun to read a few other things (Slate being one of them) that are at least as good, or better, than the stuff Salon has now.
And, in true liberal style (where we think that letters matter) I just wrote them an e-mail stating my reasons why I wouldn't be renewing. I didn't even use ALL CAPS, but I did use adjectives such as "passive-aggressive", and "sophomoric" when describing some of their writing.
I'm sure they'll work on everything I mentioned.
Bye, Salon!! You were really great there for awhile!
*Under the direction of founder, and former editor in chief, David Talbot; not under the direction of narcissistic idiot and current editor in chief, Joan Walsh. She's really sucked it down a hole.
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Date: 2008-11-08 11:54 pm (UTC)I go to Salon daily, but just to read the comics, and read Cary Tennis' advice column, which makes me laugh.
Cary Tennis
Date: 2008-11-09 12:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-11-11 04:37 am (UTC)Salon
Date: 2008-11-11 02:11 pm (UTC)