Comments on: The Science News Cycle http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/05/26/the-science-news-cycle/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:58:33 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Michael the Dumb Tech Geek http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/05/26/the-science-news-cycle/#comment-159457 Michael the Dumb Tech Geek Wed, 27 May 2009 14:53:03 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=13667#comment-159457 @Matt Very good point. I didn't even notice that. I have noticed this trend myself before. Web news and news broadcasts both take the taglines way over the top just to enhance viewership. But in my opinion they shoot themselves in the foot. I don't watch the news much anymore because I got tired of "YOUR KIDS WILL DIE FROM EXPOSURE TO THIS" to find out that if I force-feed them 20 paint chips it might be a choking hazard. Totally burnt out on the whole news world. Case in point: did anyone pay attention to this 'swine flu pandemic' for more than a week? That's how long it took for me to stop caring. @Matt Very good point. I didn’t even notice that.

I have noticed this trend myself before. Web news and news broadcasts both take the taglines way over the top just to enhance viewership. But in my opinion they shoot themselves in the foot. I don’t watch the news much anymore because I got tired of “YOUR KIDS WILL DIE FROM EXPOSURE TO THIS” to find out that if I force-feed them 20 paint chips it might be a choking hazard. Totally burnt out on the whole news world.
Case in point: did anyone pay attention to this ’swine flu pandemic’ for more than a week? That’s how long it took for me to stop caring.

]]> By: Matt http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/05/26/the-science-news-cycle/#comment-159333 Matt Tue, 26 May 2009 19:52:20 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=13667#comment-159333 Funny and true. But not a cycle. How does Grandma's foil hat lead to the research step? Funny and true. But not a cycle. How does Grandma’s foil hat lead to the research step?

]]> By: Jimmy Rogers http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/05/26/the-science-news-cycle/#comment-159331 Jimmy Rogers Tue, 26 May 2009 19:31:46 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=13667#comment-159331 The day that comic came out, my local news did a story about SOMETHING (I can't remember what) that was totally in alignment with Step 6. I was amazed! The day that comic came out, my local news did a story about SOMETHING (I can’t remember what) that was totally in alignment with Step 6. I was amazed!

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