The Deets

Served Wiki-style!

Your Twitter finishing move would make Sub-Zero jelous.

…and I heard from Bob Collins’ blog. The post he made was changed though and he didn’t indicate that it was changed (someone should tell him about the strikeout tag). The original post was:

The round of layoffs that struck CBS television stations around the country hit the Twin Cities today. Details are few and so are names. But Paul Douglas’ name no longer appears on the station’s Web site. More to come. Earlier this week, stations in New York, Chicago, Boston and San Francisco announced layoffs, including local big names. In Boston, for example, long-time sports personality Bob Lobel was let go. In analyzing the situation, the Boston Globe said the layoffs mark the “end of the celebrity broadcaster in local television.”

I know you won’t believe this — me being a stupid mainstream guy, dumb as a box of rocks, who doesn’t even Twitter. (g) — but I do know about the “strike” tag. But to be honest with you, I only care about what information is available now and what’s being presented now, not that which is no longer valid. The only purpose the strike tag really serves is — in my opinion, and I realize that gets me tossed out of the “you don’t blog right” club — to acknowledge a change in the facts (i.e. admitting a mistake) or to make a funny joke (i.e. Lileks) or if you’re the Revisor of Statutes for the state of Minnesota.

The rest just fuels debates about who had what first, and really in the big scheme of things, how important is that?

Actually, by the way, the original post ended at “More to come).”

And don’t forget as the world powers come together to discuss this very important issue, that time stamps can be changed. It’s unbelievable that some stupid blogging rube like me would know that, ain’t it?

Ed is scooptastic!!!

Bob, that’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard thanks for sharing that’s brilliant.

Shoot. I take from that you’re not going to teach me the bloggers’ handshake.

hahahahahahaha

Aw man, if I had this scoop, I’d put it on my mantle… Yeah, I was way behind the curve on this one, as I too heard about it from Aaron’s tweet. Of course, my intention with the email was to go through non-techy and presumably private channels to figure it out. I figured I didn’t break anything, but didn’t count on CJ’s call announcing she’d out me in her next column. (There was no mention in today’s piece; maybe my preemptive move worked… or maybe she’s saving it for Sunday’s big-circulation day.)

This is great!

Do you ever sleep?