So what if every reader survey ranked international news coverage near the bottom of what people wanted to read? Didn’t they know our Africa correspondent had just won a Pulitzer Prize for international reporting? People needed international reporting even if they were too ignorant to recognize it, and we were determined to give it to…
Sadly, the people who are spending (and receiving) the huge sums of money to support the dehumanization of essay-grading are not the ones who will be swayed by an appeal to the humanities. Once the use of automated essay grading becomes common knowledge, the implicit message will be hard to miss. For any self-aware, warm-blooded…
Welcome to IFComp 2013, the competition for short text adventures! The games are available! You can play them online or download them for offline play. About the Competition For the last eighteen years, the members of the Interactive Fiction community have held a yearly interactive fiction competition. For fans of the old Infocom games as well as for…
“Real-time” conversations are emerging as the new battleground for competing social networks Facebook and Twitter, and for their advertisers. While Twitter has been beefing up its ad business in advance of its stock market debut, Facebook has been adding features such as hashtags – words or phrases that represent a topic of discussion – and…
Loved seeing A Comedy of Errors @setonhill . My tween is in the lobby getting autographs from actors as they leave. http://t.co/8R1cr0NBTd Similar:Jury Duty UpdateI’m a happy, responsible, and no-longer-…GovernmentClassroom collaboration marketplaceWhile I am uncomfortable with the whole …BusinessTweet: For an anatomy project, my #geekling made a Vulcan…For an anatomy project, my #geekling mad…TweetsParallel structure…
And the girl has succeeded in getting me to wear the rubber-band bracelet she crafted so lovingly for me. http://t.co/pTE24kOb6K Similar:Juror's CreedWhile researching my obligations for #ju…CultureI asked my geekling whether she was ready for bed…I asked my #geekling whether she was rea…AmusingParallel structure in writing: Use it!These comic panels cover the issue well….HumanitiesHabits for…
@Laroquod That worked, until she pointed out a cooler, hairier dad who wears all kinds of jewelry. Similar:Jury Duty UpdateI’m a happy, responsible, and no-longer-…GovernmentAnd the girl has succeeded in getting me to wear t…And the girl has succeeded in getting me…TweetsParallel structure in writing: Use it!These comic panels cover the issue well….HumanitiesCarolyn Gombell Is…
RT @JessieNYC: Bard College president proposes 2,500-word essays instead of SAT scores. nyti.ms/15Bp06I Similar:In Defense Of Metaphors In Science WritingWe live in an elegant universe. The c…CultureJudge: Apple conspired to fix eBook prices.Judge: Apple conspired to fix eBook pric…BooksRT @JordanFor: One of the counters from the Civil…RT @JordanFor: One of the counters from …TweetsAnd the…
Help! I may be running out of excuses for not wearing the rubber-band bracelets my daughter so lovingly crafts for me. Similar:Epilogue to Rossum's Universal RobotsMy big finish as Alquist in a Zoom-based…DramaSomewhere out there, somebody is working really hard to come up with a meme to blame this …Front page of the Miami Herald…
The Internet will gain less from my snark than I will gain from practicing self-control. Time to read Dale Carnegie again. Similar:Parallel Structure vs. Faulty ParallelismI just touched up a handout on Parallel …HumanitiesIn Defense Of Metaphors In Science WritingWe live in an elegant universe. The c…CultureOverheard at Quora: "Why after all these years is…
RT @JessieNYC: 19yo college student: “School is a boring thing. E-mail is a boring thing. It goes together.” nyti.ms/178Vu6z Similar:Proto iPads and Paper Coexist in Classic Star TrekRewatching the classic Trek episode “The…CybercultureParallel Structure vs. Faulty ParallelismI just touched up a handout on Parallel …HumanitiesWhat kids do when Dad won't hand over the iPod So…
Enjoying catching up on my #el227 students’ livetweeting projects. Similar:And the girl has succeeded in getting me to wear t…And the girl has succeeded in getting me…TweetsYes, I do feel rather awesome right now.Lost brand-new earbuds. Reached in pocke…PersonalRT @JordanFor: One of the counters from the Civil…RT @JordanFor: One of the counters from …TweetsTweet: For…
RT @EWRosenbusch: Extensive planning has gone into this dietetics event! These skills are useful in more than one way! #el227 twitter.com/bhaggs… Similar:What kids do when Dad won't hand over the iPod So I’m not being selfish… this is …EducationProto iPads and Paper Coexist in Classic Star TrekRewatching the classic Trek episode “The…CybercultureParallel structure in writing:…
RT @DDeClaudio: Who do you think controls the news? #DC #el227 http://t.co/EpLfo2WVu1 Similar:Desert Bus: The Worst Video Game Ever CreatedPenn and Teller are involved with this s…BooksI asked my geekling whether she was ready for bed…I asked my #geekling whether she was rea…AmusingShe doesn't have keys or a phone or an ID. Why does my…
RT @JordanFor: One of the counters from the Civil rights sit-ins. #el227 #shu-dc http://t.co/Zxi2BScx5A Similar:She doesn't have keys or a phone or an ID. Why does my tween need a purse?To stash her Lemonheads and Smarties. ht…AmusingMaybe I'll just delete these QUARTER OF A MILLION spam comments.Not kidding — 254,460 spam comments in …CybercultureTweet: For…
RT @CordeliaLogan: Examples of books banned in US: Catcher in the Rye, for “defamatory statements that cause people to question things.” #e… Similar:RT @JordanFor: One of the counters from the Civil…RT @JordanFor: One of the counters from …TweetsIt's been nice knowing you, iPad3 It’s been nice knowing you, iPad3, but…TweetsTweet: For an anatomy project, my…
Remember MySpace? Not so long ago, practically every teen in the world was on it –- and then many left for Facebook. Now, as Facebook’s popularity among teens is starting to wane, you might be wondering what the new “it” social network is. But the days of a one-stop shop for all social networking needs…
RT @goudyliv84: It’s #Google‘s 15th birthday. Great. Now it’s going to ask for a car for the next year. Similar:I'm no longer surprised, but still want to document.This is really noteworthy. Today the Pre…Current_EventsJury Duty UpdateI’m a happy, responsible, and no-longer-…GovernmentParallel structure in writing: Use it!These comic panels cover the issue well….HumanitiesMy Minecraft-obsessed tween made…
@SamekAshley That’s a show vs tell lesson to remember! @c_strong95 Similar:And the girl has succeeded in getting me to wear t…And the girl has succeeded in getting me…TweetsClassroom collaboration marketplaceWhile I am uncomfortable with the whole …BusinessRT @DDeClaudio: Who do you think controls the news…RT @DDeClaudio: Who do you think control…TweetsI asked my geekling whether…
The tweets in question were pretty mild. In my journalism class, we’ve been talking a bit about the value of having a thick skin and taking the high road. Here’s an example of what can happen in the real world. Stand-up comic Dan Nainan, a comedy club road warrior whose credits include performing for President…