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Re: Intrinsic, a new Alphabet company

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Post by gadabout »

mkwarman wrote: post #187
themolecularman wrote: post #172

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I dislike this story in journalism and podcasts too. I listen to a lot of true crime podcasts: > Before Y was murdered, they lived in X. X is a quiet town, the type of place where you don't need to lock your doors. Y has a happy upbringing collecting flowers along the river at... Like we get it, this is the first half of every 1-hour long true-crime podcast. Also quite often the first half of every long-form article.

I don't mind it as much in true crime podcasts when it's done well. Totally agree that the generic "it was a peaceful town where nobody locked their doors blah blah blah" can get old quickly. But hearing about the unique lives of the victims in murder cases can definitely add to the story. And in podcasts more focused on the investigative side (ex. Someone Knows Something) knowing the background info can even be crit…

Agree, also podcasts in that genre are often more about "story telling" (which requires - dun duh dun - backstory), but articles do not.

I do not mind 5 minutes of backstory on a 60 minute podcast. I do mind 2 minutes of backstory on a 5 minute read.

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Post by addicted »

okareaman wrote: post #126

I really dislike this writing structure of "before I get to the point, let me tell you a story about my life" Edit: I'm not alone, https://style.mla.org/dont-bury-the-lede/

It’s a blog. Not a journalistic article.

The whole point of a blog is to be a personal log.

Re: Intrinsic, a new Alphabet company

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Post by alfiedotwtf »

khazhoux wrote: post #185
okareaman wrote: post #126

I really dislike this writing structure of "before I get to the point, let me tell you a story about my life" Edit: I'm not alone, https://style.mla.org/dont-bury-the-lede/

I can understand why the style may seem offputting, but the thing to understand is that it has been traditionally very hard to engage with the public on this topic of robotic advancement. In fact, I know a bit about this myself, having been in the robotics space for over a decade. But my own struggles in the field only reflect a longer trend, which I can even trace back to my grandfather. Growing up in a strict Luthe…

Your comment made a great start to my weekend.

Re: Intrinsic, a new Alphabet company

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Post by timClicks »

joezydeco wrote: post #141
mchusma wrote: post #138

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Recipe for french toast: Step 1: Learn the history of France Step 2: learn the history of toast Step 3: heat bread, eggs, milk in a pan

Keep going. The ingredient list is on page 12. One time I inadvertently hit print on a recipe like this and the print dialog estimated 45 pages.

Ahh the wonders of SEO

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Post by rognjen »

quintin wrote: post #142
lanewinfield wrote: post #132

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You will not be a fan of recipe blogs anywhere on the internet.

Most recipe blogposts these days have jump to recipe.

The mitigating factor for recipes is you can just scroll down till you see a table.

Re: Intrinsic, a new Alphabet company

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Post by jbc1 »

SV_BubbleTime wrote: post #134
lanewinfield wrote: post #132

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You will not be a fan of recipe blogs anywhere on the internet.

Those have gotten way worse. It’s an SEO thing right?

I just think they're part of the non-fiction fantasy genre of entertainment alongside cooking, travel, and house buying + renovating shows.

They're ostensibly informational, but 99% of people consuming them aren't genuinely looking to cook the thing, travel to the place, or buy and renovate a house.

Re: Intrinsic, a new Alphabet company

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Post by Olumde »

themolecularman wrote: post #172
okareaman wrote: post #126

I really dislike this writing structure of "before I get to the point, let me tell you a story about my life" Edit: I'm not alone, https://style.mla.org/dont-bury-the-lede/

I dislike this story in journalism and podcasts too. I listen to a lot of true crime podcasts: > Before Y was murdered, they lived in X. X is a quiet town, the type of place where you don't need to lock your doors. Y has a happy upbringing collecting flowers along the river at... Like we get it, this is the first half of every 1-hour long true-crime podcast. Also quite often the first half of every long-form article.

Oh gosh I hate this about wondery business wars[0]. Very informative but also very annoying when they conjure up complete/narrated conversations between people e.g. a tech CEO and an investor or customer. This happens a LOT in the show.

I'm like, "you weren't there man!!!"

PS: I'm not the only one who thinks wondery shows are "overproduced" https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimePodcasts/comments/byk8ix/d...

[0] https://wondery.com/shows/business-wars/

Re: Intrinsic, a new Alphabet company

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Post by mappu »

SV_BubbleTime wrote: post #134
lanewinfield wrote: post #132

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You will not be a fan of recipe blogs anywhere on the internet.

Those have gotten way worse. It’s an SEO thing right?

Yes - it's not specifically that the recipe sites have changed to do this, but rather, that Google is preferring to show you sites that are doing this.
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