Tag: future

  • Virgin Galactic is hiring. Astronauts.

    Virgin Galactic is hiring. Astronauts. Job listing right here. “Virgin is looking for pilots with significant experience of both high performance fast-jet type airplanes as well as large multi-engine types – not only that but prior spaceflight experience is an advantage.” [Emph. orig.] (via jkrums)

  • San Francisco

    Yesterday, news broke that Hearst will close the San Francisco Chronicle if it a) can’t dramatically reduce costs (read as: cut payroll in half) or b) find a buyer (it won’t). Analysis: Alan Mutter Mark Potts Ken Doctor Although it is likely that you will hear and see a copious amount of handwringing in the…

  • Thanks, Howard.

    As you may or may not have heard by now, my boss at the office, Howard Owens, has moved on. I just want to take a moment to publicly say thanks to Howard here, and more than obviously, to wish him the best in whatever endeavor other people might call his “job” next. Personally, I…

  • Print is dead. Long live print!

    A brief inventory. Things I never read in print anymore: Bank statements Newspapers Opinions Things I always read in print: Books Alt-weeklies Magazines Things I often read in print, but not always: Recipes