ODE On Strike

If you work or go to school at the University of Oregon, I'm sure you've heard by now: The Oregon Daily Emerald is on strike!

The Newsroom has decided to cease production in response to Board of Directors actions that threaten the independence of our student-run paper. We published an explanatory editorial this morning, and have already seen a wave of support from the community, including the ASUO Executive. Journalists from around the country have shown an interest in the story, and we have already succeeded in one of our goals: namely preventing the shoe-in of Steve Smith as publisher.

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The Thin Green Line

Wow. This is really bad news from BoingBoing. The Speaker of the House released this happy little graphic that compares the current monthly job loss rate to the previous recessions in 2001 and 1990. See that green line that looks like it saw a $20 bill on the ground? That's us.

Wordle

Wordle.net is a fantastic little toy that takes a bunch of text, or a website with RSS, and turns it into a text graphic that looks amazing. You can play with the fonts, the colors, the orientation, and much more. Loads of fun. Here's the Wordle version of my site. Check it out.

Here's the Wordle version of my newspaper's website, dailyemerald.com.