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Re: Dan Patrick Show reportedly heading to B/R Live

Joshua K. — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 12:32:19 -0000

Is there any chance between all the sports properties Turner has acquired, NBA (including NBATV), small MLB deal, UEFA club rights, all the additional B/R soccer and second tier sports leagues, that they re-brand an existing or launch a new linear sports network?

Re: Why I Quit Instagram And Am Moving To Flickr - by Jon Mitchell

Joshua K. — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:32:03 -0000

I'm on the edge about leaving Instagram as well. I just don't use it as much. What used to be a stream filled with inspiring photography that made me strive to improve my skills is now what typically has been seen on Facebook. Memes, cats, and poorly shot food porn. Instead of Flickr however, I'm choosing to spend more time on 500px. It's far more elegant, and it provides that "I want to learn to take photos like that" vibe that Instagram once had.

Re: Mount Rainier, WA

Joshua K. — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:30:33 -0000

It's hard to just not stand there in awe of Rainier, from any angle, but especially up close. I've always been drawn to the Cascades. From Eugene, only on the clearest of days and from a high vantage point can you make out the Three Sisters. So, regular trips up I-5 meant just stareing at Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helens, and Mt. Rainer, again, just sitting in awe of their beauty.

Re: 50 nonprofits making a world of difference

Joshua K. — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:15:36 -0000

Great list.

Thanks for including Haiti Replacement Homes. They're a group that I've done some documentary work for.

May I ask how you were able to come across them?

Re: This Year, Civic Participation Gets You an “I Voted” Foursquare Badge

Joshua K. — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:02:25 -0000

What about in Oregon where it's vote by mail?

Re: News Faceoff: Twitter vs. Newspapers

Joshua K. — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:32:28 -0000

I use Twitter and the network of news organizations, peers and professionals I follow on Twitter to lead me to newspaper stories. It's not an either/or, I use one tool to help filter content from the other.

Re: I love my Ducks (click here)

Joshua K. — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:14:36 -0000

Here's the full and sad story. Glad it's spread anyway.

http://blog.oregonlive.com/...

Re: UO-ASU football prediction

Joshua K. — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:14:33 -0000

Aaron, ASU 31? Seriously? You haven't watched an ASU game this year have you? Their offense is horrendous. They do however have a great defense, probably the best the Ducks will face within the conference.

Ducks 38, ASU 13.

Re: UO-Stanford football preview

Joshua K. — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:59:43 -0000

Here's the deal... It's been said several times this week, but to stop Oregon it doesn't take talent (ala USC), it takes discipline (ala Boise State). Of anyone left on the Ducks schedule Stanford has the coaching and discipline to stop Oregon. That said, I don't think the Cardinal are going to win, but I think they can and should give the Ducks a scare.

Oregon 27, Stanford 17

Re: Shotgun Creek

Joshua K. — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:23:03 -0000

You can make excuses all you want, but regardless you've got a pretty good eye for photography.

I particularly like those first two shots.

Re: UO-USC football: Scary good

Joshua K. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:09:58 -0000

I really hate to say it, because I don't want to jinx anything, but I've just got a good feeling about this game. In fact, after watching USC play a few times this season, at this point I'm more scared of Arizona and OSU.

Ducks 31, USC 20.

Re: Subscribers kicking newspaper habit

Joshua K. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:03:07 -0000

Adam, while it may be too little too late, I really do think the New York Times is onto something.

One thing we've discussed in person is just how inefficient the newspaper model is. You have a staff of 200+ doing the EXACT same job in nearly every city in this country. The scoreboard page is nearly identical in every newspaper, the national news is all the same, the stock market coverage the same... The only thing really different in one paper from the next is the handful of local content.

It was only a matter of time until one of the big guys figured it out. I always thought it made sense with USA Today, but The Times is just as strong a brand. Produce a national product, and have a bureau in each city you reach to produce a small local section.

I'll be interested to see how the San Francisco and Chicago versions do.

I think print news will exist in one form or another for awhile... maybe not our entire lifetimes, but I'd say a majority of them. There is still a market for holding the paper in your hand, as ever shrinking as it may be.

Re: Living a good story

Joshua K. — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:54:27 -0000

Thanks Adam.

I suppose a conclusion that could be reached by a reader of my post would be that daydreaming is inherently bad. I'm not sure it is... but when daydreaming is all you do, and I'll be honest, I do a hell of a lot of daydreaming – one day you will wake up and realize you've lived a boring story.

I'm not entirely sure my life is a boring story, as you said, it's probably a good story – and you're right, I want to strive for an extraordinary story.

Re: Bobby!

Joshua K. — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:33:46 -0000

Haha, that's awesome man. He seems to be popping up everywhere today. I learned he is playing a show here in Eugene in October... then I put "the essential" album on, then I read on NPR (http://www.npr.org/blogs/th... that he was stopped by cops who had never heard of him while wandering around a New Jersey neighborhood, then this! Gotta love Bobby!

Re: It’s that time of the year again

Joshua K. — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:17:53 -0000

Blake, as always, I enjoyed your Forth of July post. I've been 100% with you the last couple years too... and I'll admit this year; though I'm not "celebrating" the 4th, I do feel more neutral to it, and that is because of Obama.

While you're correct in the fact that the President is part of a system that is incapable of true change from within, I think what he has done to this point is make the cosmetic changes to government that can then incite people from outside the system.

Also, for the status quo to ever change something has to happen in order to shock the system out of it. I think a lot of people thought and even hoped that this recession on some level would be deep enough to cause that change. It doesn't appear it will be.