That was Awkward

So last week I talked about how the constant recovering of the same and/or incorrect elements of the missing plane story were annoying me and that I only wanted to know when they found it. Well, they haven't found it yet but just hours after I published that post, it was declared that the plane and the lives on board were lost, based on some new information.
Kind of awkward, asking for the news stories to end, and then getting that, but with a tragic end. Of course it was probably going to be a tragic end anyway, but still, a little awkward. Continuing to be a cynic for a bit longer, one sad aspect of this is that the next plane to go missing will probably get the same amount of coverage, despite being a not terribly important story.
Sensationalism and journalism don't go together well, in my opinion.

Just Tell Me When It's Done

Not to suggest that over two hundred people missing is not important, but can we please stop dedicating half of the news cycle to it? Honestly, since the plane went missing there has only been about five minutes worth of news, yet it is taking up at least five hours of the news cycle every day. Increasing the irritation is the fact that so often the latest news on the topic is exaggerated to absurdity by people who obviously lack an understanding of what they are talking about.
I may not be old enough to remember 'the good old days of news,' but I can still imagine of a better time than this. So really, just let me know when we reach the conclusion, because these day-long pit stops along the way are mind-numbing.

Good to See

Last week the folks at Humble Bundle started a very special sale called the "Humble Bundle of Love for Brandon Boyer." This bundle features content that independent developers have offer in order to help this person pay his medical bills, which he would not be able to pay otherwise. You can read the blog post for details of the situation, because I am not going to get into them (too easy to go down a path I'd rather avoid). What I will say is that I like seeing this, the power of charity at work where people donate their money and donate their creations to help someone in need. I like Humble Bundle and it is nice to see that they have developed to the point that they could organize this.
Good luck!

Lost Hour

An hour was lost today. While many of us slept, our clocks slipped and skipped a step, taking an hour from our day. If only we had that hour; what could we do with it? We could have started that story we thought of! We could have thought of a story to tell! We could have solved the problem we had! We could have made a new friend! We could have kept an old one!
We could have done so much with that lost hour, just like how we do so much with the hours we keep... right?
Unless you keep yourself busy all the time, don't mock daylight savings.

A System to Acknowledge

I realized quite some time ago that the best way to act and make decisions was to make the best decisions and do the best I can, under whatever circumstances there are. That may sound obvious, but I honestly believe that a lot of people do not think like that. They think about getting something done, best effort or not. They think about what their circumstances are, and not about what yours may be.  This can lead to people challenging and even attacking me, for one reason or another, which leads to the title of this post. For this system to work, especially in those situations, I must acknowledge it. I must make sure that what I believe to be my best is described and that the circumstances must also be described. Failing to do so invites the challenges and attacks. Do it right though, and it will be obvious what is an attack or challenge, and what is actual criticism.