Tag Archives: Systems Seminar

Katrina and native technologies

By alex | Published: 9/9/2005
We’ve been reading The Human-Built World (Thomas Hughes) in the informatics seminar to get participants started in thinking about technology. I find it an interesting little book that fills a particular niche nicely. It’s a short read that spurs questions of how we can and should think about technology in a very broad way. Our […]
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Off the record

By alex | Published: 9/5/2005
I have been intrigued by Barry’s post and the responses that have ensued, relating to his dismay at having informal comments blogged without his consent. My first reaction (and I would be curious if others shared this) was to ensure that I was not the culprit by doing a bit of googling. I don’t think […]
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Incommunicato

By alex | Published: 9/3/2005
Been mid-move for a bit here and all but totally cut off from the world. No net, no mass media of any sort. Our cable/phone/internet bundle should be up by Tuesday, but it means that I’ve been kind of in the dark for a bit. Here are some promised items for my classes. First copies […]
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Informatics Book List

By alex | Published: 8/12/2005
For those who are taking my information science and services course in the fall, please acquire these books before the semester begins. There will also be a fairly extensive collection of articles I will ask you to read, but you will have a chance to track these down when you arrive at the university. The […]
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