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Fucking FCC

By alex | Published: 10/11/2003
The FCC seems to think that “fucking” is OK as an adjective (e.g., “fucking brilliant”), but not as a verb. Thus Bono’s adjectival use during the televised Golden Globe awards was abso-fucking-lutely acceptable, as far as the FCC was conserned: As a threshold matter, the material aired during the “Golden Globe Awards” program does not […]
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My IR4.0 Schedule

By alex | Published: 10/11/2003
Following Liz, I’ve thrown my planned panels for IR 4.0 up here so that I have them handy. Be cool if these could be cross-referenced, but probably not worth the effort…
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Scholcom conference

By alex | Published: 10/3/2003
The web site for next month’s one-day scholarly communication conference is up. Looks like it will be fun. Here’s the blurb: PUBLISHING THE FUTURE: Scholarly Communication in an Information Age November 11, 2003 Academic publishing and scholarly communication more generally are undergoing a period of rapid change. Positive change comprises a wealth of Web based […]
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Retropsychokinesis

By alex | Published: 9/28/2003
Having finished off Philip K. Dick’s Ubik one sleepless evening last month, I found my interest in retropsychokinesis rekindled. One of the characters in the book is able to go back briefly in time to change the outcomes of events. While a staple of science fiction, most find it to be some of the least […]
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