Category Archives: Media

How to identify BS – innovative course at the University of Washington

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Jim deMaine

How can we sort out the fake news and all the BS that is thrown our way. Well, the UW has now put together a one credit course. The s… word might annoy you but the academic approach to sorting … Continue reading →

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Lance Rhoades – film historian

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Jim deMaine

Last evening we were treated to an incredible talk about Mary Shelley’s book Frankenstein which she wrote at age 19 – and how Frankenstein has become part of our culture. Actually the monster has no name. Frankenstein was the doctor … Continue reading →

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StoryCorps and the human voice

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Jim deMaine

From Wikipedia: StoryCorps interviews usually take place between two people who know and care about each other. They can be friends, family, or mere acquaintances. A trained StoryCorps facilitator guides participants through the interview process. At the end of each … Continue reading →

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The danger of conspiracy theories in the age of social media

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Jim deMaine

“Q” is a secret anonymous deep state individual with the highest security clearance. He (or she) is sending cryptic messages to his followers – the adherents to the Qanon conspiracy theory. According to him the Mueller investigation is fake and … Continue reading →

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“Putin’s Redux” with Jill Dougherty

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Jim deMaine

Jill Dougherty speaks  at Skyline on February 19th. She is introduced by Skyline resident  Judy Mayotte

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Can someone explain this?

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Jim deMaine

This audition on America’s Got Talent was pretty cool. Click here to view:

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“American Democracy on the Brink: Donald Trump, Technology and a Free Press” by David Domke part 2

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Jim deMaine
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“Alexa – call Skyline”

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Jim deMaine

When my techie son gave me an echo dot (now on sale at Amazon for $29.99), I felt the last thing I needed was another gadget. But this one turns out to do some amazing things. Today I tried something new … Continue reading →

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Candice Bergen talks about her father

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Jim deMaine

From Deadline Hollywood: “Before she was Murphy Brown and the star of such films as Carnal Knowledge, Candice Bergen grew up watching her father Edgar Bergen scratch his way to stardom with his arm up the back of the wooden puppet Charlie McCarthy. She has teamed with James … Continue reading →

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Krugman on America dividing

Posted on July 16, 2017 by William Calvin

 I’ve been worrying about our setup for a civil war for some time.  Paul Krugman’s July 14 column addresses the issue from an angle that had not occurred to me:  https://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/07/14/the-new-climate-of-treason/ … Well, I have a thought inspired by something … Continue reading →

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Alexa addiction

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Jim deMaine

My son handed me one of these $50 gadgets a few months ago and I remember thinking that is was one more potential dust collector. But we plugged it in anyway and connected it to our Wifi. That’s it. No … Continue reading →

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A happy happening

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Jim deMaine

From Al MacRae: After watching so many brain dead ads, trying to figure out what they were selling, this is creative and has a message far beyond the product!!! Happiness starts with a smile…  When you think of riding the … Continue reading →

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Dobbs’ daughter interviewed on CNBC

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Jim deMaine

Lary and Kathe’s daughter is making the news: today she was interviewed about the developments in virtual reality on CNBC. Click here for the link. Also her work was highlighted in the WSJ recently. Ed note: I’m sure many of you have … Continue reading →

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Merger of KCTS-9 and Crosscut

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Jim deMaine

There has been a rather quiet merger of KCTS-9 (our beloved local PBS channel) and Crosscut. The latter is an on-line news media news source for coverage and editorials mainly of local politics, events, tech business, and social issues. “Cascade … Continue reading →

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