Scout Digidave

I am a freelance science and technology writer, or what I like to call a "geek writer."

My main interest is taking what I know about the networking effects of the internet and applying it to journalism. I do this at NewAssignment.Net

On Netscape I manage the Do No Evil channel. A dubious channel indeed. Help me define it by leaving a comment here.

I also work at NewsTrust.Net - a media literacy nonprofit that lets you rank news based on journalistic quality.

Get to know me more at my blog (link below)

Website: http://www.digidave.org

Member Since: July 20, 2006

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This story has mostly positive ratings. 169 votes / 2 sinks

The World Needs More Rebels Like Einstein

Do No Evil – How nonconformity, not rote learning, unlocked his genius.

View Story Discuss (46) (wired.com) 462 days ago by Digidave

Submitted and Voted for on March 30, 2007 09:19am

Teenager Casts Light on a Shadowy Game
This story has mostly positive ratings. 70 votes / 3 sinks

Teenager Casts Light on a Shadowy Game

Do No Evil – A Texas boy has become a scared-straight spokesman against a choking game after he nearly died playing it.

View Story Discuss (21) (nytimes.com) 465 days ago by Digidave

Submitted and Voted for on March 28, 2007 01:57am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 36 votes / No sinks

Who is to blame for the current sub-prime loan fiasco?

Real Estate – During the past five years, prices for residential real estate soared and interest rates dropped to historical lows creating an environment for emotional rather than logical buying. In turn, this spawned unparalleled growth of real estate professionals in all aspects of real estate from sales, lending, appraisal, and title/escrow.

View Story Discuss (2) (famousagents.com) 470 days ago by Digidave

Submitted and Voted for on March 22, 2007 12:28pm

E-Vote Memo Is a 'Smoking Gun'
This story has mostly positive ratings. 193 votes / 5 sinks

E-Vote Memo Is a 'Smoking Gun'

Do No Evil – A memo sent last year by a voting machine maker to election officials in Florida has reignited controversy over the reliability and accuracy of the company's machines. Voting activists are now renewing calls to examine source code used in the Election Systems & Software machines during a close election last November.

View Story Discuss (25) (wired.com) 470 days ago by Digidave

Submitted and Voted for on March 22, 2007 11:58am

Happy Birthday Copyrighted?
This story has mostly positive ratings. 57 votes / 2 sinks

Happy Birthday Copyrighted?

Do No Evil – While the copyright should have expired in 1991, copyright has been extended repeatedly over the last quarter of the twentieth century and the copyright for Happy Birthday is now not due to expire until at least 2030.

View Story Discuss (7) (unhappybirthday.com) 473 days ago by Digidave

Submitted and Voted for on March 19, 2007 04:58pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 24 votes / No sinks

Browse census data with google maps

Do-It-Yourself – Choose your data source, pick your location, download the .KML file, and dive in, you data junkie. Unfortunately GCensus currently only has information for California, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. But it is way cool looking to see census data on a 3-d map.

View Story Discuss (0) (lifehacker.com) 474 days ago by Digidave

Submitted and Voted for on March 18, 2007 10:40pm

Make your own comics
This story has mostly positive ratings. 39 votes / 3 sinks

Make your own comics

Art & Design – It's easy to create comics: upload your photos or find some images on the web, snap them together with comic book panels and add some speech bubbles to finish it off. Then, share them with your friends online. It's like a flickr site for comics.

View Story Discuss (3) (comicjuice.com) 474 days ago by Digidave

Submitted and Voted for on March 18, 2007 10:13pm

The Worth of Water
This story has mostly positive ratings. 55 votes / 3 sinks

The Worth of Water

Do No Evil – Ben Franklin once said, "When the well is dry, we know the worth of water."

View Story Discuss (6) (worldchanging.com) 476 days ago by Digidave

Submitted and Voted for on March 17, 2007 05:11am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 39 votes / 3 sinks

State of the News Media

Do No Evil – The Project for Excellence in Journalism's 2007 "State of the News Media" report is out.

View Story Discuss (10) (stateofthemedia.org) 480 days ago by Digidave

Submitted and Voted for on March 13, 2007 12:53am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 27 votes / 1 sink

History of Useless Inventions

Do No Evil – From eye protectors for chickens to the alarm-clock fork. I don't think I need any of these.

View Story Discuss (0) (designboom.com) 482 days ago by Digidave

Submitted and Voted for on March 11, 2007 04:57am

How to Think Differently About Climate
This story has mostly positive ratings. 41 votes / 2 sinks

How to Think Differently About Climate

Do No Evil – The greatest threat we now face is not ignorance but the half-measures and faltering steps that convince people that doing something means you're doing enough.

View Story Discuss (4) (worldchanging.com) 482 days ago by Digidave

Submitted and Voted for on March 11, 2007 04:33am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 41 votes / 2 sinks

Are Blogs The New Resumes?

Careers & Jobs – "...Bloggers certainly have an edge over job seekers that do not publish one... hiring a blogger is a lower risk proposition because you have more information and a better idea of how they are going to perform."

View Story Discuss (2) (innovationzen.com) 486 days ago by Digidave

Submitted and Voted for on March 06, 2007 03:33pm

Subway-Stickman: The New Subway Graffiti Art Movement?
This story has mostly positive ratings. 37 votes / 5 sinks

Subway-Stickman: The New Subway Graffiti Art Movement?

Art & Design – Transform a couple of dirty worn-into-the-ground pieces of blackened gum into a simple yet eye-catching piece of public art.

View Story Discuss (5) (blog.wfmu.org) 489 days ago by Digidave

Submitted and Voted for on March 04, 2007 03:19am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 33 votes / No sinks

You know you're a web developer when...

Gadgets & Tech – you can tell the difference between Arial and Helvetica, 1px of margin can make or break your day, IE6 is like your creepy uncle; you don't like him, you don't want him around, but you still have to deal with him... and more.

View Story Discuss (2) (blog.productwiki.com) 490 days ago by Digidave

Submitted and Voted for on March 03, 2007 03:21am

Radio Open Source Gets 250k Grant
This story has mostly positive ratings. 30 votes / 2 sinks

Radio Open Source Gets 250k Grant

Do No Evil – "In support of the innovative use of Internet-based tools in the production of a daily public radio program." If you're not familiar with Radio Open Source, this is an approach worth at least serious consideration, and perhaps outright emulation, by broadcasters elsewhere.

View Story Discuss (1) (poynter.org) 490 days ago by Digidave

Submitted and Voted for on March 03, 2007 02:54am

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