Changing Views: Worlds in Play. The second DiGRA conference will be held at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver in one year's time, from June 17 to 20, 2005. The conference is titled “Changing Views: Worlds in Play”. An excerpt from the press release:The goal of… [grandtextauto.org] ——- new digra conference coming up….

even though some fans are real asses. the rule is: if the child is close to the ball, the child gets the ball. that is the rule, even if you catch it. if the kid could have caught it, you give the kid the ball, say you are sorry for interferring.

“The Bush people have no right to speak for my father, particularly because of the position he's in now,” he said during a recent interview with Salon. “Yes, some of the current policies are an extension of the '80s. But the overall thrust of this administration is not my father's — these people are overly […]

i really think this is a nice project: http://www.mytinygarden.com/ worth playing with.

like everyone didn't know this already…. now cnn.com knows it. too bad probably upwards of 95% of the u.s. doesn't care.

sexual harrassment is irritating. My law & ethics class discussed sexual harassment today. I attended a women's college as an undergrad, so I shouldn't be surprised at this anymore, but I still felt amazed at the number of women who have experienced some sort… [hipteacher] —- the getting under the table bit was clearly the […]

Happy Bloomsday. Today is the 100th anniversary of the day on which stately, plump Buck Mulligan came down the stairs of the Martello tower, razor, mirror and washbowl in hand. [Crooked Timber] snipped. —- it is best to put a few guiness away today, just to maintain appearances. but i won't be doing a great […]

ICANN's legitimacy questioned. Jonathan Zuck, president of the Washington-based Association for Competitive Technology, writes about “ICANN's Crisis of Legitimacy” over at eWeek…. [InternetPolicy.net] —– interesting… i doubt it will have any effect. but it also seems very much in harmony with verisign's language….

OA journals in the humanities. Sometimes a blast from the past is required to shake things up. I've gotten into a bit of a rut highlighting free and/or Open Access ejournals in the sciences. Here is a gem from the humanities which has been doing fine for a few years now. Philosophers' Imprint – Fulltext […]

George asks the right question and links to an int …. George asks the right question and links to an interesting article from the BBC: Is a Degree Still Worth Having?. An insight from the UK that applies equally well over here: “The report found that the real skills shortage was not for degree-qualified workers […]