The fonds consists of the Hastings family photograph album containing family portraits and photographs of ships, buildings, aboriginal peoples, Nanaimo, Victoria, the Cariboo Road, Esquimalt and sites in South America.
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The fonds consists of Kluckner's watercolours used in his book "Vancouver - The Way It Was".
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Agence France-Press:
Der Spiegel to file criminal complaint against Claas Relotius after it emerged the reporter may have embezzled donations for subjects of one of his articles — Bookmark — BERLIN: Influential German news weekly Der Spiegel said Sunday (Dec 23) it would file a criminal complaint …
Discussion: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, @jamesrbuk, @yashar, @nytimesworld, @ashleyfeinberg, @lizzieohreally, @brianstelter, @mikeisaac, @anagnews, @bizcarson, @mattnippert, @s_m_i, @cyalm, @jenanmoussa, Newser, @germanotes, @doberah, New York Post and Editor & Publisher
Christopher F. Schuetze / New York Times: Der Spiegel to Press Charges Against Reporter Who Made Up Articles
Wall Street Journal: Journalist at Center of False-Reporting Scandal Faces New Allegations Over Donation Requests
James Ball / @jamesrbuk: New plot twist in the Der Spiegel fabrication story: A spectacularly stupid intervention from the US ambassador to Germany. What on earth does he think he is doing?! http://www.nytimes.com/... http://twitter.com/...
Yashar Ali / @yashar: Makes me sick to my stomach http://twitter.com/...
New York / @nytimesworld: "These fake news stories largely focus on U.S. policies and certain segments of the American people," the American ambassador to Germany wrote to Der Spiegel about a reporter who was caught fabricating articles http://www.nytimes.com/...
Ashley Feinberg / @ashleyfeinberg: all i can think about is how stressful doing this would be http://www.nytimes.com/...
Lizzie O'Leary / @lizzieohreally: Same, frankly. Just try to get it right. It's not that hard. http://twitter.com/...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: The criminal complaint will be, at least in part, about a "private donation drive ostensibly to help two Syrian orphans that he had profiled. According to Der Spiegel, only one of the two orphans exists, and the aid money went to the reporter's private bank account." http://twitter.com/...
Rat King / @mikeisaac: gigantic dipshit not only craters his own career but further erodes public trust in journalism writ large i have zero sympathy for this guy http://www.nytimes.com/... http://twitter.com/...
Ana Garcia / @anagnews: Makes me sick. A reporter stealing from a charity, making up stories to lure more money in. Sick sick sick Girls spread the word @DorothyLucey @Patharveynews @leslieafrank http://twitter.com/...
Biz Carson / @bizcarson: This goes way beyond making up facts and is probably one of the worst journalism scandals in recent history. http://twitter.com/...
Matt Nippert / @mattnippert: I knew the media industry are struggling to build alternative revenue streams, but this may be going a bit far. http://twitter.com/...
Stacy-Marie Ishmael / @s_m_i: "In the letter, Mr. Grenell suggested that much of the critical coverage of the United States could be avoided if German reporters would check in with the American Embassy before submitting their articles." Um, what? http://www.nytimes.com/...
Cyril Almeida / @cyalm: "The announcement came as the United States ambassador waded into the scandal by accusing the newsmagazine of anti-American bias and calling for an independent audit." http://twitter.com/...
Jenan Moussa / @jenanmoussa: Shameful. The Der Spiegel reporter who made up stories also collected funds to allegedly help 2 Syrian orphans that he profiled. Now we know that one of the two orphans doesn't exist & the aid money went to the reporter's private bank account. http://www.nytimes.com/... @akhbar
Rob Quinn / Newser: US Ambassador Blames Bias for German News Scandal
Sara Germano / @germanotes: New: Der Spiegel says it's preparing a criminal complaint against its fabulist ex-reporter, who appears to have solicited donations for children he described in his fake reports which he routed to his private bank account https://www.wsj.com/... w/ @bopanc
Deborah Cole / @doberah: Spiegel said it would file a criminal complaint against a disgraced reporter after it emerged he may have embezzled donations intended for Syrian street children @AFP http://www.channelnewsasia.com/ ...
Bruce Golding / New York Post: Disgraced German journalist now suspected of charity scam
Evelyn Mateos / Editor & Publisher: Der Spiegel to Press Charges Against Reporter Who Made Up Articles
Deepa Seetharaman / Wall Street Journal:
A look at Joel Kaplan's growing sway at Facebook as he pushed against News Feed changes designed to reduce polarization, promoted The Daily Caller partnership — Joel Kaplan, a former White House aide to a Republican president, has emerged as Facebook's protector against allegations of political bias …
Discussion: @zeynep, @dseetharaman, @flyosity, @seldo, @yjtorbati, @katestarbird, @pt, @thewaywithanoa, @juddlegum, @benfranklin2018, @drgitlin, @kimmasters, @digiphile, @raju, @jimpethokoukis, @mattocko, @anildash, @cwarzel, @mattgertz, @carnage4life, @ldrogen, @jason_kint, @lizthegrey, @profcarroll, @hshaban, @dseetharaman, Engadget, Gizmodo, The Verge and Business Insider, more at Techmeme »
Zeynep Tufekci / @zeynep: Ironically, this also a big problem with how traditional media handles news and editorial decisions. They just don't know how to deal with asymmetric polarization and misinformation, do a bad job *and* also end up getting played by actors who realize this. http://twitter.com/...
Deepa Seetharaman / @dseetharaman: For example: Until recently, $fb was exploring news-feed products to fight polarization. 1 reason it stalled: fears of anti-conservative bias after $fb research showed right-leaning users were less exposed to different points of view than those on the L. http://www.wsj.com/... http://twitter.com/...
Mike Rundle / @flyosity: TIL that the guy in charge of stomping out political bias at Facebook, who argued that the right wing rag @DailyCaller should be given "fact check" powers over all news and was a huge fan of Brett Kavanaugh, is Sheryl Sandberg's ex-boyfriend. http://www.wsj.com/... http://twitter.com/...
@seldo: "If we crack down on liars the people who believe the lies will be angry!" is a really fucking stupid reason not to do it. http://twitter.com/...
Yeganeh Torbati / @yjtorbati: This is a great story all the way through but perhaps its final paragraph is the most damning: an effort at Facebook to mitigate polarization on the platform was shelved in part because it would "harm user engagement" http://twitter.com/...
Kate Starbird / @katestarbird: THIS is the problem. GOP strategy is to accuse media, tech companies, & even government agencies of "bias". In accommodating these disingenuous accusations we get a false "balance" (allowing disinfo campaigns to shape political power). http://twitter.com/...
@pt: Facebook is a terrible company run by amoral people unwilling to make choices that might have any short-term costs. They've never been more vulnerable & I'm personally rooting for them to end up MySpace for the Daily Caller set. http://www.wsj.com/... http://twitter.com/...
Anoa J. Changa / @thewaywithanoa: Facebook has been ground zero for the manipulation and disinformation war but folks are not understanding what has really been going on because it is easier to trot out some new version of the Cold War instead. http://twitter.com/...
Judd Legum / @juddlegum: 1. Facebook's GLOBAL POLICY CHIEF, Joel Kaplan, is a right-wing operative who reportedly has veto power over changes to the newsfeed. He wields this power to preserve and expand the reach of right-wing sites. http://www.wsj.com/... http://twitter.com/...
Benjamin Franklin / @benfranklin2018: If you aren't convinced that facebook is a force for pure evil and that Zucc (and anyone working for facebook) deserves nothing but our contempt, read this thread. http://twitter.com/...
Jonathan Gitlin / @drgitlin: Is this the dude who was sitting in the Kavanaugh cheering section during the confirmation hearing for Justice McRapeyfrat? http://twitter.com/...
Kim Masters / @kimmasters: The guy standing by his pal Brett at the Kavanaugh hearings has played an interesting role at @Facebook, including advocating for the Daily Caller to fact check. http://twitter.com/...
