computing & internet

A (Call And) Response To “White Savior Industrial Complex”

March 21, 2012

While appraising items made in, say, Sri Lanka, the Dominican Republic or China for purchase, I wonder who made it, under what conditions, how they live everyday and, almost concurrently, how this purse will look against a pair of slacks in my closet back at home or that hard drive will satisfy my space requirements, [...]

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Happy Birthday, Michael Hart

March 8, 2012
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Books prices plummet. Literacy rates soar. Education rates soar. Old structures crumble, as did the Church. Scientific Revolution. Industrial Revolution. Humanitarian Revolution. Inventor of the electronic book and my dear friend Michael S. Hart would have been 65 today. Each time I say or think that – “he would have been 65 today” – the [...]

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In Protest Of SOPA And PIPA

January 17, 2012

This blog will go dark tomorrow to protest crimes perpetrated by people who know all about the internet aided by their toadies in government who know nothing of it. From SOPAStrike.com: On Jan 24th, Congress will vote to pass internet censorship in the Senate, even though the vast majority of Americans are opposed. We need [...]

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The Quest For The Perfect Feedreader Continues

November 30, 2011

Ever since Google killed existing features in Google Reader and began catering it to their new (mediocre) Google+ Social Media Extravaganza experience, I’ve been on the hunt for ONE quick and easy way by which to deliver media from around the web to a single archival list which I can then share here and elsewhere. [...]

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It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way, Google (Reader)

November 1, 2011

Yesterday, Google released the overhaul of its feedreader, Reader, which features increased integration with Google’s relatively new answer to Facebook, Google+. If you like auto-spamming your Facebook or Google+ timeline with links to articles minus context or, in general, do not think of the internet as a space in which to share information in a [...]

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Donors Choose And ROCK!

October 25, 2011

The 2011 Science Bloggers for Students online charity challenge was once again a smashing success thanks to all of you who donated. The overall drive brought in more than $51,000 from 698 people. Ocean and Geobloggers brought in around $3100 of that money to which you guys contributed $585 $645! In order of donation date, [...]

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Took The “Eerily Accurate” NYT Personality Test

October 20, 2011

[LINK] Which helps you understand yourself, thereby “allowing The New York Times marketing department to make personalized product recommendations.” Hey, at least they’re open about their intent. Turns out I’m a Tech Guru. Flattery is the best form of irritation. Let’s look at what the detailed personality assessment said and then, um, assess ourselves: “You [...]

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Michael Hart’s “Ode To Steve Jobs”

October 6, 2011

One of the last things Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, wrote before he passed away was an essay on Steve Jobs, on the occasion of the latter’s resignation as Apple CEO.  Here is an excerpt from Michael’s piece that reminds why both of these great people will be sorely missed. We live in an [...]

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Please Give To Science In Classrooms!

October 5, 2011

Yes, it’s that time of year again when I beseech you, dear readers, to donate to the DonorsChoose Science Bloggers For Students online charity challenge that helps high-poverty science and mathematics classrooms in need. There is a lot less fanfare and competition between us science bloggers this year, but classrooms are more underfunded than ever. [...]

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Sharing eBooks

September 26, 2011

Today’s xkcd: I’ve lost grey matter beating my head on the walls of this blog and elsewhere on the internet that the advent of eBooks does not signal or signify the death of paper books, nor should it. Anyone who wants paper books to go away is in the business of reading for the sake [...]

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