The Read & Trust Magazine⇢

Aaron Mahnke, on the R&T Blog:

Over the last few months, it has become clear that this amazing content deserves more than the limitations of an email newsletter. Larger text, gorgeous layout, and a much more friendly payment system. We can do better.

Enter the Read & Trust Magazine. Rather than the weekly emails that you’ve been used to, the Read & Trust Magazine will now be a monthly collection of articles from five contributing members. The text is still the star, but the content will be delivered in a way that is better for everyone.

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Four Years of Blogging

The first image of Forkbombr’s layout, from July 2008.


On September 12, 512 Pixels will turn four. Well, actually, Forkbombr was founded four year ago, but I view them as the same site. Here’s a brief rundown of where it’s been, with a look toward the future.

(I wanted to get this post about before we get in to September, as I’m sure the news will be crazy all month.)

Site Stats

Here are some quick stats on 512 Pixels:

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‘You Say You Respect Life?’⇢

My friend Randal Cooper, whose life has also been touched by brain cancer, on healthcare reform:

I suppose that when my niece hits twenty-whatever, she’ll have to get her own insurance, and an inoperable brain tumor would fall under the category of “preexisting condition” and wouldn’t have been covered, so the choice would be pay out of pocket for thousands of dollars in scans every year, or take her chances with having a resurgence that could kill her.

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University of Memphis: The Daily Helmsman to Have Funding Restored⇢

According to the paper’s Twitter account:

BREAKING NEWS: @UofMemphis restores the @DailyHelmsman’s funding after an investigation revealed content was a factor in the funding cut. New funding method will be put into place before next fiscal year’s allocation cycle. Full investigation report has not been released, yet.

While the full report isn’t out yet, I’m guessing this isn’t over yet. A university can’t have a committee cut something like this and not be punished.

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