Alex Howard / @digiphile: The fear @facebook demonstrated here is damning & damaging. Asymmetrical polarization and the associated conservative media bubble made that ecosystem vulnerable to exploitation. http://global.oup.com/... http://twitter.com/...
Raju Narisetti / @raju: Bending over backwards only to fall flat on their face, @Facebook http://twitter.com/...
James Pethokoukis / @jimpethokoukis: As I have been suggesting, bias against the right is a red herring. Rather, bending over backwards to placate has been the problem. http://twitter.com/...
Matthew Ocko / @mattocko: "We cannot build a bridge over this raging river to sustain our town & prevent disaster..." "FFS, why not?!?" "It will offend the 1/3rd of our population that doesn't believe gravity is real, & bridges are pro-gravity-reality plots against them..." http://twitter.com/...
Anil Dash / @anildash: The tactic works & obviously appeases the agenda of board members like Peter Thiel, so it's worth understanding what Facebook is actually promoting. http://twitter.com/...
Charlie Warzel / @cwarzel: sooo Facebook felt comfortable tweaking news feed to manipulate its users emotions for experiments a few years back. but it seems the fears of shouts of conservative bias are enough to stifle projects aimed at lessening misinformation/polarization. http://www.wsj.com/... http://twitter.com/...
Matthew Gertz / @mattgertz: You can be serious about curbing misinformation or you can act like The New York Times and Breitbart are functionally the same, but you can't do both. http://twitter.com/...
Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life: Facebook canceled efforts to show users more diverse news sources because they didn't want conservatives to attack them if they popped bubble of Fox News/Breitbart propaganda masquerading as news many consume on the site. They continually focus on PR versus fixing problems http://twitter.com/...
Leigh Drogen / @ldrogen: The dumbest take has always been that "we are all living in filter bubbles" and "everyone needs to hear more points of view". No. All of the data and research shows the problem only exists on one side of the spectrum. And then they project that on everyone else. http://twitter.com/...
Jason Kint / @jason_kint: zero research, product experience yet outsized influence on world. Ends with buried lede=> $$$ trumps all else. "Later, senior executives including Mr. Zuckerberg expressed concerns that the effort would harm user engagement and the project was shelved." http://www.wsj.com/...
Liz Fong-Jones / @lizthegrey: The strategy of working the refs appears to be working... http://twitter.com/...
David Carroll / @profcarroll: At Facebook, Joel Kaplan has wielded his influence to postpone or kill projects that risk upsetting conservatives or diminish engagement metrics, preventing it from fully tackling broader issues on the platform. http://www.wsj.com/...
Hamza Shaban / @hshaban: This story adds more weight to the body of evidence that when massive, influential tech platforms like Facebook make decisions just to avoid conservative backlash, they still get conservative backlash AND make bad decisions http://www.wsj.com/...
Deepa Seetharaman / @dseetharaman: NEW from me: some light holiday reading about Joel Kaplan, one of the most controversial & influential executives at Facebook, & his growing ability to kill, postpone & shape $fb products that risk making conservatives angry. http://www.wsj.com/...
Jon Fingas / Engadget: Facebook axed political discussion feature over fear of bias allegations
Catie Keck / Gizmodo: Facebook Project Intended to Reduce 'Toxic Content' Was Shot Down by Top Executives: Report
Andrew Liptak / The Verge: Facebook shelved a feature intended to promote civil political discourse
Matt Weinberger / Business Insider: Facebook reportedly stopped a project to encourage healthier political discussions after a key …
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
Printing presses have struggled to keep up with the demand for books during holiday season, creating a backlog that has led to stock shortages of popular titles — This year has been, much to everyone's surprise, a blockbuster for the publishing industry. Despite the relentless news cycle, readers have bought books in droves.
Discussion: @greenlightbklyn, @coldwarscience, @rachelking, @rebeccamakkai, @marklamster, @pamelapaulnyt, @raju, @nytimesbooks, @bcdreyer, @bookvvitch, @benreiter, @susanorlean, @merbroussard, @brianstelter, @maureenjohnson and @alexweprin
Greenlight Bookstore / @greenlightbklyn: Gotta love @PamelaPaulNYT take on things. And not for nothing, of all the books talked about in this article, we are only out of Frederick Douglass and Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. And, we're open till 8! http://twitter.com/...
Audra J. Wolfe / @coldwarscience: Can't print books without paper. http://www.nytimes.com/...
Rachel King / @rachelking: Maybe millennials didn't kill paper after all. 2019 is the year we start resurrecting stuff. http://www.nytimes.com/... http://twitter.com/...
@rebeccamakkai: I'm in this article, if you want to know more about the printing bottleneck... One slight correction: I didn't urge ppl to shop indie BECAUSE Amazon is out of my book; I took the opportunity, rather, to remind you that your indies know what's up and have your back and are http://twitter.com/...
Mark Lamster / @marklamster: if that last minute book gift you were hoping for (ie frederick douglas) is on backorder, my i suggest bios of either my pj or @heybonanos's weegee? both available online and at indies near you. http://www.nytimes.com/...
Pamela Paul / @pamelapaulnyt: The good news is printers literally cannot print books fast enough for readers. The bad news is printers literally cannot print books fast enough for readers. http://www.nytimes.com/...
Raju Narisetti / @raju: This is unexpected.Bottlenecks at US printers, from consolidation among printing companies to paper shortages, has derailed some holiday book sales http://www.nytimes.com/... http://twitter.com/...
New York / @nytimesbooks: For authors whose books have been out of stock in the run up to the holidays, it can be hard to recover the lost royalties and sinking Amazon rankings http://www.nytimes.com/...
Benjamin Dreyer / @bcdreyer: Bookfolk will no doubt find this interesting: http://www.nytimes.com/...
S.Morgan / @bookvvitch: It's been a MESS lately. Any semi-popular title is backordered, any midlist reprints are being pushed back, we're getting badly damaged and poorly bound books....this is serious. http://twitter.com/...
Ben Reiter / @benreiter: Good news/bad news: Demand for ASTROBALL has been so extraordinary that it is sold out on Amazon, as the @nytimes reports today. You can still find copies at @BNBuzz or your local indie, among other places. Otherwise, IOUs make great stocking stuffers! http://www.nytimes.com/... http://twitter.com/...
Susan Orlean / @susanorlean: This is a real problem for those of us with books out right now. Ugh. http://twitter.com/...
Meredith Broussard / @merbroussard: Apropos of this: hardcover copies of "Artificial Unintelligence" are almost sold out from @mitpress. Paperback coming out early 2019! http://twitter.com/...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: Blockbuster year for the book biz — publishers are struggling "to keep up with a surge in demand, creating a backlog that has led to stock shortages of popular titles," @xanalter reports http://www.nytimes.com/...
Maureen Johnson / @maureenjohnson: There's a big printing problem. http://twitter.com/...
Alex Weprin / @alexweprin: Imagine telling someone in 2008, post-Kindle, that demand for print books would be off the charts in 2018, but that printer-driven supply constraints meant that there aren't enough books.
Thomas Baekdal / Baekdal Plus:
A look at The Correspondent's successful crowdsourcing campaign to raise $2.5M, and how it was rescued by a last minute appearance on The Daily Show — As you probably already know, The Correspondent succeeded with their crowdfunding campaign to launch an international site.
Discussion: @scottlamb
Scott Lamb / @scottlamb: Love this analysis. And agree: The Correspondent's campaign emails were incredibly well done, with perfect tone and great design. http://twitter.com/...
Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica:
Internal documents and Civil's co-founder shed light on how the blockchain-based journalism startup bumbled its ICO and left many partners disappointed — CVL should've been worth ≥$0.75, Civil CEO said. Internal docs show far less. — In March 2018, Matthew Iles—the head of Civil …
Discussion: @jayrosen_nyu
Jay Rosen / @jayrosen_nyu: Can't speak to what the start-ups were told because I wasn't there, but I received several briefings about Civil, and did some of my own research. It was quite clear to me that the likelihood of the token's value being zero was high. http://arstechnica.com/...
