I actually don’t mind Canvas — it just happens to be the course management system I have to use.

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Happy Winnie the Pooh Public Domain Day

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In December 2001 I was blogging about

In December 2001, I was blogging about Changes in Online Culture The End of Free (chronicles services that used to be free but that now cost money) Is the [Technology] Revolution Over? Imagine Silicon Valley Buried Like Pompeii Wil Wheaton While the character of teen wonder Wesley Crusher was annoying because weak scripts had him…

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The LA Times deletes tweets that used passive voice, as details emerged about police killing a teenage bystander (while they also killed an assault suspect)

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Florida Woman Bites Camel

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And we still have the deaf dog to deal with. –Calvin Trillin, New Yorker

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