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Tweets
- NYT: "I would advise our readers to be good Bayesian thinkers..." As if we could be otherwise...? http://t.co/rLBUh1ib 1 hr ago
- RT @lizlosh: "If you don't know your state variables you don't know yourself" and calls to "occupy health" #futurehealthsd #quantifiedself 18 hrs ago
- Were I still a student, or pre-tenure, I would so be at the Summer Research Institute for the Science of STS: http://t.co/Vhc2cCi2 18 hrs ago
- Can't be real: http://t.co/98gVZNvA 1 day ago
- Here at Security Concepts, we're predicting the end of crime in Old Detroit within 40 days. There's a new guy in town. http://t.co/7uT6EQCR 1 day ago
- @eknight I have a bad feeling about this. 1 day ago
- If only all car commercials were this good... http://t.co/lGc8HBud #fb 2 days ago
- More updates...
Archives
Monthly Archives: August 2004
New(ish) job
While this may not be news to everyone who reads the blog, today it was made official. I have a new administrative position in the School: I am the Graduate Director of Informatics. In practice, I’ll still be teaching and doing research, but I will also be in charge of the Masters in Informatics program. [...]
He’s Mad!
“He’s mad,” said Ryger explosively, staring at the door as though Villiers were still standing before it. “Is he?” said Talliaferro thoughtfully. “I suppose he is, in a way. He hates us for irrational reasons. And, then, not even to scan his paper as a precaution —” Talliaferro fingered his own small scanner as he [...]
Appropriate Technology
Our local community education course catalog just arrived. This online course caught my eye: HOW TO USE THE INTERNET – THE BASICS This is a course for “newbies” to the technological world of the Internet. It is a self paced, basic, online course that is easy to follow. Topics covered are: Introduction to Cyberspace, Vocabulary [...]
One of the best
I carefully combed through this year’s Best National Universities list from US News, seeking out our prestigious institution. Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the list, where we tie with The New School and with the University of Arkansas in last (#120th) place. Many say that the list means nothing, and is based [...]
California Scheming
I’m in California next week with Jamie; in SoCal during the early part of the week, and then up in the Bay area for the latter part. It’s a sorta-vacation, just like this blog! I already have set up meetings with some of my long-time readers. If anyone else would like to get together for [...]
Mob Raft?
Over the last few months, one of the most consistent search strings for my blog, showing up in the top 20 almost every month, is “how to build a raft.” (They end up with this post, from April.) I think the desire to build something that can float and take you places runs very deep [...]
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