Max Willens / Digiday:
Salon is testing alternative revenue models, from an ad-free subscription to a partial paywall coming in 2019, as traffic falls 78% over last two years — More than a decade ago, Salon bet that readers would be willing to pay for an ad-free, subscription version of its site.
Pete Brown / Columbia Journalism Review:
A content analysis of mobile news alerts in 2018 shows their number and length rose since 2017; companion case study confirms shift from just breaking news — EXECUTIVE SUMMARY — In 2017, we did a deep dive into mobile push alerts, publishing a report in collaboration …
Discussion: @lauraelizdavis, @mariekshan, @towcenter and @steverubel, Thanks:@steverubel
Laura E. Davis / @lauraelizdavis: The push alert space is better than it was a few years ago, but it is still so poorly used, imo http://www.cjr.org/...
Marie K. Shanahan / @mariekshan: "Push is its own platform. It deserves to have all of the intention and critical thinking that the front page does, that the home page does." http://www.cjr.org/...
@towcenter: New from @TowCenter researcher @beteprown - extensive new look at how newsrooms use push alerts, stuffed with great analysis and stats : 'they should be given the same attention as front page headlines' arguably more ... http://www.cjr.org/...
Steve Rubel / @steverubel: Push news alerts are a platform. They are increasing in frequency. Rich notifications remain rare. tip @mediagazer http://twitter.com/...
Thanks:@steverubel
Nisha Chittal / Vox:
How Instagram has helped indie bookstores, which have grown 35% between 2009-2015, as it creates community and attracts customers via photogenic displays — Stores like Books Are Magic and the Last Bookstore are benefiting from love on #bookstagram. — The internet is killing independent bookstores.
Discussion: @voxdotcom, @fountainbkstore, @michelleobama and @therippedbodice
@voxdotcom: In 2017, print book sales were up nearly 11% from 2013 — while sales of traditionally published e-books dropped. http://www.vox.com/...
Fountain Bookstore / @fountainbkstore: This is the best tweet ever. We love you, Michelle! http://twitter.com/...
Michelle Obama / @michelleobama: Let's give it up for all the independent booksellers out there for everything they do, including their support of Becoming these past few months! I hope everybody keeps supporting their neighborhood bookstore this holiday season and all year round! http://www.vox.com/... http://twitter.com/...
@therippedbodice: Michelle says you should support us! http://twitter.com/...
Gina Masullo Chen / American Press Institute:
Study of use of DocumentCloud: embedded documents largely served as proof of claims but few journalists included explanations of how documents were verified — Anti-press sentiment, fueled in no small part by President Trump, has left news organizations looking for new ways to bolster lagging trust.
Discussion: @ginamchen
Gina Masullo Chen / @ginamchen: How journalists use DocumentCloud to support facts in their stories. Thrilled to write about some new research from @Niv_mor and @zvireich in Journalism Practice. http://www.americanpressinstitute.org/ ... @EngagingNews
Zoe Sullivan / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the threats facing Brazil's media: more violence against journalists, an at-times hostile president-elect, accelerating digital disruption, and more — The day after he captured Brazil's presidency in a run-off, Jair Bolsonaro spoke with Globo News, Brazil's largest television network.
Discussion: @freedomofpress
@freedomofpress: Brazilian journalists voice concerns over Bolsanaro's aggressive rhetoric toward publications investigating his campaign, in light of the already-worrisome press freedom climate http://www.cjr.org/...
Glenn Fleishman / Smithsonian:
On January 1, copyrighted works from 1923 will enter the public domain, 21 years after the last mass expiration of copyright in the US, which predated Google — A beloved Robert Frost poem is among the many creations that are (finally) losing their protections in 2019 — "Whose woods these are, I think I"—whoa!
Discussion: @mikecarlucci, @alexplank, @jasonleopold and @soulellis
Mike Carlucci / @mikecarlucci: A bright spot in the news these days. Great help to culture and fairness. http://twitter.com/...
Alex Plank / @alexplank: I love the public domain http://twitter.com/...
Jason Leopold / @jasonleopold: A beloved Robert Frost poem is among the many creations that are (finally) losing their protections in 2019 http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ ... via @SmithsonianMag
Paul Soulellis / @soulellis: As part of the residency at @internetarchive I'm exploring the newly available 1923 materials and looking for queer stuff / hope to make something out of it http://twitter.com/...
Craig Newmark / Nieman Lab:
In 2019, news outlets will institute tactics to debunk lies like a "truth sandwich" in which the truth is presented before the lie, which is then fact-checked — Dan Gillmor has pointed out that some news outlets give considerable air time and print space to people who they know are lying …
Discussion: @lenoreriegel, @raju, @craignewmark and @froomkin
Lenore Riegel / @lenoreriegel: I have the utmost respect for @craignewmark, and I suggest you all read this article: http://www.niemanlab.org/... Also consider joining me in donating to one of his top causes: @DonorsChoose It helps creative teachers everywhere.
Raju Narisetti / @raju: Wishing in 2019 for journalism to end "loudspeakers for liars" by @craignewmark @NiemanLab http://www.niemanlab.org/...
Craig Newmark / @craignewmark: In 2019, disinfo and fraud will persist, but we're gonna see outlets fight back by injecting more trust in the news. They'll start to put in place new reporting methods, like "truth sandwiches" to avoid being complicit in the spreading of lies. @NiemanLab http://www.niemanlab.org/...
@froomkin: I hope major news organizations will do what @craignewmark predicts and "start to institute new reporting methods to avoid being complicit" in lies. But I don't think they will unless they feel a lot of pressure to do so—internally and externally. http://www.niemanlab.org/...
This is a snapshot of Mediagazer at 7:25 AM ET, December 25, 2018.
Sophie Nicholson / Poynter:
In a year, Agence France Presse went from having one staffer on its fact-checking team to employing 20+ globally
Discussion: @poynter and @sohnic
@poynter: AFP has gone from just one to more than 20 fact-checkers and editors worldwide, from Mexico to South Africa and from Colombia to India. http://www.poynter.org/...
Sophie Nicholson / @sohnic: Our fact-checking to date - thanks to all @AFPFactCheck @AfpFactuel @AfpFactual @AfpChecamos, as well as @Poynter and @firstdraftnews http://www.poynter.org/...
John Saroff / Nieman Lab:
As media outlets turn to subscribers for revenue, satisfying them will make it hard to challenge their views, forcing publishers to adopt consistent viewpoints
Discussion: @themurdochtimes, @robertandrews, @chartbeat and @niemanlab
Alt-Rupert / @themurdochtimes: "satisfying them will make it hard to challenge their views." Trying to satisfy any audience, even if they're paying, doesn't seem the right attitude. News media that pissed off viewers with challenging views, but kept them coming back for more, was popular and profitable. http://twitter.com/...
Robert Andrews / @robertandrews: The opposite is also true. Serving partisan tribes is a strategy for many ad-funded publishers, too; they are more vulnerable & need more certainty. Arguably, subscription is a flight to objective quality. But this may also provide a ceiling, unless consumers revalue objectivity. http://twitter.com/...
@chartbeat: Chartbeat CEO @saroff_nyc: "In a subscription world, meeting the daily expectations of each reader on a consistent basis becomes essential." http://www.niemanlab.org/... via @NiemanLab
@niemanlab: "We have all seen the 'Cancel My Subscription' tweets from angry readers when publishers release pieces (particularly in opinion sections) that challenge their predominant political orientation." @saroff_nyc #Predix2019 http://www.niemanlab.org/...
