Pictures that lie
Pictures that lie: news.com.com has a good photo-spread on “pictures that lie” and another one on the ways in which digital cameras are making it easier to subtly lie with without having to edit the image. A must see for anyone who believes their own eyes. I’ll stand up right now and say that many […]
Read Moreprojects in digital archives
here is the current version of the syllabus that I’ll talk about today… http://www.learninglibrarians.net/cl/digitalarchives/index.php?title=Syllabus2006 This is the first time that I’m teaching this course, so feedback on this or or my other course on Library 2.0 and Social Software is appreciated.
Read MoreRational sex ethics
Rational sex ethics – Google Book Search: Rational sex ethicsBy Walter Franklin Robie ======= this is one of google’s recently released full books… unsurprisingly, i found it while looking for early sociology texts….
Read MoreSocial Software / Library 2.0 syllabus
ok.. yes… i’m teaching it… Internet Resources for the Information Professional is a course that will cover social software and Library 2.0 applications and their use in libraries (surprise!) and the larger informational arena. But wait… there’s more…. This course… and my digital archives course are both based in the mediawiki…. oh my… The whole […]
Read More‘Digital Natives’ May Be Fleeing Lecture Halls [14]
‘Digital Natives’ May Be Fleeing Lecture Halls [14]: “Something is happening this semester that has never happened to me before,†writes Kristin Luker, a professor of sociology at the University of California at Berkeley, on a forum for professors. â€Â[M]ore than half of my lecture class is just not showing up.†Judging by the responses […]
Read MoreAhh, first day of work
today was my first day… I actually got a fair amount done today academically, just didn’t get much done where it needed to be done. as usual… in any case, i also signed up for my health insurance, and all my other bennies. I think I’m going to change the blog a bit. I am […]
Read MoreBlog Meme
Blog Meme: Here are the rules: 1. Delve into your blog archive. 2. Find your 23rd post. 3. Find the fifth sentence. 4. Post the text of the sentence in your blog along with these instructions. ———- i did not get to 5 sentences…… http://www.tmttlt.com/archives/2002/12/30/30/ Rumsfeld ‘offered help to Saddam’. Declassified papers leave the White […]
Read MoreAndrew Brown: on how much we divulge to Google & co
Guardian Unlimited Technology | Technology | Andrew Brown: on how much we divulge to Google & co : Every time you use an internet search engine, your inquiry is stored in a huge database. Would you like such personal information to become public knowledge? Yet for thousands of AOL customers, that nightmare has just become […]
Read MoreCelebrity stalking for fun and profit
Celebrity stalking for fun and profit: File under Fun But Creepy Panopticon Effects: I know we all try to be sophisticated and cool and pretend we are not impressed by mere celebrities when they stroll by us as we go about our daily business, but truth be told, you get just a little giddy, don’t […]
Read Morewell… last day….
Today is technically my last day as a full-time instructor of political science at Virginia Tech. It has been a great time with a great department. We’ve accomplished so much at VT, much of it unrecognized except by the community that it served. My colleague Brent Jesiek will now be the manager of the Center […]
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