the technological fetishization of academic theory and practice rides again! but it is neat anyway ML is the base layer for a psychogeographical content management system that can : 1) be used to transform a mass of subjective data into an objective representation 2) be used as engine that, after being fed certain parameters, generates […]

Traditions, techologies, and the disciplines. The presentations from the conference, Scholarly Tribes and Tribulations: How Tradition and Technology Are Driving Disciplinary Change (Washington, October 17) are now online. (Thanks to Colin Steele.) [Open Access News] ——- some interesting work here….

Open Journals. For future reference, a listing of open access journals in the social sciences generally, information science, communication/media, and sociology…. [Blog de Halavais] —— these are from the big directory, i think its the one that started in sweden, but i'm not sure.

social construction of technology. I have a tendency to point out when interfaces have gender biases in them. Lately, i keep getting asked what it would mean to create a separate interface for women. This question astonishes me, and i keep chewing on how… [misbehaving.net]

get them while they're fresh, yes sirree, all for you, some of the worst photography known to man, but there they are, have fun.

A “Poster Child” for the “Brave New World of Work”. 'There no longer seemed to be anything standing in the way of Keith Hoeller's academic career. By 1982, when he netted his doctorate in philosophy, he had already contributed to ten academic publications, obtained a grant from the French government,… [Invisible Adjunct]

You are Form 1, Goddess: The Creator. “And The Goddess planted the acorn of life.She cried a single tear and shed a single dropof blood upon the earth where she buried it.From her blood and tear, the acorn grew intothe world.” Some examples of the Goddess Form are Gaia (Greek),Jehova (Christian), and Brahma (Indian). The […]

scicult. Scicult: bridging science & culture through contemporary art. [MetaFilter] —- interesting bit of art….

so I've been wanting to talk about amazon since i did the amazon ego surf yesterday to find who talked about my work in their books, two books, not bad:) anyway now i was just looking at my what's new list and i wonder how normal mine is: The Art of UNIX Programming The Haraway […]

today i'm 31, my goal for this year is to get a job that will last a few years instead of 1 year, and to finish my dissertation.