Mark Mulligan / MIDiA Research:
Midia Research estimates that music industry revenue grew about 8% in 2018, down slightly from 2017's growth rate of 9%, and streaming revenue will rise 29%
Zia Weise / Politico:
A look at fact-checking efforts in Turkey, where little independent media remains and the government itself is often the source of false information
Discussion: Real Clear Politics, @aylushka_a, @politicoeurope, @asteris and @alfonslopeztena
Carl M. Cannon / Real Clear Politics: The NATO Country Where Journalism Is a Crime
Ayla Albayrak / @aylushka_a: Digging out the grain of truth in a poisonous media environment: profile of the Turkey's two independent fact-checking sites — by @ZiaWeise @politico http://www.politico.eu/...
Politico Europe / @politicoeurope: The truth is having a hard time in Turkey these days http://www.politico.eu/...
@asteris: Imagine working in fact-checking news in the world's biggest jailer of journalists. Nerves and mind of steel http://twitter.com/...
@alfonslopeztena: The Erdoğan crackdown has shuttered scores of media outlets and jailed numerous journalists. His allies wield near-total control over the media; self-censorship is endemic. Polarization and partisanship abound. It's an ideal environment for fake news http://www.politico.eu/...
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Association of National Advertisers urges FTC to push for a federal law on data use for ads to pre-empt state laws that could be non-uniform and confusing
Deep dive into why Saudis murdered Jamal Khashoggi, a moderate and patriot dissident journalist of Saudi Arabia, after failing to woo him back with promises
Discussion: @vabvox, @gregpmiller, @byronyork, @karolcummins, @ryangrim, @_drew_mccoy_, @gregpmiller, @nspector4, @kenroth, @kenroth, @nickkristof, @gregjaffe, @wesleylowery, @michalskilaura, @abuaardvark and @postbaron
Victoria Brownworth / @vabvox: This is one of the most gruesome stories of the year. #JamalKhashoggi was an American resident who worked for one of our premiere newspapers and whose kids are Americans. The president of the United States sided with his killer. http://twitter.com/...
Greg Miller / @gregpmiller: @smekhennet Post publisher Fred Ryan appealed to Trump White House for help after Khashoggi disappeared. At first WH seemed eager to assist. Then, for some reason, their willingness evaporated. Perhaps they knew from early intel Khashoggi would not be found alive. http://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Byron York / @byronyork: Washington Post looks into its columnist Jamal Khashoggi and finds that he was no ordinary columnist. http://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... http://twitter.com/...
Karol / @karolcummins: A member of the Saudi team asked if he would take tea, & Khashoggi replied yes. A member of the team informed JK that he was going back to SA & brought forth a syringe packed w/ enough sedative to be lethal...there no intent to take Khashoggi alive. http://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Ryan Grim / @ryangrim: One thing we learn in the new WaPo story is that Saudi Arabia is claiming its hit squad did NOT bring a bone saw with them, but used one that is kept in the consulate in Istanbul. They apparently feel that is exculpatory and not insanely damning http://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Drew McCoy / @_drew_mccoy_: All other issues aside, that the Turks were willing to burn the fact they had the Saudi consulate wired shows how much they expected to gain from playing this out in public. http://twitter.com/...
Greg Miller / @gregpmiller: Jamal Khashoggi's killers offered him tea before taking his life. Then brandished a syringe. He thought he would wake up back in Saudi. His body remains unfound. New details from our reconstruct of Khashoggi's final months. @smekhennet http://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Norman Spector / @nspector4: Wow. "an executive at Qatar Foundation at times shaped the columns he submitted to The Washington Post, proposing topics, drafting material and prodding him to take a harder line against the Saudi government." http://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Kenneth Roth / @kenroth: As the Saudi crown prince "maneuvered to consolidate power, his enforcer [Saud al-Qahtani, pictured] began building his capabilities, including so-called 'tiger teams' tasked with carrying out overseas abductions and the interrogation of prisoners." http://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Kenneth Roth / @kenroth: "I have left my home, my family and my job, and I am raising my voice....I want you to know that Saudi Arabia has not always been as it is now. We Saudis deserve better."—Jamal Khashoggi's first @WashingtonPost column, incurring Saudi government's wrath. http://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... http://twitter.com/...
Nicholas Kristof / @nickkristof: A @washingtonpost reconstruction of Jamal Khashoggi's final months underscores that the Saudi ambassador to Washington was part of the cover-up. He should be sent home at once. http://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Likewise, the Trump administration was singularly unhelpful.
Greg Jaffe / @gregjaffe: NEW: Extraordinary detail and unflinching reporting on Khashoggi's last year via @gregpmiller and @smekhennet http://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Wesley / @wesleylowery: An important, revealing look at Jamal Khashoggi's final months, the Saudi government's attempts to conceal what it had done, and The Post leadership's efforts to discern the truth https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Laura Michalski / @michalskilaura: Yes, the government is shutting down, but carve out some time to read @gregpmiller and @smekhennet's deep dive on @JKhashoggi's final months. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Marc Lynch / @abuaardvark: Wonder where, how and from whom WaPo obtained these 200 pages of encrypted Khashoggi WhatsApp messages... https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Marty Baron / @postbaron: "While the conversation was cordial, the subtext was clear: Khashoggi no longer lived under Saudi rule, but the country's most powerful royal was monitoring his every word." His final 18 months: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Will Oremus / Slate:
Facebook has forfeited our trust to the point that we see nefarious motives in any misstep, as some overblown reactions to Spotify and Netflix integrations show
Discussion: Whither news?, @jayrosen_nyu, @klillington, @jeffjarvis, BGR, @mtobis, Columbia Journalism Review, @carnage4life, @mathewi, @jason_kint, @nxthompson, @willoremus, @syardi, @hshaban, @willoremus, @lam_barrett, @zittrain, @zittrain and @zittrain
Jeff Jarvis / Whither news?: Facebook. Sigh.
Jay Rosen / @jayrosen_nyu: Here, @jeffjarvis wrestles with what has happened at Facebook, a company he has often defended against what he calls "moral panics" in the press and public discourse. Where he winds up is an interesting and nuanced place and I urge you to read it. http://medium.com/...
Dr Karlin Lillington / @klillington: This, from @jeffjarvis, articulates perfectly something I've been thinking about (& bothered by, without getting at precisely why) for ages. Great, thought-provoking piece: http://medium.com/... http://twitter.com/...
Jeff Jarvis / @jeffjarvis: As journalists trip over themselves to brag about leaving Facebook, I look at what deserves criticism and what doesn't. http://medium.com/...
Yoni Heisler / BGR: The anti-Facebook hysteria has gotten out of control
@mtobis: "If you had told anyone in 2006 that 10 years in the future, Russian agents would use the illicitly obtained "likes" and clicks of Facebook users to create psychographic profiles for targeting of fake news headlines in an attempt to elect Donald Trump president..." http://twitter.com/...
Mathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review: Are we wiser about Facebook now, or just more cynical?
Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life: I heard someone complain today that Facebook can't be trusted because random Spotify employees could look at your messages if you connected Spotify to Facebook. This ignores that in that scenario the broken trust is by Spotify not Facebook. http://slate.com/...
Mathew Ingram / @mathewi: The thing that struck me most about the New York Times piece on Facebook was how all the things that used to be seen as good — sharing songs with friends, customizing our Yahoo home page with our Facebook feed — are now evidence of how evil Facebook is http://www.cjr.org/...
Jason Kint / @jason_kint: Good. But buried lede. "it's hard to see how this cycle ends except in some sort of seismic event: a sweeping privacy law, a federal antitrust suit, Zuckerberg's resignation." http://slate.com/... http://twitter.com/...
Nicholas Thompson / @nxthompson: This is a very good summary of the NYT FB story, how we reacted, and how FB has lost the benefit of the doubt. Some things in the story were truly sketchy! The reaction to other bits—Spotify reading our messages—now seems wildly overblown. http://slate.com/...
@willoremus: Very smart thread from @zittrain that pushes back on my downplaying of the private message access that Facebook granted to Netflix and Spotify. This is a level of nuance that my article did not get into, but absolutely worthwhile: http://twitter.com/...
