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Perfect weather, wonderful company, delicious food. A lovely day all around.... Read More...
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This blog has been running on Movable Type ever since I started it in back in the fall of 2002. But in recent years I’ve stopped building new sites with MT because I found it increasingly complex and convoluted—from the install process to...
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I’m in Alabama this week for Thanksgiving with the Lawley side of the family. Usually, being on the farm means no internet access (other than occasional dial-up via my mother-in-law’s computer), which makes it hard to get work done—or...
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“We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can withstand the power of millions of voices calling for change. We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics who will...
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The song, Democracy, was released on his album The Future in November of 1992.... Read More...
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For years now, I’ve been using a combination of Microsoft Excel, Office, and Entourage to record student grades and then generate gradesheets for the students. After conversation with a few academic colleagues, I’ve realized that many people...
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Four years ago, Elouise and I hosted an election night party at RIT, in the big IT conference room overlooking the atrium. We had decent turnout (though a less decent election result). I’ve noticed quite a few Google searches on “election...
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For the first time in 75 years, Esquire Magazine has endorsed a candidate for the US presidency. Their lengthy, thoughtful piece is far from a fawning over Obama—in fact, it’s quite harshly critical of him. But they still conclude that electing...
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Back in 2000, Budweiser ran an ad called “Whassup?” that became a bit of a phenomenon. Recently, the cast of that ad was brought back together (not by Budweiser) to film an “8 years later” version that’s pretty powerful....
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What follows is a light-hearted parody of Ed Vielmetti’s suddenly-popular “Twitter Zero” post, followed by some commentary of my own. — Disclaimer: I love my friends - I love being in the flow of the world with the comments of...
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JetBlue’s new terminal at JFK (the remodeled old TWA terminal 5) opened yesterday, so our flight from San Jose was among the first to land here. It’s probably not fair to pass judgment on it given that they’ve only been open a day, but...
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Today was my sixth blogiversary, and it seems fitting that I would celebrate it by listening to danah boyd give a wonderful talk, having a delightful lunch with her, and then giving the closing keynote at Internet Librarian—one of my favorite conferences...
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Too cute. It says to send it to five white women I care about, but I’m pretty sure I can get it to more simply by posting it here…... Read More...
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I forgot to post about this, but tomorrow night (Saturday, 10/18) Little Feat will be playing at Rochester’s Water Street Music Hall. It hasn’t been well publicized, so ticket sales have been slow. The band is amazing, however, and if you’ve...
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