tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312183777522008540.post4059831950116486046..comments2023-11-02T05:46:17.571-07:00Comments on QuantumDice: Becoming a news consumer, and a curmudgeonHowardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08379598516764590842noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312183777522008540.post-60701623038116648012009-05-24T16:29:20.864-07:002009-05-24T16:29:20.864-07:00Well, grumpy or not Howard, your points are exceed...Well, grumpy or not Howard, your points are exceedingly valid. Correlation doesn't imply causation, but I'd speculate that the public disliking the media, stems from the fact that the media isn't trusted. All of your points below are examples.<br><br>P.s. I'd totally go for the curmudgeon merit badge too! What are the requirements?Joey Bakerhttp://byjoeybaker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312183777522008540.post-15604018661381461602009-05-24T17:04:52.156-07:002009-05-24T17:04:52.156-07:00On Example D, beyond the super-majority required t...On Example D, beyond the super-majority required to pass a budget, did any of the coverage of the election talk about Prop. 13?<br><br>Beyond the measures on the ballot, was there any consideration of what would be required to get California to a sustainable, predictable and therefore budget-able revenue (tax) base?Nathan L. Wallshttp://wallscorp.us/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312183777522008540.post-58357907509927663402009-05-24T21:16:22.602-07:002009-05-24T21:16:22.602-07:00Howard, there's two types of curmudgeon, just ...Howard, there's two types of curmudgeon, just like there's two types of cholesterol -- good and bad. This is the good kind. Keep it up! :-)<br><br>Feels just a *little* like the closing scene in Casablanca with Humphrey Bogart and Claude Raines.Badaboomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312183777522008540.post-73337163262268861942009-05-25T20:37:26.752-07:002009-05-25T20:37:26.752-07:00Howard, go away. Please, just GO AWAY!Howard, go away. Please, just GO AWAY!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312183777522008540.post-45143347487634871742009-05-26T07:51:35.268-07:002009-05-26T07:51:35.268-07:00Anon837: I am sorry to learn that you are being fo...Anon837: I am sorry to learn that you are being forced to read things against your will. If you can advise me how this is happening, I will do whatever I can to help ensure that you only read things of your choosing.Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08379598516764590842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312183777522008540.post-42490712021406640632009-05-26T14:16:17.163-07:002009-05-26T14:16:17.163-07:00I reserve the right to "not vote" as wel...I reserve the right to "not vote" as well as vote until they put a none of the above option on each choice. <br>A disinterested yawn can be just as meaningful as a landslide vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312183777522008540.post-66597789542298936112009-05-28T15:50:49.394-07:002009-05-28T15:50:49.394-07:00On example B, perhaps the reporter was influenced ...On example B, perhaps the reporter was influenced by being repeatedly directed for the last 10 years to dumb down and shorten his or her stories, because company market research showed that readers want short bursts of news and don't care about nuances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com