Sarita Schoenebeck / @syardi: "Facebook may or may not have lost its handle on our data. But it has definitely lost its handle on the public narrative—and the benefit of the doubt." https://slate.com/...
Hamza Shaban / @hshaban: A careful reading of the NYT Facebook investigation and our reaction to it — the big shift in 2018, @WillOremus says, is that Facebook no longer has the benefit of the doubt, about anything. https://slate.com/...
@willoremus: Good thread here cataloguing several aspects of the NYT report that we *should* be worried about, even if the private-message-reading aspects were taken out of proportion. https://twitter.com/...
Lindsey Barrett / @lam_barrett: Overlaying all of this are repeated violations of user expectations and trust. And FB's argument that these partnerships deals don't violate the consent decree because every company it ever partnered with is just "an extension of Facebook" is all kinds of specious & shouldn't fly
Jonathan Zittrain / @zittrain: "Our integration partners had to get authorization from people. You would have had to sign in with your Facebook account to use the integration offered by Apple, Amazon or another integration partner." But that's a red herring. Signing in using FB doesn't mean "read my inbox."
Jonathan Zittrain / @zittrain: (thread) The always-thoughtful @WillOremus has put his finger on an interesting dynamic with Facebook's latest privacy controversy. (In case something happened during lunch: the one arising from its partnerships with companies like Netflix and Spotify.) https://slate.com/...
Jonathan Zittrain / @zittrain: I might trust Facebook to handle my private messaging. But using FB to sign into some other site isn't alone meaning to trust that other site with FB private messages. And putting privacy aside for a moment, it's terrible security. It violates the Principle of Least Privilege.


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The Barren Wells - Jalapeño
The Barren Wells
self-released; 2019
By Jamie Funk
Robby Ray (vocals), Clifton Conrad (bass/vocals), Mike Santarelli (guitar), Adam Moyer (guitar/ keys/vocals) and Brandon Reber (percussion) are The Barren Wells. The band is comprised of old high school friends who came together for their love of music. They took a six-year break from their full-length LP and returned with a three-song EP entitled Jalapeño.
Their music is a nice mix of closely related genres including Americana, country, rock and bluegrass. They get going with "Karma" and the music reminded me of old school Americana like John Mellencamp and Tom Petty. The other band that came to mind was the Counting Crows because the lead singer reminded me of Adam Duritz. As the song progresses it builds to a crescendo resulting in a celebratory vibe. The melodies are catchy and easy to appreciate.
The band really plays into a classic bluegrass rhythm on "Wildest Dreams." It's the rhythm section that is mostly responsible for this as the guitars rely on reverb-laced lead work. The energy is fun and festive. Ray really sounds great here. The vocals are a little pained but also hopeful. There are also some fantastic vocal harmonies in there as well.
"Bones" is another slight deviation. My mind went to Rusted Root with this song. It's almost tribal with the rhythms it explores at times but it is also backed by an alt-country vibe as well.
The band does show their diversity with these songs. I got the feeling that these guys really rip it up live. It seemed like they were going for a live sound. That being said I wanted a little more clarity in the mix at times.
Overall, I thought this EP showcased their talent as well as the energy of their live shows. I'm look forward to hearing more.
Jalapeño - EP by The Barren Wells


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Q: Selenium with Python automation script nested if loop not working I am trying to run a script that will go through a page and sequentially click on every instance there is a giveaway. Some giveaway pages have two check boxes, and some have one. I need to be able to have the ability to pass through a page where there is either one or two.
Furthermore, I need this to be able to loop as many times as needed on each page and then proceed onto the next page of giveaways (there are many pages). I did not include this part in the code yet. I am not sure how to determine how many pages to click through and then repeat the first part (entering each giveaway).
from time import sleep
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys

#start new browser session
browser = webdriver.Chrome(executable_path='O:\Selenium\chromedriver.exe')

browser.set_page_load_timeout(20)

#navigating to webpage
browser.get('https://www.example.com')

#sign in
browser.find_element_by_link_text('Sign In').click()
browser.find_element_by_name("user[email]").send_keys('user@email.com')
browser.find_element_by_name("user[password]").send_keys('password')
browser.find_element_by_name('next').click()

#enter giveaways on page
enter = browser.find_elements_by_link_text('Enter Giveaway')
for x in range(0,len(enter)):
if enter[x].is_displayed():
    enter[x].click()
    #click on giveaway criteria etc
    browser.find_element_by_link_text('Select This Address').click()
    browser.find_element_by_name("entry_terms").click()
    browser.find_element_by_name("want_to_read").click()
    browser.find_element_by_name("commit").click()
    #start back at giveaway list
    browser.get('https://www.example.com')

I also had played around with some other for/if options that didn't work:
enter = browser.find_elements_by_link_text('Enter Giveaway')
for x in range(0,len(enter)):
if enter[x].is_displayed():
    enter[x].click()
    browser.find_element_by_link_text('Select This Address').click()
    browser.find_element_by_name("entry_terms").click()
    wtr = browser.find_element_by_name("want_to_read")
    if wtr.is_displayed():
        browser.find_element_by_name("want_to_read").click()
        else:
            browser.find_element_by_name("commit").click()
    browser.find_element_by_name("commit").click()
    browser.get('https://www.example.com')
    browser.implicitly_wait(5)

Do I need to use while instead? Or do I need to do an assert for this? I am not sure where to proceed. I have looked at many other questions on Stack Overflow but none seem to help.
Here is the output (I am not sure if I have other errors for each version of the script but this is the most recent?):
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "o:\PycharmProjects\pytest\testTwo_nestedIf.py", line 27, in <module>
    browser.find_element_by_name("want_to_read").click()
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\remote\webdriver.py", line 487, in find_element_by_name
    return self.find_element(by=By.NAME, value=name)
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\remote\webdriver.py", line 955, in find_element
    'value': value})['value']
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\remote\webdriver.py", line 312, in execute
    self.error_handler.check_response(response)
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\remote\errorhandler.py", line 242, in check_response
    raise exception_class(message, screen, stacktrace)
selenium.common.exceptions.NoSuchElementException: Message: no such element: Unable to locate element: {"method":"name","selector":"want_to_read"}

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I love traveling. Fixing my plans well in advance; whether going solo, in couplets or in groups, I just love to travel. And when you find the perfect companion; you'll know when you meet someone like that, new places will turn into memories and beautiful shards of time will get coloured in that unforgettable soft hue.
Against my usual style, before we arrived in Goa, no field trip plans had been made. This time I waited until the last minute, literally waited until my coach partner relieved me of my duties for the day. It was 12.30 PM and the moment I was free, I ran straight to find my friend and have lunch with her. After a thorough survey of beautiful locations nearby, we decided to rent a moped and head towards Panjim and nearby beaches with some of our other friends and colleagues.
We were running short of time; as it often does in the company of a special friend, the sun seemed to be melting to set and end the day. I called the hotel guy ahead of time for inquiries, while we took the shortcut, walking on railway tracks that would magically wind up somewhere close to our Hotel Go Goa.
I reached the hotel unaware that I would face more demons set against love's last minute travel diaries. The bike rental in-charge sized me up and asked for a Driving License. When I bluntly denied ever possessing such official documents; slow music playing in my head, I was informed that Goa Traffic Regulations are very strict and I could get heavily fined. Abruptly, the music stopped, deep inside I was scared and simultaneously the image of me and my dear friend traveling by bus, pops in my head. Or even worse, the two of us on separate vehicles as pillions, exploring Goa… Noooo! I urge my brain to think while trying to look cool.
I call a Goan friend, Shashank and ask him exactly how strict are the traffic rules in Goa while explaining my predicament. He chuckles good-naturedly and tells me that as long as I wear a helmet and don't leave my vehicle in a No parking Zone, I should be fine. Knowing that I have slain the demon, I say to the in-charge, "I want to rent a moped. We will see about the police".
