Le blog
\blâÉĄ\, masculin (Anglicisme informatique) (Internet)(dĂ©suet) Site Web, ou partie de site Web, personnel dans lequel l’auteur note, au fur et Ă mesure de sa rĂ©flexion sur un sujet qui lui importe, des avis, impressions, etc., pour les diffuser et susciter des rĂ©actions, commentaires et discussions. Les articles ou contributions individuels sont connus comme billets. Le mien existe, sous une forme ou une autre, depuis 2003.
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«This American Life» retire un de ses épisodes pour bidonnage
I have difficult news. We’ve learned that Mike Daisey’s story about Apple in China – which we broadcast in January – contained significant fabrications. We’re retracting the story because we can’t vouch for its truth. This is not a story we commissioned. It was an excerpt of Mike Daisey’s acclaimed one-man show « The Agony andâŠ
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Commentaires et auto-censure
L’heure serait donc grave. Pour Nick Denton, les journalistes, anticipant les railleries qu’ils pourraient provoquer, en viendraient à «avoir peur dâĂ©crire certains articles». Bref, la crainte de recueillir des commentaires nĂ©gatifs provoquerait mĂȘme, dans les rĂ©dactions, de «l’inhibition», les journalistes se censurant pour Ă©viter les tacles. Telle serait la vĂ©ritable tragĂ©die des commentaires.  » LesâŠ
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Les acides gras trans sont mauvais pour vous (air connu)
Non seulement ils font grossir, augmentent les risques cardio-vasculaires et sont liĂ©s Ă une augmentation des risques de cancer (du sein, par exemple), mais ils dĂ©gradent aussi notre humeur et la qualitĂ© de notre sperme (bon, ce dernier point, j’avoue que je m’en carre, mais quand mĂȘme). This study provides the first evidence linking dTFAâŠ
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La culture toxique de Goldman Sachs
Today is my last day at Goldman Sachs. After almost 12 years at the firm â first as a summer intern while at Stanford, then in New York for 10 years, and now in London â I believe I have worked here long enough to understand the trajectory of its culture, its people and itsâŠ
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La fin de l’Encyclopaedia Britannica papier
Gary Marchionini, the dean of the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said the fading of print encyclopedias was an inexorable trend that will continue. There’s more comprehensive material available on the Web, Mr. Marchionini said. The thing that you get from an encyclopedia is oneâŠ
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Les leçons à tirer des films catastrophes
Their special effects can be realistic enough to make us feel like we are right there in the heart of the storm. But frequently, the heroes and heroines of these movies respond to disasters in ways that bear no resemblance to what people in the real world should do. We can nevertheless use disaster filmsâŠ
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Un cas d’Ă©cole d’inculture Ă©conomique
Le Wall Street Journal commente aussi l’affirmation, dimanche, par Nicolas Sarkozy Ă Villepinte, selon laquelle la France ne pourra plus financer son systĂšme social «si les frontiĂšres ne sont pas mieux contrĂŽlĂ©es» : «C’est une pensĂ©e immonde, pas seulement en raison des sentiments bas auxquels elle fait appel, mais aussi parce qu’il s’agit d’un casâŠ
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La Turquie et les journalistes emprisonnés
Quick: What country jails the most journalists? If you guessed China, you were close, but no cigar. Twenty-seven reporters are in prison there, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists in New York. If you guessed Iran, you’re getting warmerâforty-two in prison thereâbut you’re still off. How many of you guessed Turkey?  » Turkey’s JailedâŠ
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The dying demographic of right-wing talk radio
Ninety-eight major advertisersâincluding Ford and Geicoâwill no longer air spots on Premiere Networks’ offensive’ programs. Insiders say the loss will rock right-wing talk radio. (…) But this latest controversy comes at a particularly difficult time for right-wing talk radio. They are playing to a (sometimes literally) dying demographic. Rush & Co. rate best among old,âŠ
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Pour Access Copyright, un lien internet est une copie
Access Copyright collects royalties for course packs, anthologies of readings from books and journals compiled by professors. Under the agreement, the fee has been changed from $3.83 plus 10 cents a page to a flat fee of $27.50 for all course packs, which students pay. The agency also states that hyperlinks to copyright material ââŠ