Useit.Com: Risks of Quantitative Studies. When I read reports from other people's research, I usually find that their qualitative study results are more credible and trustworthy than their quantitative results. It's a dangerous mistake to believe that statistical research is somehow more scientific or credible than insight-based observational research. [Tomalak's Realm]

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be aware of number fetishism….. i agree, but don't discount it. it has its uses and very often can be enlightening, but it does help that it can be informed with more personal accounts and well thought out arguments.

this is a picture of a women wielding a slingshot at a protest in venezuela. i think it is an interesting and compelling statement about democracy in our time.

strange set of similarities

Virtual Sex Change [bOing bOing]

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from George to Georgyna Bush……. hehehe

Tinderbox Research Tools.

Open hypertext guru Les Carr has created a suite of easy-to-use tools that help programmers work on Tinderbox files outside of Tinderbox.

[Mark Bernstein]

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neat tools.

The hacks in the machine. The electronic voting used in today's primaries offers unprecedented opportunities for fraud, write Albert Scardino and John Scardino. [Guardian Unlimited]

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it is even more scary when it is true. major errors have occured in the past, but none have been called fraud, but they may very well have been.

Floss and the Crisis ö Foreigner in a Free Land? [Interactivist Info Exchange]

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interesting article

Penn State professor fired. Penn State president Graham Spanier has spoken: Nona Gerard, the Penn State Altoona theater professor whose outspokenness alienated her colleagues,… [Critical Mass]

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critical mass hopes prof. gerard sues, i just hope she learns the key lessons of collegiality, respect, honesty, etc.

What not to do during an interview. Two years ago, I applied for a job that involved working with children at an overnight camp. I was doing… [Perpetual Stroll]

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yes, try not to tell people that you are likely to set children on fire, that is a good start:)

With a Name Like 'Uggabugga' It's Got to Be Good. Uggabugga is to me about the oddest name for a blog. But whoever s/he is, s/he has a way with charts. This week’s winner is a chart showing how the single hour that GW Bush says is all he can spare to speak to the 9/11 commission compares to his pre-9/11 vacation time. I suppose it’s sort of a cheap shot in that the better comparison would probably post-9/11 vacations (although there have also been plenty of those), but it’s effective…. [Discourse.net]

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the president is a busy man, he deserves his rest, alot more rest than most people apparently.