September 6, 2023

Wednesday

“Preliminary forecasts are not predicting any landfall”

I won’t say they buried the lead, but, at a minimum, they forgot the subtitle. The quoted language is from the body of the article, and near the end.

link published in /2023/09/06 at 11:19 AM

“Lee does not pose an immediate threat to Florida and most models show the storm curling away from the state.”

The Tampa Bay Times gets it right. The quoted language is the subtitle for the paper’s main article for Tropical Storm Lee today.

link published in /2023/09/06 at 1:00 PM

Finally, we’re getting the NFL v. NHL matchup we’ve always wanted, thanks to trademark law.

link published in /2023/09/06 at 4:38 PM

“Starting in November, Google says advertisers must include a disclosure when an election ad features ‘synthetic content’ that depicts ‘realistic-looking people or events.’”

Fine print will never be the same.

link published in /2023/09/06 at 11:26 PM

Some Was True is my corner of the web for publishing observations and commentary on various topics I find interesting. I use the process of creating and publishing content to learn about everything from history and tech to sports and culture. The About page has more information about the background of the site and details on how content is organized.