Finally we get the moped, and I emerge riding gloriously out of the garage. As Kamini hops on the backseat, I ask her if she is comfortable and assure that her safety is my responsibility and with that, we let the exploring commence! We simply follow our colleagues who know the route that we have no clue about! After a bit of cruising, we realise we cannot see anybody ahead of us or none of our friends who were behind us. The road leads straight ahead and we keep on following hoping to catch up with the others. We go… go… go… follow… follow… follow… until; like it happens to all who dare an adventure, we hit a crossroad. I ask two people for directions and also ask Kamini to direct us to Calangut Beach using google maps.
I ride on and when I see the next diversion approaching, I ask "Left or Right?" to which she says "Chalo…(Go!!!)". I laugh at her innocence and ask, "Where to?" and she laughs with me as she replies, "Go right… to the right!" She adds in a small voice, "Dinesh, maybe this isn't the correct route. I think I don't know how to use maps". I guide the wheels to a side, halt and show her how to operate the Map App!
At 4.30 PM, we reach Calangut beach at North Goa, park the vehicle and walk towards the beautiful bluish green sea that beckons. I don't know when I started running to the water, splashing as I go… I call to Kamini and she is also running with her bag still on her shoulder. Amused at our excitement, I point at the bag and we laugh uproariously. I think to myself – we reached earlier than anyone despite being lost. What a great team me and Kamini make! Later, Manasvi, Priyanka and Ashish arrive at the beach. All of us go deeper in to the ocean except Manasvi who does not want to get soaked. Photographs and videos quickly bind seconds into little snippets that would get stored carefully within a happy heart.
Soon enough, we return the moped and walk back to the railway station where our train awaits. I already miss Goa and my thoughts wrap me in a warm glow of a lovely trip with my dear friend. I now know that a perfect companion is one you can laugh with. No umbrella; No Driving License; No Experience of Goa; No route map and yet, we made amazing memories, filled with the sound of thunderous laughter.
Journeying with Science Express is unique – some take back with them, experiences; some, delicacies; many, laid the foundation of their careers here; some found their soulmates and some even married them. I don't know what I will take with me when I go back home but one thing is for sure, I have found the perfect companion with whom even unplanned trips are most gorgeous!


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Anshie Kagan: In Case Of Moshiach Break Glass
By Beth Sarafraz for the Jewish Press
Ani ma'amin b'emuna shelema be'viat hamashiach, Vi'af al pi sheyit'mame'ha im kol zeh achakeh lo bechol yom sheyavo.
I believe with perfect faith in the coming of the Messiah; and even though he may delay, I will await him every day.
–12th Principle of Faith, from Rambam's Shloshah-Asar Ikkarim
One could wonder how the Rambam would react to the Anshie Kagan sculpture, "IN CASE OF MOSHIACH BREAK GLASS," scheduled to be auctioned December 16 at Kestenbaum & Company.
Would the author of Guide for the Perplexed (Moreh Nevuchim) be, himself, perplexed?
Anshie (who prefers to be known by his first name), is a young Boston-born Orthodox Jewish artist currently residing in Brooklyn, who attended Lakewood Cheder, Mesivta Pe'er Hatorah and Manhattan's Fashion Institute of Technology. He renders a unique take on a traditional principle of faith: a sculpture – a wooden box 36" x 12" x 12", painted red, with a classic metal hammer on a chain attached and a glass front with the lettering: IN CASE OF MOSHIACH BREAK GLASS. Behind the glass is a full-sized shofar, because, says Anshie, "Moshiach will use a shofar to announce his arrival."
The piece screams for attention, much like the old style fire alarm boxes we used to see on street corners.
It certainly got the attention of Daniel Kestenbaum, founder and president of Kestenbaum & Company, an upscale boutique auction house in Manhattan featuring fine Judaica, rare books, manuscripts, autographed letters, graphic art and ceremonial objects.
When asked what attracted him to this artist and this particular work of modern Judaica, Kestenbaum said:
"Anshie Kagan – living and worshipping within the religious world – has about him a most witty and original energy. No, his artworks are definitely not going to match the dining room drapes. It's edgy and it stops the viewer short — exactly what good art is supposed to do, and just what the thinking Jew should be doing — stopping short and reflecting about his life and his Judaism. For that reason, I support Anshie's work and seek to gain for it a wider audience."
Two years ago, Kestenbaum chose to feature one of Anshie's oil paintings from his rabbi series, called "A Study in Color #770," described on the company website (kestenbaum.net) as "a large scale quadruple depiction of the seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson," an "eye-catching work … purchased for $3,000 (Lot 393)." The painting is presently on display at The Prime Grill Restaurant in Manhattan.
On his website (anshie.com), the artist describes his style as "influenced by the Pop Art movement of the 1950's incorporating current cultural, technological and social themes. The juxtaposition of iconic ultra-Orthodox rabbinic leaders depicted on bright or psychedelic patterned backgrounds toys with the usual portrayal of a monotonal religious culture."
Rabbi Yitzchok Moully, a full time artist himself and former director of the recently shuttered Crown Heights, Brooklyn gallery ("The Creative Soul") which was "dedicated to exploring and celebrating Judaism through creativity," says that of all Anshie's work, "his rabbi portrait series is my favorite." At a 2012 Creative Soul gallery pop art show ("Black and White in Color"), Anshie's Lubavitcher Rebbe screen print was displayed, along with two others – "Reb Moshe Feinstein on his writings" (R' Moshe's face outlined in black on top of a collage of his Hebrew printed writings) and "Maimonides on his writing" (a traditional image of the Rambam, outlined in black on top of his printed writings).
"Anshie," says Moully, "is willing to push the envelope by taking an age-old concept and making it contemporary. This is not the elevator music of art." Echoing Kestenbaum, Moully says "He wants you to like it or hate it, but mainly to react to it."
The trendy Pardes Restaurant in Brooklyn has displayed several of Anshie's rabbi paintings: Reb Moshe and Rambam, as well as the Satmar and Bostoner Rebbes. The latter (of Grand Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Horowitz) was signed by the current Bostoner Rebbe (Rabbi Naftali Horowitz), who complimented Anshie on the portrayal: "It's nice!"
The artist's wry sense of humor comes through loud and clear in other works:
Commenting on these examples of Anshie's versatile style, veteran Jewish newspaper editor and HarperCollins author Esther Gordon says, "There is, thank goodness, a lighthearted, positive feeling about being Jewish expressed in his work. How refreshing!"
"You could say his stuff is poking fun at Judaism and Jewish culture, while also portraying them affectionately," says a Jewish/Israeli student at Hebrew University in Tel Aviv. "Maybe part of his goal is to portray Jewish culture in a more refreshing way, spice/shmaltz it up to show how dynamic it really is."
But Daniel Kestenbaum, whose expertise and experience in Hebraica and Judaica is world-renowned, put it best when speaking about the future of modern "Jewish" art:
"A conscientiously religious Jewish lifestyle might be timeless, but we kid ourselves if we don't realize that our sensibilities are affected by the contemporary environment of the society we live in. There is so little interest in contemporary Jewish art, as frankly so much of what we see in today's galleries is simply boring (stereotypical bearded rabbis and views of the Kosel) – nothing like the more dynamic aesthetics that we have become accustomed to, reflected in the streets we live in. When today's Jewish art just continues to monotonously reflect the same old imagery — iconic yes, but endlessly repetitive — we tune out. Much contemporary Jewish art serves little more in our observant community than something to hang on the wall to match the drapes in our Shabbos dining room."
Kestenbaum, a frum Jew himself, aims to change all of that by promoting, at his auctions, the modern style Judaic art of Anshie Kagan. Serious investors, collectors, and art aficionados might take note of this endorsement and attend the upcoming December auction.
