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In my lifespan (1968 to Present) there have been RADICAL changes in the way GLBT folks are accepted in the world. I know there is still room for improvement but for someone who was my current age at the time I was born the current situation would seem like near nirvana. I have my own theories about why this has all happened but that would be a whole other post. What I wonder about now is how adult homosexuals are handling this – for some – newfound acceptance within their own families and most especially with parents.

Nice article explaining why producing and consuming content needs to be a two way street. Something for nothing is a nice idea but in practice someone always loses.

During my lunch break yesterday I took a walk along the creek in Medford. This is the same creek that occasionally floods and gets Medford residents on the local news for a day or two.

I was pretty happy with the photos I got. Especially the two included here and the one I used as my Frapto Project 365 post yesterday “Natural Scrimshaw”.

University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management has an interesting publication centered on the dynamics that make Wikipedia work (and not work). I’d love to see a fuller explanation of Dr. Ram’s “seven specific roles that Wikipedia contributors play”. It would be nice to see even more indepth information on all seven types of wiki contributors – Casual Contributors, Starters, Cleaners, Copy Editors, Composition Justifiers, Watchdogs, and All-round Editors.

It is great to see people willing to put money behind investigative journalism. The Huffington Post Investigative Fund, Alternet, and ProPublica have all shown great promise. It has been a fun couple of years watching Alternet stories gain traction through Facebook sharing and via retweets on Twitter until they finally show up in the more traditional news outlets.