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Tweets
- Someone has been kind enough to point out that this is *exactly* the luck of the Irish, BTW. (I am irony-blind!) 1 day ago
- Microsoft keeps bugging me. http://alex.halavais.net/ms-for-your-protection 1 day ago
- I do not have the luck of the Irish. Got 2 flat tires on my way back from school Weds night. Replacements won't arrive for a week. 1 day ago
- Much better title than "Steal This Book": http://is.gd/aIpF3 5 days ago
- Each year, more of the clocks in my house spring ahead on their own. 6 days ago
- At ikea. Just bought a room's worth of furniture. Power has failed & so no systems for delivery. Sooo, sleeping here tonight? 1 week ago
- Yeah, yeah. Lady Gaga video. But I like the new Kate Nash: http://is.gd/anfMX 1 week ago
- Not cool enough for #sxsw this year. But *am* strategizing for chaperoning some grad students next year. 1 week ago
- These notes, taken by @TreborS when I was a guest in his classroom, should look familiar to former students: http://is.gd/aeoq1 1 week ago
Archives
Monthly Archives: June 2007
Zoominfo Knows My Stuff
I’ve been looking a lot at search lately, and revisited Zoominfo, a site that was designed to automatically generate personal profiles based on stuff out on the web. I found mine amusing. It has a few references to me. It claims, for example that I am:
* An Assistant Professor & Grad Director of Informatics at [...]
Sicko: Moore with less Moore
Went to see Michael Moore’s most recent documentary, Sicko, today. I enjoyed the film very much and strongly encourage folks to go out and see it. I was pleasantly surprised by it in a number of ways. In particular, there was some very inspiring stuff in there about democracy and self-rule. You probably have already [...]
Finn FAQ
We live with a Mastiff, named Finnegan, who is just now five years old. He’s generally a well-behaved, gentle, and playful dog, but he does tend to lunge at other dogs sometimes, and at skateboards. So, we decided to get professional help in the form of a trainer. We had our first session on Friday, [...]
Bloomberg an Indy Presidential Candidate?
Just a quick note: a thaumaturgical compendium is still officially endorsing Obama in 08. However, if we end up with a different Democratic nominee, I would be interested in seeing what a newly independent Bloomberg has to say about the presidency. He already has his campaign tagline, to counter Guliani’s constant references to 9/11: “Stop [...]
Sexed quotes
On the rare occasion that it comes up, I’ve always called them “sexed” quotes, but it seems I get a lot of funny looks when I do. So I turned to the oracle and found little to defend that use. Wikipedia’s article refers to them variously as “book quotes,” “curved quotes,” “curly quotes,” and, presumably [...]
Titanic II and Home Sweet Home
Today the block is once again surrounded by trailers: they’re going to be spending the better part of the next few weeks filming Titanic II in my building. It’s funny, I spent a lot of time in southern California, and rarely saw movie stars, and in New York they come to my house.
I also [...]
This Monday: Global Microbranding talk (Brooklyn)