[h3] NYT remix: just the headline and last paragraph [/h3] Those crazy kids at BumperActive (who did the [a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2002/08/09/free_free_the_mouse_.html"]Free the Mouse[/a] stickers) have a new mashup project with the New York Times. They scrape the NYT new stories feed, and republish just the headline and the last paragraph, a kind of skip-to-the-punchline approach to news that is surprisingly effective, though sometimes a little surreal. A few samples:
[blockquote] Surprising Jump in Tax Revenues Is Curbing Deficit:
"Spending has not been restrained," Mr. Riedl said. "One hundred percent of the reduced deficit is because taxpayers are sending more money to Washington."
U.S. to Negotiate Russian Storage of Atomic Waste:
But the report also cited such an agreement as a way to foster cooperation on securing spent fuel and providing nuclear energy to nonnuclear nations seeking to develop their own enrichment facilities.[/p]
Ally Warned Bush on Keeping Spying From Congress:
A spokesman for Mr. Negroponte's office said he had not yet replied to the complaint.[span style="text-decoration: underline;"]
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