Monthly Archives: January 2008

Clouds of Fear

The State of the Union Tag Cloud post by Jim Coe over at Bionic Teaching speaks for itself: These terms (they bigger they are the more they were used) say a lot about the rhetorical tenor of our leaders and … Continue reading

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Antonioni’s L’eclisse

I had a pretty unbelievable experience the other night watching the late, great Michelangelo Antonioni’s L’eclisse (1962). I’m not sure how to explain this film, for the actual narrative itself is rather empty. Yet, it becomes immediately clear not five … Continue reading

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What Would Does the Community Think?

(Aside: Excuse the appropriation and editing of Cat Power’s awesome album title — and awesome album for that matter!). Over the last few days Twitter has been ablaze with updates from this year’s Educause Learning Initiative conference. The flood of … Continue reading

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Self-Portrait

Thanks Shannon!

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Prologue: Twitter-Inspired WordPress Theme

I have been on Twitter for almost a year now and, oddly enough, I have yet to blog about it. And while some might poke fun that I am only doing so now because I finally found a way to … Continue reading

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CPU Quota Exceeded: Bluehost admits the problem

I have blogged regularly about the problems with the CPU Quota Limit at Bluehost on and off for over year. I have to say that I am happy that Matt Heaton has reported that they have finally solved the issue. … Continue reading

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RSS Feed Generator for Academic Journals

Robert K. Nelson has created a very cool RSS Feed Generator for either articles or reviews for journals available through Project Muse and History Cooperative. His project takes its inspiration from William Turkel’s “How to: See the Field at a … Continue reading

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Carosello: An Italian TV Tradition

One of things I have noticed is that when hanging with a group of friends sooner or later the conversation turns to our mediated lives through television. Without fail, if the company is worth its salt, memories of Larry from … Continue reading

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Mojiti is No Mo’

You can file this one under “Just Another Web 2.0 Service Cautionary Tale.” I was planning on working on my Italian by sub-titling a short commercial for this post I plan on writing using Mojiti (an online service that allows … Continue reading

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Comprehensive List of US Network TV Schedules on Wikipedia

I was searching for information about 1980s sitcoms for another post I plan on writing when I came across a pretty phenomenal resource on Wikipedia for anyone interested in the history of U.S. television: a List of United States Network … Continue reading

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