Comments on: NYT Learns That the Information Wants to Be Free — Five Years After Everybody Else http://www.edrants.com/nyt-learns-that-the-information-wants-to-be-free-five-years-after-everybody-else/ a cultural website in ever-shifting standing Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:01:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tito http://www.edrants.com/nyt-learns-that-the-information-wants-to-be-free-five-years-after-everybody-else/comment-page-1/#comment-236768 tito Tue, 07 Aug 2007 19:25:18 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=6534#comment-236768 bring me the crosswords for free (not holding my breath) bring me the crosswords for free (not holding my breath)

]]> By: Pete http://www.edrants.com/nyt-learns-that-the-information-wants-to-be-free-five-years-after-everybody-else/comment-page-1/#comment-236766 Pete Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:25:37 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=6534#comment-236766 Thus freeing Paul Krugman from his cyber-prison, after too many years of squandering his passionate and insightful commentary when America needed it most. (Yes, I know he's always been available in print - but print is dead, right? The NYT wants to be a cultural arbiter, and yet muzzles its best writer from enjoying his maximum possible reach.) On the other hand, this policy also effectively kept Tom Friedman offline, so maybe it wasn't so bad after all. Thus freeing Paul Krugman from his cyber-prison, after too many years of squandering his passionate and insightful commentary when America needed it most. (Yes, I know he’s always been available in print – but print is dead, right? The NYT wants to be a cultural arbiter, and yet muzzles its best writer from enjoying his maximum possible reach.)

On the other hand, this policy also effectively kept Tom Friedman offline, so maybe it wasn’t so bad after all.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.edrants.com/nyt-learns-that-the-information-wants-to-be-free-five-years-after-everybody-else/comment-page-1/#comment-236764 Sarah Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:50:15 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=6534#comment-236764 *coughcoughyescoughcough* *coughcoughyescoughcough*

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