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Reclaiming "walking simulators"
Posted on Sep 27, 2016 Oct 23, 2016 by gsdigitalbrain
If I was going to characterize the comments section of any website on the internet in a picture, the work of Otto Dix seems to slot right into my minds eye. Rage and dramatic histrionic displays are so common online that if it were to be physically recreated in the real world it would look like something akin to a blackened din of hell. A morbid neverending war of two sides who take an eternity of pain out of each other for the crime of not agreeing. Thanks to the internet the masks we wear online tend to give us bravery we wouldn't normally have and as online spaces tend to be our go-to place to debate our favourite topics it's easy to see how discussion quickly spirals into bloodletting. With no filter and no reason to be civil, this was always going to happen. We are, after all, only human. And respect doesn't necessarily come natural.
Virginia, then, is a brand new interactive story game about an internal police investigation – I can't comment much on the quality of the game as I haven't played it yet but I do however have an opinion on its critical reception from some of the dimmer corners of the internet. Virginia is the latest interactive story experience to be branded with the heretical black hand of shame that is "walking simulator". Presumably walking simulator is intended to be a slant against the genre's tendancy to forgoe traditional game mechanics and champion a "no win" state or its decision to prioritise story telling and environmental narrative techniques over competition and tangible "gamified" design choices. It's almost as if the intention behind the term 'walking simulator' is designed to make the reader believe that experimenting with the form of video games is not worthy or somehow uncool if it doesn't feature a body count in the millions and high resolution explosions. It's a little bit sad to see that the brighter minds of the industry might be put off from being a little bit experimental because it may raise the ire of traditionalists.
As with anything online, outrage tends to be a very loud and very vocal storm in a teacup scenario where like-minded stupids have worked themselves into such a frenzy that their voices all pinned together in one place is often enough to trick you into thinking more people than is truly reflective believe in the rage and hyperbole. It's a strange, hypnotic cycle that feeds itself into a contradictory state where a game can garner "generally positive" ratings on steam yet the top page of user reviews are a bleak wasteland of red downvotes. Debates like the one surrounding Virginia come from nothing and billows outwards, so it's important to remember that the outrage comes from a very loud minority of idiots but it often leaves me wondering why is being different so hated?
Is it the lack of traditional game mechanics that get people so uptight? Perhaps the lack of any goal or anything 'to do' in the traditional gaming sense is what causes so much friction? or is it the representation of other cultures? Of people who they attribute toxic online debates to or of social groups they simply don't like? in reality, I think it's somewhat a mixture between the two. As the years have rattled on since 2013's Gone Home the rise of the genre has given birth to a wide array of similiar titles. In a lot of cases, these games simply happen to have characters that don't typically fall into the white male spectrum. Gone Home for example is guilty of two counts of representing a social group that isn't white men because it's about both women and gay people at the same time. Something like The Stanley Parable somehow gets a free pass though and I have a feeling it has something to do with the pedigree of talent behind the game and the origins of the title itself. The tone of the game is decidedly 'inward' too in a way that is so meta and 'of' video games I can sort of see why it gets off lightly in comparison. I don't agree with it, mind you, and by my estimation both games push the envelope in their own little way. It's just completely bizarre and baffling in the extreme for games like Gone Home to be dragged through the mud for simply being different.
I haven't played Virginia yet but it's already in danger of the same fate as Gone Home landing at its feet by simply featuring a black woman. And as the inimitable shouty genius Jim Sterling pointed out in his recent video on the subject, if the thing that upsets you about these settings is the fact that the heroes of these games aren't white and male, well… Maybe you're the bad person.
The corporate nature of the industry has a lot to do with how gamers react to alternative lifestyles too and it's no secret that AAA publishers broadly aim their titles towards the fabled 18 to 24 year old market and by extension the urge to appeal to young men immediately inhibits what a creative may want to do under the yoke of the corporate machine. When Call of Duty regularly shifts millions of units every single year, what do you think Activision or EA will base their next intellectual property on? It will of course be a variation on a theme and it's much harder to say 'yes' to a black woman as a lead than it is to a white male if the latter has already proven to be a winner. This isn't a conspiracy, this is real life. This is how all corporations work and they have always cast their votes on proven themes or tried and tested methods. The line goes on and on, it goes very deep, and it's strange that gamers would happily become the corporate shock troops to champion this very strange status quo. But that's where indie games come in. Maybe the solution to the problem is succeeding entirely from the state and claiming your land elsewhere? Many indie developers have already done just that. Even the Gone Home developers were refugees from the corporate machine. Perhaps what could even the odds is simply doubling down on what you love and being as honest as possible but merely doing it elsewhere, almost in opposition to the ignorance that blights our culture?
What struck me most about Gone Home, Firewatch and others is just how much they trusted players to take the content of their stories seriously. Firewatch for example is about a depressed fire warden whose marriage has slowly crumbled away before his eyes. This is pretty heavy stuff, it's the sort of very real emotions that even someone reading this blog may experience one day. Firewatch trusts that you aren't just in this for the killing and the competition. It's asking you to understand what these people are going through. I was seriously stunned by how grown up and mature these titles felt and that finally we're swerving out of the murky Forrest of gaming that believes strip clubs and blood accounts for maturity in story telling merely because it has an 18 rating. If this is the type of games that are so dangerous, offensive and loathed that it deserves some kind of eye-rolling swear word attached to it then sign me up. I'm a fan of walking sims, then. Because if pushing the envelope a little is seen as too much, then I'm instantly interested in that. And perhaps developers should take this into account when crafting something brand new.
In reality, most people will play Virginia and will either love it or loathe it and move on with their lives. Things we dislike get ignored. Things we love become cherished. But those with an agenda will remember and those people are always the minority. It's tempting to take the moniker of walking simulator and feel somehow slighted by its inflections but of being a little bit different and experimental is something to be derided and earns you the red hot brand of death then why not be proud of it? Why not reclaim the term and use it for good? If walking simulators are to be synonymous with innovation then wear the term proudly and let stupidity pass you by.
Tags: art in games, gone home, PC Games, SJW, social politics in games, the Stanley parable, Virginia, walking simulatorsCategories: Feature, Opinion
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Oct 7, 2016 at 03:46
Nice post but I have to mention that, in my own opinion, what I think makes people hate "walking simulators" is the fact that they're often so poor. There isn't much in exploration nor the visual department. The stories are most often pseudo artsy and often just a large monologue that is stuffed down your throat. Though Firewatch I must say, really did a nice job. It has an open world, choices and loveable characters. That is something that absolutely can't be said about a game like Gone Home.
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Ember Sword is an open-world sandbox role-playing game that draws inspiration from legendary MMOs like World of Warcraft, Runescape, and Guild Wars, according to Bright Star Studios, the company that created it.
With a focus on lowering entrance barriers for both new and seasoned MMO players, accessibility is Ember Sword's top goal. There are no classes in this role-playing game, as is typical in other ones. In contrast, Ember Sword lets players control a single character to experience every aspect of the game, including skill leveling, crafting, and battle.
The fantasy setting of Thanabus is the setting for Ember Sword. Duskeron, Ediseau, Sevrend, and Solarwood make up its four separate nations. The countries are divided into the Kingship, Outlaw, and Wilderness domains, each of which has its own set of game goals, from player-versus-player combat to epic open-world monster encounters.
Blockchain technology will also be used by Ember Sword to reward player ownership of in-game objects and promote community engagement. Future Ember Sword land plots will be accessible on Immutable X as NFTs, along with a selection of vanity and cosmetic items that players may use to decorate their plots and customize their characters.
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Ember Sword will be free to play, in contrast to many other MMORPGs that operate on a pay-to-play subscription model. Ember Sword NFT sales will provide revenue for Bright Star, so the game's success will determine how well the business does.
Laursen used his vast gaming knowledge to fix flaws in current MMO games in order to ensure the success of Ember Sword. One of the most important components of MMORPGs is social interaction. In addition to allowing players to work together and make new connections, role-playing games transport them to a magical realm where they can slay dragons and demons.
The creators of Ember Sword decided against employing numerous "servers" of the same game, each of which could only accommodate a certain number of players, and instead designed a single, sizable globe in which everyone could take part simultaneously.
