All those topics that i wish i had time to pursue more earnestly.

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.

On-Line Writing Advice from George Orwell. When it comes to writing on-line (personal or corporate), I'm very much on the opposite end of the spectrum of the traditional PR and Marketing approaches. They generally involve hype, big words, and lots of flowery language that doesn't actually say anything. When it comes to providing someone a list of simple rules to avoid doing that, I look to the famous George Orwell's excellent essay Politics and the English Language, written in 1946. Much of it is still very,… [Jeremy Zawodny's blog]

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now we all just need to read orwell's 'why i write' too. cause it is somewhat important.

Alan Liu’s Laws of Cool. After Twisty Little Passages and First Person, the academic book I've been most looking forward to reading is Alan Liu's Laws of Cool, years in the making and just released by University of Chicago Press.
The Laws of Cool is a study of the relation of the contemporary humanities and arts … [Grand Text Auto]

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this looks like it will be good.