I received an email today which normally I probably would have summarily deleted without giving it much thought, but I was asked to comment on it. Here’s the whole thing in its entirety: Words of Warning and Hope by Lori Kalner Dear Friends, It becomes more difficult for me to write to you these days…
I’ve long-held that the only bias in commercial news media is toward money. Money comes from viewers, listeners, readers… brainwashed entertainment consumers. As Stephenson says, you can sell two things: Products and Entertainment. It’s pretty obvious which things are products, and everything else is entertainment. This includes all TV news and newspapers. The media conglomerates…
The important thing to remember is that they’ve only furloughed a portion of those they intend to furlough. If I get furloughed, I’ll be one of the last ones to go because I’m at the top of the portion they may or may not furlough. The good news is that I’m not furloughed yet. The…
At least not yet. Everyone who was being furloughed in the first round was notified on Friday, like they said they would be. Berck wasn’t, which means he’s safe for now. They’re leaving open the option of furloughing more people later but won’t do it until the displacement (big shuffle) is over. That’s where Berck…
I’m back from New York. Had a really good time. Berck still hasn’t heard any news about his job. I’m very tired, just drove back from Denver, and am going to bed.