Laursen remarked that "We want it all to be one big world that's connected. It can get lonely—even in an MMORPG—which is kind of weird, you know, because it's supposed to be with a lot of other people. So we want to nurture the whole social experience and everything that comes with it, something we think has been lacking in other games."
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Ember Sword aims to enhance current MMO games by making it simpler for new players to sign up. Ember Sword is powered by a custom game engine that Bright Star created in-house. This allows for rapid, browser-based gameplay without the need to download a specialized client or load a ton of data. Laursen stated, "We've made it easy to jump in, do something cool, then sign up after if you want."
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The two major types of Ember Sword NFTs are land and cosmetics.
By selling 40,000 Ember Sword land NFTs on the Ethereum scaling platform Polygon last year, Bright Star raised $204 million. Five categories were used to categorize the plots: land, settlement, city, town, and capital.
Regular land plots come with amenities like campsites, NPC residences, resource deposits, and monster spawns that will be made known as the game world develops. They also confer the Sir/Lady title. On the other hand, owners are able to construct buildings that other game players can use in settlements, towns, and cities. Additionally, only trades will be supported in towns and cities, enabling players to purchase and sell cosmetic NFTs and other in-game products.
Players can generate passive income from their land plots by trading on exchanges, where a small fee will be shared 50/50 between the landowner and Bright Star. All land plots will also partake in the profits made by the places around them, regardless of the type. The player-owned nature of towns and cities allows them to become dynamic, ever-changing hubs rather than the static settlements featured in other games. As Laursen put it: "The philosophy is that half of what goes in goes out into the community."
Tokenized cosmetic goods will also be available for Ember Sword. These NFTs can be used to alter the appearance of player characters or land plots, but they won't give players any tangible advantages in the game. For the customization of cosmetic items, Ember Sword has great aspirations. Even small aspects, such the textures of buildings and the ambient noises of player-owned land, will be represented by NFTs that players may collect and exchange.
Through in-game occasions and updates, the bulk of aesthetic NFT goods will be distributed in batches. As a result, players will determine the cost of various products rather than Bright Star doing so. Similar to how Yuga Labs recently unveiled ApeCoin as the only money for its own Metaverse ecosystem, those who wish to purchase cosmetic Ember Sword NFTs will have to utilize the game's future EMBER token.
Laursen confirmed that NFTs won't turn Ember Sword into a "pay-to-win" title, though. You can only buy looks, cosmetics, vanity, and other such things in the game. He said, "You can't buy power in the game—you can only buy looks and cosmetics and vanity, all that stuff." It will be pointless to farm stuff to sell to other players for real-world money because generic items like in-game gold, armor, and weapons won't be NFTs. "If you're just farming gold and selling it, you're kind of doing yourself a disservice because there's not really stuff that you need to buy. It's the NFTs that you want, and you can't bot farm those—you have to actually be good at the game and go out and play it," Laursen added.
Currently, all Ember Sword NFTs are housed on Polygon and accessible for trading on NFT trading platforms like OpenSea. To Immutable X, an Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution driven by StarkWare's ZK-Rollup technology, Bright Star plans to move Ember Sword's land NFTs.
To make the process of developing in-game NFTs and deploying the contracts on Layer 2 more straightforward, Bright Star decided to use Immutable's NFT toolkit. As a result, NFTs stored on Ethereum Layer 2 will be able to link with Ember Sword and benefit from extremely low transaction fees. All upcoming land and cosmetic NFTs will be deployed with Immutable X when the game launches and tradeable on Immutable's NFT marketplace.
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 12:08 pm Post subject: Season One Episodes
This isn't a new subject, but I was recently watching the Love At First Sight and, I don't know if I imagined it but right at the end of the episode when Laurie says after Keith "Give it up Keith, you can't keep running for ever" or words to that effect, is it me or is or am I seeing things but Laurie's hair is suddenly tied back, how did she manage that? Another thing that has been puzzling me is in episode three, What happened to the old songs, the bit I'm on about is when the Grandfather is about to do his song, one minute Keith is holding his guitar in the next shot it disappears and, a couple of seconds later its reappeared, what this and edit or have I imagined it again.
While I'm on the subject of season episodes, in episode three of season one the grandparents are celebrating their forty-fourth wedding anniversary, but in episode 10 of season two they are celebrating their Ruby wedding anniversary. What was the reason behind this or was it just a mistake? Can someone please clear this up for me.
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Simone's Groomer
I'd say probably a mistake and they forgot other story lines......
I just finished watching the episode where Shirley's parents split up and Dad wanted to go to Big Sur. I still get teary-eyed when Shirley sings the song to her parents. They made a cute couple as her parents.
What was the name of the actor that portrayed her Father in a later episode - I can't think of his name......
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Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 10:01 am Post subject:
Jackie Coogan.
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Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 3:35 pm Post subject: Season One Partridge Family Episodes
Jackie Coogan was also in the episode called, Did You Hear The One About Danny Partridge, when he played a hotel owner. Personally I didn't think that he was as good as Ray Bulger, who was better but that's my opinion.
IloveKeith
Location: San Pueblo, California
yeah, why wasn't Ray Bulger in that episode?
Stuckinthe'70s
Tracy's Sitter
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 11:37 pm Post subject: order
Were the shows broadcast in the order they were filmed? Watching the Season One DVD, I had my doubts.
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Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 12:43 am Post subject: Re: order
Stuckinthe'70s wrote:
No, the air dates are not in the same order as they were filmed. For example, I met Lane Bradbury (Janet in "Love At First Slight") a few months ago and she remembers her episode being the very first one filmed (after the pilot, of course). It was the sixth one aired (counting the pilot).
Sheriffswell
I guess you can blame the "continuity" editors for stumbling on storylines as having different numbers for anniversaries and things. Probably ignored because there were so many writers, and no one thought long term! "The Odd Couple" is fillled with such continuity issues.
When it comes to things such as Laurie's hair being tied back or long in the same scene - this is a result of several takes and that kind of detail is a larger mistake by the continuity editor, or director.
Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 11:35 am Post subject:
Any idea how many different phone numbers Lucy & Ricky Ricardo had over the course of six seasons??
Script inconsistencies are not uncommon in any "classic" TV show we are fortunate to still see broadcast or view via video today. :D
Have had the opportunity on several occassions to have met the surviving writers of I Love Lucy. Madelyn Davis (then Pugh) explained -- and I think mentions in her book -- that it simply never occured to them and that they were too busy trying to keep up writing the show! While Desi Arnaz is generally credited with inventing the "rerun" -- because they had the foresight to do the show on film -- the writers never envisioned these shows airing more than once or twice (can you imagine??), so they simply didn't have the time or inclination to "keep track" of incidental information. (They did, however, often use real-life dates and events, such as Lucy's real August 6th birthday, in storylines.) They didn't even think the show would last a year!
And they certainly never envisioned the show still being seen generations later via cable, videotape, DVD and soon, HD DVD!
IloveKeith wrote:
Hmmm. Dunno who that is. But Ray Bolger must have had a schedule conflict. He was certainly still working. (He appeared in episodes of "Little House on the Prairie," "Baretta," "Love Boat," and even "Battlestar Galactica" -- and they were at least 4 years after the PF. He didn't pass away until 1987.
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Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 12:03 pm Post subject: Re: order
Scott wrote:
DC's hair is the proof in the pudding.
PJ wrote:
How did he get it so fluffy with all that pudding in his hair?
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:02 pm Post subject: Lane Bradbury
Scott, you met Lane Bradbury! How awesome! She was the original Baby June in Ethel Merman's "Gypsy"... is she still married to Lou Antonio? Is an interview in the works?
Doesn't she run some dance therapy program?
Looking forward...
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:03 pm Post subject: when was the show taped?
OK, Season One must have been taped before fall 1970, when it started airing. When were the other seasons taped? I know the kids had tutors on the set--did they go to regular school, too?
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