Monthly Archives: October 2008

Copenhagen presentation

Off for Denmark in a few hours. Here are my slides for my Tuesday morning presentation. I didn’t have time to do my now standard video-based presentation style. Much more basic this time around… Trying Google Presenter, too.
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Christopher Buckley comes out for Obama

I always had a soft spot for William F. Buckley, as I suspect many in academia did–even those who found him infuriating. Perhaps its just the shift of the right in the US that made him look good in comparison, a shift that it seemed, toward the end of his life, that he too was [...]
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New presidential candidate!

Adam sent me this news report. I knew there were a couple of third party indies in the race, but I was as shocked as anyone to see this one.
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“That one”

It seems that one of the most interesting parts of the debate last night, for many people, was McCain’s use of the the term “that one” to refer to his opponent. People have indicated that it was rude, dismissive, or even racist. First, I should note that I am willing to give McCain the benefit [...]
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Pen is mightier?

Amnesty InternationalUploaded by firat
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IR 9.0 Official tag: ir9

The Internet Research 9.0 conference begins in Copenhagen next week. For those attending (or interested in following from afar), please use the tag “ir9″ everywhere tagging is allowed: Flickr, Del.icio.us, your blog, walls, people, etc.
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Search Engine Society on Amazon

Via Twitter: cshirky: Twitter office pool: How many books will come out in 2008 with ‘Google’ in the title? Round your answer to nearest dozen… Well, not mine :). It’s on Amazon, now, with book preview, which means it must be real. However, the release date listed by Amazon is December 31. If you were [...]
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