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• U2, Katilce and the end of privacy in Brazil

  Tue Feb 28, 2006
  • I am, indeed. From Porto Alegre, capital of Brazil's southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul. Feel free to blog it.

• Brazil to Show Live NBA Games on Internet

  Tue Feb 7, 2006
  • Jorge: here's the story at Globoesporte.com. There are quite a few more, on the same topic, if you search for Monday's (02/06) news.

• Brazil to Show Live NBA Games on Internet

  Tue Feb 7, 2006
  • If it turns out to be true, it's great news indeed. Especially since ESPN International's broadcasts have become unbearable after their control passed to the hands of ESPN Brasil.

• Build Your Own Intel Mac

  Tue Jan 31, 2006
  • Conrad, why didn't you seed the link, instead of linking the article in a post? Cool link, BTW.

• Languages in Newsvine

  Mon Jan 30, 2006
  • Josh, does that mean that non-English content is currently not being monitored at all?

• Fact-checking articles?

  Tue Jan 24, 2006
  • Accuracy is important, especially in 'pure' news articles. But like so many other things in America, our standards have slipped and we accept about anything that is printed as fact.

• Fact-checking articles?

  Tue Jan 24, 2006
  • Well, what if a person is here only for the content of the news, not the comments that anyone else is posting? Shouldn't there be an easier way to come to a conclusion rather than visiting 5 seperate pages on newsvine to check author integrity?

• Fact-checking articles?

  Tue Jan 24, 2006
  • I think the only thing that would solve is an easy way to figure out who frequents the site most; liberals are conservatives.

• Fact-checking articles?

  Tue Jan 24, 2006
  • Read up on the hundreds of comments on why that isn't a great idea. In short: biased voting, because voting it down if you don't agree with the content. Exactly. Imagine what would happen if Glenn Reynolds had a Newsvine account, for example.

• Fact-checking articles?

  Tue Jan 24, 2006
  • So then could we add a tag to the bottom of comments people make, which signifies how many posts they have made/comments they have made/and possibly "legitimate" comments they have made?