The latest mini-documentary from Off Book, the PBS web arts series, explores the highs (diversity, community) and lows (rampant misogyny) of Reddit culture, with contributions from – among others – Reddit  co-founder Alexis Ohanian.

Since its creation in 2005, Reddit has grown into one of the most influential communities on the internet. More than just a content aggregator, it generates information and new content, and has given birth to intriguing collaborative projects that reflect a particular group character and value system. The Reddit community has become so active that it has had an impact on recent political events like SOPA/CISPA. And like any real-world community, it also has its share of internal social issues, forcing it to grapple with its commitment to free speech and the lawlessness of the internet.

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The public endorsement of the EU fiscal compact “removes a potential source of considerable uncertainty about Ireland’s future funding” as the vote has removed the immediate concern about where Ireland could find a second bailout, Fitch said.

…Fitch said, however, that the vote had not increased the chances of Ireland’s credit rating being upgraded.

Oh.

So, how about the bank debt?

Germany has cast doubt on any deal on bank debt following the fiscal treaty referendum outcome, saying it would be a “negative signal” to reopen Ireland’s bank rescue arrangements.

Ah.

Fitch Says Timing Of Irish Return To Markets ‘Unclear’ (Simon Carswell, Irish Times)

Irish Fiscal Compact Vote Removes Uncertainty (Fitch Ratings)

Berlin says bank deal for Ireland would send wrong signal (Derek Scally, Arthur Beesley, Irish Times)

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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHP0x17U9Y0

Prince Charles pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II at last Night’s Diamond Jubilee Concert outside Buckingham Palace.

Meanwhile, our highlight, Grace Jones sings while hoola hoopling and then wishes Her Maj a “happy birthday”.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIicwZrkEhY

She’s 73.

Seventy three.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SObs9KnK0Ng

The classic city-building sim from Maxis Studios returns in a nifty-looking tilt-shifty iteration next February.

Kids will shrug, but anyone familiar with older versions of the game (developed in 1985, first released in 1989) should be experiencing a mild geeky frisson right about now.

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Patrick Mair writes:

Parking disaster at a petrol Station in the Hamptons. In this guy’s defense, he ran after me and flagged me down as I was driving off because I had left a six pack of beer on the roof of the car.

Well that’s all right then.

 

Panorama here

Meanwhile…

What the mainstream press call ‘revellers’ at Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin, this afternoon at the last day of Forbidden Fruit.

(Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)

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