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:Habits for happiness: tips for looking on the bright side of lifeHabits for happiness: tips for looking o…PersonalYes, I do feel rather awesome right now.Lost brand-new earbuds. Reached in pocke…PersonalProto iPads and Paper…
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:Parallel Structure vs. Faulty ParallelismI just touched up a handout on Parallel …HumanitiesClassroom collaboration marketplaceWhile I am uncomfortable with the whole …BusinessIt's been nice knowing you, iPad3 It’s been nice knowing you, iPad3, but…TweetsRT @JordanFor:…
@Laroquod That worked, until she pointed out a cooler, hairier dad who wears all kinds of jewelry. Similar:Former student: "I remember sometimes being annoyed with all of our blogging assignments, …A third alum in the last few weeks has c…AcademiaHello, there, mini.Hello, there, mini. Let’s restore you fr…TweetsWhat kids do when Dad won't hand over the iPod…
RT @JessieNYC: Bard College president proposes 2,500-word essays instead of SAT scores. nyti.ms/15Bp06I Similar:Jury Duty UpdateI’m a happy, responsible, and no-longer-…GovernmentJuror's CreedWhile researching my obligations for #ju…CultureHabits for happiness: tips for looking on the bright side of lifeHabits for happiness: tips for looking o…PersonalRT @PhilKomarny: A floppy disc… In #context htt…RT @PhilKomarny: A floppy disc……
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The Internet will gain less from my snark than I will gain from practicing self-control. Time to read Dale Carnegie again. Similar:Overheard at Quora: "Why after all these years is Moodle still so ugly?"Moodle is a free course-management tool …Academia10 Rules of Internet – Anil DashA very useful, concise summary of web-en…BusinessMy Minecraft-obsessed tween made…
RT @JessieNYC: 19yo college student: “School is a boring thing. E-mail is a boring thing. It goes together.” nyti.ms/178Vu6z Similar:Loved seeing A Comedy of Errors @setonhillLoved seeing A Comedy of Errors @setonhi…TweetsRT @JordanFor: One of the counters from the Civil…RT @JordanFor: One of the counters from …TweetsJudge: Apple conspired to fix eBook prices.Judge: Apple conspired…
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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:RT @JordanFor: One of the counters from the Civil…RT @JordanFor: One of the counters from …TweetsI'm no longer surprised, but still want to document.This is really noteworthy. Today the Pre…Current_EventsDesert Bus: The Worst Video Game Ever…
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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…
When West Side Story opened on Broadway on September 26, 1957, it changed the nature of the American musical and challenged the country’s view of itself. The show dealt seriously with violence, adolescent gangs, and racial prejudice—themes rarely included in musicals—and ended with one of the show’s leads dead on stage. The integration of music,…