The Art of Not Getting It. One of the things that I like about the Dean campaign is the way that they get the Net. They... [Backup Brain] 
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Hugh Hewitt on newspapers : "[They] refuse to read the map that is in front of their noses. âo[oe] The wise editor would instead allow the battle of the blogs to throw up champions and then ink them to multiyear commentary deals." [Corante: Corante on Blogging] 
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XeniFilter. Hipster Bingo is coming to your favorite rock club or coffee shop. [via boingboing] [MetaFilter] 
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Dear Mr. President:. The White House has a new system for email from the public. Dashing off a rant, a rave or a question to president@whitehouse.gov won't cut it anymore. Now it takes a maze of forms and clicks and filters. The first question: is this a supportive message or a differing opinion? Then you have to pick your topic from various menu lists. And list a name and address and email. And reply to an automated message making sure it's really your email. White House tech guy tells the NYTimes: "When it comes to a Web site, it's a bit like a movie. Some will say it's a tour de force; some will say it fell flat." Fun Fact: all emails are saved and must be publicly disclosed in 12 years. [MetaFilter] 
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Homeland Security Irony. I'm not the only person to notice the obvious irony of these two news articles: Microsoft chosen as exclusive Homeland Security contractor Microsoft admits critical flaw in nearly all Windows software It's astonishing how few people remember that just a... [CamWorld: Thinking Outside the Box] 
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