Posts from — September 2004

for fun

ivan won for me, forecast was thunderstorms with tornados, then there was a tornado a few miles south, then there was a pileup on 81 between me and the airport, so ivan won. better safe than sorry.

Megan wants to know…. also, what exactly is the big deal about heidegger‰¥ús theory of technology? Jeremy must know…. [Words - big ones and little ones...]

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i don't know that i answered, but i at least pseudo-answered

it's everything you need to know.

Timely and Topical. The Book as the Gold Standard for Tenure and Promotion in the Humanistic Disciplines. A study by Leigh Estabrook at the Universtiy of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science, funded by the Andrew Mellon Foundation. Among the more… [Matthew G. Kirschenbaum]

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interesting report, worth reading….

you can get one at the their page

looks like some people want to change some things…. that might be good, or bad, or both.

nice little presentation.

in a port like mobile, that will cause some damage.

An RNC Jail?. Erin Starr, writing on ZNet, alleges that the infamous Pier 57 improvised jail, where many of those arrested during the Republican National Convention were held, was leased and managed by the RNC: My husband called the NYPD to ask who… [Kathryn Cramer]

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My husband called the NYPD to ask who had issued a Certificate of Occupancy or Fire Safety Inspection Certificate and who was managing Pier 57. He was given the number for the Republican National Committee.

Yes, My husband and I looked at each other in silent, cold horror.

as scary as one can get.