my back has been acting up with all this cold weather, last thursday it started, i think i irritated it stretching, which for me is a predecessor to getting in shape, in any case, i finaly went and bought some ibuprofen today in hopes that it will just go away, which i thought it had […]

comeback kid. John Kerry suprises Howard Dean, the pundits, and much of the nation with what looks like a solid win in Iowa after being counted out of the race. Perhaps its time to take a second look at Kerry. [MetaFilter] ——- i think so. i think he is a better candidate against bush.

seanbonner just posted this in #joiito…. americaforsale.org, worth a peek, i think.

The COMPUTER GRAPHICS SOCIETY (CGS) is pleased to announce the 17th annual conference on Computer Animation and Social Agents (CASA2004), held at the Universityof Geneva, Switzerland, July 7-9, organized by MIRALab with the support of IFIP WG5.10 (Computer Graphics and Virtual Worlds). http://casa2004.miralab.unige.ch/ The topics of interest in Computer Animation and Social Agents 2004 Animation […]

Building & Bridging Community Networks conference. Call for papers: Building & Bridging Community Networks: Knowledge, Innovation & Diversity through Communication conference – “network with others engaged in community networking, community informatics and community technology research, practice and policy.” The call mentions other conferences with neighboring themes: … in addition to the recent World Summit on […]

Group hug!. Need to get something off your chest? Group hug! [MetaFilter] ——- hmm, well this i find sort of pitiful….

well, against all the moveabletype people, i have renewed my radio userland license for my blog. never had any problems with it really…., no comment spam, or anything, so i figured, that i should as well.

to be a spring graduate all requirements must be compete by may 28, to graduate summer 1 it is july 15th, to graduate summer 2 it is august 26th. i need may…

Biting blogs. Ms. Trammel asks if blogs can come back to bite you, and provides a number of examples of cases in… [Blog de Halavais] ——- blogs can bite you, but really…. is it worth worrying about in the long run?

defining blogs. danah boyd and I are starting to outline a research project related to blog definitions and categorizations. We're soliciting ideas and input from the blogging community–and from outside that community. [mamamusings] ——- this could be an interesting project, though it is highly problematic in many ways, or so i think…..