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    The A-Pee

    Media Jobs '09: Craigslist Serfdom

    Dave Eggers Reassures Us That Print Lives, Via Email

    Late Night Hosts Feast on Sweat of Poor Comedy Drones

    David Foster Wallace's Early Years At Amherst

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    Image of gawkimo gawkimo
    06/12/09

    In reply to The A-Pee
    Does it still advocate capitalizing "Army" only when it's the US Army? Also: Webster's sucks.
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    Image of MisterHippity MisterHippity
    06/12/09

    In reply to The A-Pee
    Once, back in the 90s, when I was working as a copy editor, I called AP to try to get clarification on a contraction in the stylebook. The style for metric abbeviations appeared on one page with a space (20 mm) and on another with no space (20mm).


    The person who answered sayed "hold on" and transferred me, and the next person who answered said gruffly, "Norm Goldstein."


    Goldstein was the Editor of the AP Stylebook for almost 30 years - from 1979 to 2007. I was a little surprised to get the publishing-style legend himself on the phone.


    When I told him about the conflict I'd spotted he said something like "ah ... dammit!" Then he grumbled "just use a space," and hung up.


    In the next edition, the conflict was corrected. Ever since, the AP Stylebook has consistently said to use a space.

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    Image of Kid Twist Kid Twist
    06/12/09

    @MisterHippity: Norm!
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    Image of Nic Fit Nic Fit
    06/12/09

    @MisterHippity: Ah, the exciting life of a reporter.
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    Nic Fit was starred Nic Fit was unstarred
    Image of Nic Fit Nic Fit
    06/12/09

    @Nic Fit: Strike that. Copy editor. STFU, Nic Fit.
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    Image of MisterHippity MisterHippity
    06/12/09

    @Nic Fit: Indeed. That was the highlight of my copy-editing career!
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    Image of naugahydeinplainsight naugahydeinplainsight
    06/12/09

    @MisterHippity: Which is why, as one of the tribe, I can say that the last tag above is so perfect: Get thee to a nerdery!
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    Image of spotted-dog spotted-dog
    06/12/09

    @MisterHippity: thx i didn't know that. question: is it 5pm or 5 pm? is it 125lbs, 125 lbs, 125lbs., or 125 lbs.?


    and this one drives me up a wall: october 5, 2009-october 12 2009, or october 5, 2009 - october 12, 2009?


    spaces are frustrating.

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    Image of PrincessKashmir PrincessKashmir
    06/12/09

    @spotted-dog:


    5 p.m.


    125 pounds


    Oct. 5-12, 2009

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    Image of spotted-dog spotted-dog
    06/12/09

    @PrincessKashmir: thx
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    Image of PrincessKashmir PrincessKashmir
    06/12/09

    @spotted-dog: No prob. :)
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    Image of depardoo depardoo
    06/12/09

    In reply to The A-Pee
    What, no "teabagging"?
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    Image of Kid Twist Kid Twist
    06/12/09

    In reply to The A-Pee
    You were still giggling about water sports when you wrote that headline. Admit it.
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    Image of Mount_Prion Mount_Prion
    06/12/09

    In reply to The A-Pee
    I want to baba your twitter 'till the water sports start.
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    Image of gladys_kravitz gladys_kravitz
    06/11/09

    In reply to Media Jobs '09: Craigslist Serfdom
    Oh... and don't get me started about the a-holes trying to sell their rickety used Ikea crap for 99.99% of the original price. Craig can blow me.
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    Image of gladys_kravitz gladys_kravitz
    06/11/09

    In reply to Media Jobs '09: Craigslist Serfdom
    Craigslist is a cesspool of exploitation. The problem is there is always someone out there who is willing to do whatever ridiculous task is being requested, whether writing articles or selling used panties, at the low price being offered.
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    Image of DorothyBarker DorothyBarker
    06/11/09

    In reply to Media Jobs '09: Craigslist Serfdom
    i actually think craig's list need a wnole other category for some of this shite. if the pay is 'none' or 'exposure', i'm sorry, but it's not actually a JOB. they need an internships category--and a writing partner one too (the number of ads listing a 'job' that basically consists of helping someone finish their crap screenplay just for the love of humanity, is frightening).
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    Image of Kid Twist Kid Twist
    06/11/09

    In reply to Media Jobs '09: Craigslist Serfdom
    OK, then what should people be paid for their smug opinions about self-important "indie" bands?
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    Image of Awesome X Awesome X
    06/11/09

    In reply to Media Jobs '09: Craigslist Serfdom
    Fun. Gosh, this is where we're heading, huh? Everyone should read this, then:


    [books.google.com]

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    Image of ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥ ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥
    06/12/09

    @Awesome X: I friended you! I'm reading Revolutionary Road now and THIS LINK is sooooo supplementary.... and timely... and relevant.


    also a good read.

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    Image of depardoo depardoo
    06/11/09

    In reply to Media Jobs '09: Craigslist Serfdom
    My pen name is Yuri Noir.
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    Image of forwardmotion forwardmotion
    06/03/09

    In reply to Dave Eggers Reassures Us That Print Lives, Via Email
    I think Dave Eggers is great, has survived personal tragedy and managed to give back.
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    Image of Ohcaptainmycaptain Ohcaptainmycaptain
    06/03/09

    In reply to Dave Eggers Reassures Us That Print Lives, Via Email
    I know this site is basically based on cynicism, but it's almost touching to see Eggers so positive.


    I don't quite enjoy his beyond-ultra-dry humor, but the man is out there publishing original writing that has zero to do with celebs, female orgasms, or the "hottest women" etc.

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    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    06/03/09

    @Ohcaptainmycaptain: Yes, indeedy, ultra-dry humor rarely has anything to do with female orgasms.
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    Image of nonce nonce
    06/03/09

    In reply to Dave Eggers Reassures Us That Print Lives, Via Email
    Just as with his books, I could only get about a third of the way through the email before nodding off. He's nothing if not consistent.
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    Image of propertius propertius
    06/03/09

    @nonce: I couldn't make it past this beauty:


    "These kids meet every week at McSweeney's, and things at our small publishing company are stable."

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    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    06/03/09

    @propertius: Just so, prop. What a clunker! It's like the kids meet and are immediately put to work as bitches in his stable.
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    Image of bytememehard bytememehard
    06/03/09

    In reply to Dave Eggers Reassures Us That Print Lives, Via Email
    And I'm an infrequent emailer, so I'm unable to respond to most of the ... emails that have been sent to me these past few days. Being an infrequent emailer is a matter of choice it would seem, so it doesn't follow that he is unable to respond; rather, he chooses not to. Why not be honest and just say, "I don't have time to write responses to most of the emails because I am too busy being a writer and keeping the written word alive."
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