Pro-technology response to the NYT “No Child Left Untableted,” skewing almost as much in the opposite direction. Conducting device-focused research makes as little sense as doing research on pens, papers, folders, book-binding, and three-ring notebooks. Where are the papers, studies and statistics on the negative impact of chalk dust, calling for blackboards to be limited?…
Mourning a great leader and role model. Pres. Emerita JoAnne Boyle, RIP. (Email sent to SHU community a short while ago.) #setonhill Similar:Mount St. Mary's president fires two faculty members, one with tenureMount St. Mary’s fires two faculty membe…AcademiaDavid "Mr. McFeely" Newell Still Delivering at Seton Hill TEDxDavid Newell is one of the speakers at…
The haze effect lying over the city is brilliant, and great attention has been given to key features of London Bridge, the wooden structure of Queenshithe on the river, even the glittering window casements. I’m really pleased that the Pudding Lane team was able to repurpose some of the maps from the British Library’s amazing…
Ever done a “host your own murder” party? My journos acted out a campus incident. I game-mastered, emailing updates as they wrote. #LARP Similar:It's been nice knowing you, iPad3 It’s been nice knowing you, iPad3, but…TweetsProto iPads and Paper Coexist in Classic Star TrekRewatching the classic Trek episode “The…CybercultureHow hate and misinformation go viral: A…
RT @chriscobler: @AP editors tell #apme13 to refuse to use White House press release photos. On way home I see this in @Quill_Mag. http://t… Similar:How hate and misinformation go viral: A case study of a Trump retweetOn Sunday night, President Donald Trump …AcademiaMaybe I'll just delete these QUARTER OF A MILLION spam comments.Not kidding –…
Rather than permit photojournalists to shoot in the White House, the Obama administration prefers to issue official pictures taken by its own photographers. News organizations looking to illustrate events of national and global importance usually have no choice but to use the official photos, but the Associated Press says those photos are so staged and…
Proposal for #cwcon submitted. Not the one I initially thought I would submit, but there you go. On to the next agenda item. Similar:Tweet: Came around the corner and saw my kids huddled on…Came around the corner and saw my kids h…TweetsShe doesn't have keys or a phone or an ID. Why does my tween…
“I don’t know how that Jerz guy thinks he’s going to procure an entire library in the middle of the ocean.” –student who didn’t listen closely to my speech (where I mentioned both a shipboard library and my iPad) in the “Vote to Drown Professors Representing Disciplines That Threaten Your Worldview Lifeboat Debate.” (Not the…
Words do some things much better than pixels and polys. You can shoot a dozen identical aliens in a first-person shooter and not feel annoyed; but if you read the same identical description of shooting aliens, you would probably feel bored and cheated. In a game of words, there is therefore a pressure either to…
RT @betajames: “I know of no English department in any institution that requires its majors to take a course on the ethics of literary stud… Similar:Classroom collaboration marketplaceWhile I am uncomfortable with the whole …BusinessIt's been nice knowing you, iPad3 It’s been nice knowing you, iPad3, but…TweetsShe doesn't have keys or a phone or an…
The New York Times reported “Many Flee Homes to Escape `Gas Raid From Mars’–Phone Calls Swamp Police at Broadcast of Wells Fantasy” and the story of the hoax is firmly embedded in the history books. But the reports of streets full of panicked citizens don’t hold up to scrutiny. There’s only one problem: The supposed…
@ZCharisma On my blog I said my wife usually gives me nerdy DVDs (e.g. Mazes & Monsters), so I expect she’ll give me Zero Charisma one day. Similar:I asked my geekling whether she was ready for bed…I asked my #geekling whether she was rea…AmusingWhat kids do when Dad won't hand over the iPod So I’m…
My student journos were given one class period to film, edit, and publish a 2-min TV news story. Speed journalism! blogs.setonhill.edu/el200-2013-fa/… Similar:Juror's CreedWhile researching my obligations for #ju…CultureOverheard at Quora: "Why after all these years is Moodle still so ugly?"Moodle is a free course-management tool …AcademiaTweet: Came around the corner and saw my kids huddled…
@ZCharisma Oh, now I feel bad. Similar:Proto iPads and Paper Coexist in Classic Star TrekRewatching the classic Trek episode “The…CybercultureTweet: For an anatomy project, my #geekling made a Vulcan…For an anatomy project, my #geekling mad…TweetsTweet: Came around the corner and saw my kids huddled on…Came around the corner and saw my kids h…TweetsCarolyn Gombell Is…
What can parents do to minimize their children’s risk of being hurt or killed by poison or sharp objects in Halloween candy? How many children would you say die each year from eating poisoned candy (or candy with razor blades and such) each Halloween? Just two or three? Maybe only one every few years? In…
My wife usually gives me nerd-themed DVDs as gifts, so I probably won’t make any effort to see this movie on my own. Still, I’m glad to know someone has made a movie that touches on the hipsterization of nerd culture, and I enjoyed reading the well-written review. Like lots of apologists and upholders of…
It: nailed. xkcd: Headlines. Similar:Kelly Gallagher on "Readicide" I am reading to my daughter the four…BooksMaking a villain's lair in #Blender3D (this weekend's relaxation)AestheticsPracticing my Unity3D design skills. Forgot to turn on gravity.https://youtu.be/PkxxiPAmTFg I’m brus…AmusingAn English professor tries to help ChatGPT write and revise a sonnetShortly after my online AmLit survey beg…AcademiaA spooooooky post about…
…she’s pretending to be “Spock in a Tree on Omicron Ceti III.” Similar:My Daughter's Synesthesia: "S" Is Always Red, and "T" Is Lime GreenAccording to a color-picking test at syn…AestheticsWho choked up while reading aloud Sagan’s “Pale Blue Dot” during a lesson on creative nonf…Who choked up while reading aloud Sagan’…PersonalAdvising incoming majors.AcademiaMy daughter found…
The observation car Pearl sings of her love for Rusty, in the “Like ‘Cats’ but with Trains” show “Starlight Express.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma4FusuIgSM By the way, that’s a Star Wars Stormtrooper outfit, with pink accents added by my wife. Post by Stage Right. Similar:Stage Right Arts4Homeschoolers present Hello Dolly Apr 28 & 29.My daughter will be…
Back in my grad school days, I was called a “run-of-the-mill programmer” by a brilliant IT genius. For a guy whose only computer coursework consists of a Pascal class in high school (“taught” by a math teacher who didn’t know the language, and checked my answers against those in the teacher’s manual), I still consider…