I think if God wrote syndicated editorials for the Times, the conservative press people would totally get on God's case for not being fair and balanced.
On the upside, probably a better prose stylist than Paul Krugman.
You know, I've saved lives. Dozens. Maybe hundreds. I reattached a girl's leg. Her whole leg. She named her hamster after me. I got a hamster. He drops a box of money, he gets a town.
Simon ,'Jaynestown'
Natter .38 Special
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Nutty - Sep 19, 2005 11:20:26 am PDT #8940 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Burrell - Sep 19, 2005 11:22:45 am PDT #8941 of 10002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
So I guess the NYT finally realized everyone was reading the paper online for free. Ah well.
Jesse - Sep 19, 2005 11:25:57 am PDT #8942 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Wait. I can't read today's op-eds any more? Crap.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 19, 2005 11:26:35 am PDT #8943 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Given free news, I would never buy a newspaper, except to scratch an itch (4 hours in a St. Louis airport) or commemorate special events (certain people winning the world series). Given not-free news, I would never buy a newspaper, except to scratch an itch or commemorate special events. Making free news not be free any more just makes me seek my free news elsewhere.
Unfortunately, I'm not sure every comic strip I read in the Globe is on-line, and, even if they are, they aren't going to be in the same place. 50 cents isn't that much of a price to pay for the entertainment value (especially because you can find it for 0.25 a lot of places).
Granted, not an issue with the Times.
§ ita § - Sep 19, 2005 11:26:40 am PDT #8944 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have a brownie. Well, most of one, and it's slipping fast.
I'm startled (but grateful) that newspapers give so much away for free. I'd rather pay, all told, than register. But I'm news avoidant, so I do neither, and don't look at papers unless nudged. Or if I want a crossword.
Jessica - Sep 19, 2005 11:27:02 am PDT #8945 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Apparently the whole Times Select thing was announced in May, but the first I heard of it was last week. (Which probably just means I wasn't paying attention back in May.) I'm just glad they're giving paper subscribers free access -- I'd be REALLY pissed if I had to pay for my Krugman twice.
Nutty - Sep 19, 2005 11:27:41 am PDT #8946 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
They're going to be expanding the scrip-only readings, too -- to news analysis, features, and sports. Which, like, Okay, Arthur, you've effectively removed at one moment any reason I might come visit your site! Bye!
Jessica - Sep 19, 2005 11:29:42 am PDT #8947 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
For non NYCers, PKarchive may continue to archive Paul Krugman's columsn. (They've got today's anyway.)
§ ita § - Sep 19, 2005 11:31:15 am PDT #8948 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Arthur, you've effectively removed at one moment any reason I might come visit your site! Bye!
Were you doing them any good, though?
I just handed in 7 rolls of film to be developed. I have two more to go. Way more than a roll shot per day of picture taking.
Topic!Cindy - Sep 19, 2005 11:34:42 am PDT #8949 of 10002
What is even happening?
Apparently the whole Times Select thing was announced in May, but the first I heard of it was last week. (Which probably just means I wasn't paying attention back in May.) I'm just glad they're giving paper subscribers free access -- I'd be REALLY pissed if I had to pay for my Krugman twice.
Consumer Reports of all things, does not give print subscribers complete access to the online stuff. Marvel at the irony.