Both in-depth articles and short blog posts have their place in the world, as they exist for different purposes. A long-standing example of this can be found in scientific publications. Journals such as Nature often comprise of cursory papers that are essentially nothing more than extended abstracts, sometimes called Letters, Rapid Communications, Notes, or such, depending on the field and the journal. Typically, a second paper detailing the nuts-and-bolts of the very same work is published elsewhere in another journal with a narrower, more focused readership. This is because some of the people that want to read about the latest ground-breaking cancer drug, for example, wouldn't be able to make head nor tail of the technical paper that appears in a pharmacology journal, or whatever.
In short, it's a case of tayloring your material to your audience. As there are a variety of viable audiences, there needs to be a variety of media to suit them.
I wonder what they'd make of Bret Easton Ellis if he were in grade school today. Presumably, we'd be robbed of a great talent for fear that he'd go postal.
They want the 'common folk' to think ill of lawyers, because the law -- as imperfect as it is -- is the only equalizer left. And it's being eroded rapidly. And people dissing lawyers all the time helps that process.
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Did anyone else read whynotusexp as why not u sex p ? I thought it must be another esoteric /. gag, but it turns out I'm just retarded.
Both in-depth articles and short blog posts have their place in the world, as they exist for different purposes. A long-standing example of this can be found in scientific publications. Journals such as Nature often comprise of cursory papers that are essentially nothing more than extended abstracts, sometimes called Letters, Rapid Communications, Notes, or such, depending on the field and the journal. Typically, a second paper detailing the nuts-and-bolts of the very same work is published elsewhere in another journal with a narrower, more focused readership. This is because some of the people that want to read about the latest ground-breaking cancer drug, for example, wouldn't be able to make head nor tail of the technical paper that appears in a pharmacology journal, or whatever. In short, it's a case of tayloring your material to your audience. As there are a variety of viable audiences, there needs to be a variety of media to suit them.
I wonder what they'd make of Bret Easton Ellis if he were in grade school today. Presumably, we'd be robbed of a great talent for fear that he'd go postal.
Put it in a 20lb can and voila! you burn calories with every swig!
All models are wrong, but some models are useful. - George Box
Using long words doesn't make you look any smarter in the same way driving a flashy car doesn't make your dick look any bigger.