Monthly Archives: August 2008

Tax and lie

I was surprised to see an ad by McCain suggesting that Obama would raise taxes for the middle class, particularly because I hadn’t seen anything in Obama’s tax policy that would remotely suggest this. I don’t think anyone should be cutting taxes (the government is already spending far more money than it has, and has [...]
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Because open is better

We recently formalized the promotion and tenure requirements for the department. We needed to wrangle things a bit, because half our department does creative stuff rather than traditional journal papers, and–as you may know–this is always a university sticking point. It makes it easier when your colleagues win Emmys because even folks outside the discipline [...]
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Kermit, boxed

Kermit becomes a prisoner to his interlocutor’s manifest visualizations.
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The Omnivore’s 100

How the Omnivore’s 100 Works: 1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions. 2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten. 3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating. 4) Optional: Post a comment at Very Good Taste, linking to your results. My Omnivore’s Hundred: 1. Venison 2. Nettle [...]
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Imperial Fleet Week in San Fran

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Stuff you should have

We did a “bootcamp” for the online masters program. They are required to purchase an Adobe Suite, but there were other things I wanted them to have, or at least be exposed to. So I wrote the following up as a guide. What do you tell your students to get? Most of the items on [...]
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O Happy Three 2008

A friend is stage managing a series of one-act plays on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights here in New York. If you have time, check them out. If the descriptions are any indicator they should be interesting! Flier: pdf.
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