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Old VW, New VW

By alex | Published: 11/26/2006
Put the old Jetta on the auction block. Now I have a new one that looks just like this: It’s with the sport package, which adds tighter handling to the 280HP 3.6l engine. Yes, the paddle shifters are fun–and no, they are not particularly practical. The AWD will be far more practical for the Connecticut […]
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Edublog Awards

By alex | Published: 11/15/2006
It’s a little scary to think that the Edublog Awards are in their third year. I’m really happy that both James Farmer and Josie Fraser have so ably kept the awards going. I tried at an early stage, but it never would have happened (and continued to happen!) without their dedication. Just as I originally […]
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Dr. W. Reid Cornwell

By alex | Published: 11/3/2006
I help out with technical matters for the Association of Internet Researchers. Anyone who does social research on the internet knows about the AIR-L listserv. As a graduate student, it was a bit of a lifeline. At the time, people interested in the social aspects of networked technology were fewer and farther between, and this […]
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A year standing

By alex | Published: 10/16/2006
For the last year, I have tried to work standing up. If it was good enough for Donald Rumsfeld, among others, I figured it would be good for me. I also realized that when I was trying to brainstorm, I tended to walk around, and that my best ideas came when standing in the shower. […]
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