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Monthly Archives: February 2008
Crimes & misdemeanors
The State of Connecticut has a list of criminal convictions since 2000 on the web for easy searching. Unlike other states, this one includes minor infractions like traffic violations. Nosy person that I am, I checked on some of my fellow faculty. Was hoping to find some dark secrets that would reveal something of their [...]
McCain 08
In the interest of equal time:
As an aside, the idea of a Republican win, unthinkable only a year ago, is no longer so sure. Obama can beat him, I’m not sure Clinton can. And if the Democratic super-delegates put forward Clinton despite primary voters giving the nod to Obama, I think we are going to [...]
The bibliomancy meme redux
I’ve been tagged by Michael Zimmer with a bibliomancy meme. Regular readers know that I am a sucker for bibliomancy and “webomancy” of various forms. I was happy to participate in this theme’s grandfather over four years ago, and even created a script that did blogomancy.
So, the instructions are as follows: “grab the nearest book, [...]
Boycotting closed journals?
danah boyd has posted a short manifesto declaring her intention to no longer participate in the production of journals that publish “locked down” content. First, let me recapitulate my comments on her site.
If we take a cynical view–and that is a very good idea when looking at academic publishing–journals are in the business of banking [...]
Hello, world
Allen, who took the snapshot to the right, emailed and reminded me of this short piece I wrote for our alumni magazine (Quinnipiac Magazine) last fall. Here it is:
Hello World! Technology opening classroom doors
University campuses often reflect the character of their community, and that feels especially true here in the shadow of the Sleeping [...]
Help me help Obama
Super(Fat) Tuesday has come and gone, and despite a growing tide in favor of Barack Obama, it was not enough to take him over the top. This is the year we can all have the opportunity to vote for a president that represents a real change for the better in Washington, but only if he [...]
An analysis of topical coverage of Wikipedia