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Wed, 30 May 2012 18:32:30 -0400

Taken with instagram

Wed, 30 May 2012 17:34:11 -0400

Taken with instagram

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Sat, 26 May 2012 11:17:24 -0400

"The importance of learning to code isn’t so that everyone will write code, and bury the world under..."

Wed, 16 May 2012 22:56:39 -0400

“The importance of learning to code isn’t so that everyone will write code, and bury the world under billions of lines of badly conceived Python, Java, and Ruby. The importance of code is that it’s a part of the world we live in. I’ve had enough of legislators who think the Internet is about tubes, who haven’t the slightest idea about legitimate uses for file transfer utilities, and no concept at all about what privacy (and the invasion of privacy) might mean in an online space. I’ve had enough of patent inspectors who approve patents for which prior art has existed for decades. And I’ve had enough of judges making rulings after listening to lawyers arguing about technologies they don’t understand. Learning to code won’t solve these problems, but coding does force engagement with technology on a level other than pure ignorance. Coding is a part of cultural competence, even if you never do it professionally. Alsup is a modern hero.”

- A federal judge learned to code - O’Reilly Radar (via everythingisdisrupted)
Interesting thoughts, but not everyone has the luxury to learn to code.

Hoping to read some old books in new ways.

Wed, 16 May 2012 22:51:39 -0400

Hoping to read some old books in new ways.

Love is all you need. One of my favorite songs.

Wed, 16 May 2012 22:50:19 -0400

Love is all you need. One of my favorite songs.

I realize this blog is about digital text, but the beauty in the...

Wed, 16 May 2012 22:46:45 -0400

I realize this blog is about digital text, but the beauty in the analog world is often too much to pass up sharing.

RIP MCA Facebook Photo Album

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:07:42 -0400

RIP MCA Facebook Photo Album:

For now, this has just a few pics I’ve created for this blog w/ Yauch’s lyrics, but may have more soon. Share away!

Could be me. bitterheart-tendersoul: (by Lauris Love)

Tue, 15 May 2012 01:38:24 -0400

Could be me.

bitterheart-tendersoul:

(by Lauris Love)

RIP MCA

Sat, 12 May 2012 00:49:00 -0400

RIP MCA:

Ch-chek out my tribute blog to Adam Yauch, MCA of the Beastie Boys. A true loss.

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Thu, 10 May 2012 13:44:00 -0400

world-shaker: This is an amazing idea. (The QR codes let you...

Thu, 10 May 2012 01:17:29 -0400

world-shaker:

This is an amazing idea.

(The QR codes let you download the ebook!)

grrlwiththebowlerhat: I’m sorry, but I didn’t know that MCA...

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:12:36 -0400

grrlwiththebowlerhat:

I’m sorry, but I didn’t know that MCA directed this video until now. This still is my favorite song by them and the video is simply amazing. That’s all.

Dylan & kitten — it rhymes.

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:34:05 -0400

Dylan & kitten — it rhymes.

The most essential keys, except I use full keyboard more than...

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:30:05 -0400

The most essential keys, except I use full keyboard more than the mouse for navigating, like Alt Tab, Ctrl +/-, Page Up/Down, Ctrl W, F11, F12 (opens terminal) …

NPR - In Praise of eBooks

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:30:06 -0400

NPR - In Praise of eBooks:

ebookporn:

NPR Commentator and Poet Andrei Codrescu praises the lightness of his e-book. (click for audio)

After years of hurting his back lugging around real books, he finds the electronic device to be a relief for his spine.

When I retire, I promised myself I will read all the great books I said I would read one day, and I’ll reread all the books I once loved. And all my life, it seems I carried boxes full of these books from one city to another, from one house to another, and I furnished endless rooms and gave away hundreds of volumes, and I put out my back many times. And as soon as I retired, I was ready to begin. I picked up my featherlight Kindle, the great chiropractor, and took off for the woods, where I’ve been ever since reading books I never intended to, things like “Books Fatal to Their Authors,” a lovely history of books that literally got their authors killed by various religious and lay inquisitions.

20 tips and resources for using learning technology in higher education

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:10:12 -0400

20 tips and resources for using learning technology in higher education:

world-shaker:

I was surprised by the quality and depth with this one. Here’s an excerpt:

Blended learning should transform learning, not just replicate teaching: Companies want graduates who can source, filter and use existing knowledge to create new knowledge, and the university is key to equipping students with these skills. Yet we seldom see technology tools being used in radically new ways in HE. They are usually used to replicate lectures - think of websites or podcasts - rather than enabling students to learn in new ways.

"Storytellers are a threat. They threaten all champions of control, they frighten usurpers of the..."

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:30:25 -0400

“Storytellers are a threat. They threaten all champions of control, they frighten usurpers of the right-to-freedom of the human spirit — in state, in church or mosque, in party congress, in the university or wherever.”

- Chinua Achebe (via amandaonwriting)

"Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke."

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:28:21 -0400

“Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke.”

- F. Scott Fitzgerald (via amandaonwriting)

If you don’t get hurt, you won’t have any stories.

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 13:05:06 -0400

If you don’t get hurt, you won’t have any stories.