Author Archives: Reverend

Media Anarchy in WPMu?

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Reverend

Update: The latest beta of the Anarchy Media player can be downloaded here, and you might be happy to know it works with WPMu 2.6—huge thanks go to IndyMedia for the tip in the comments below. Has anyone seen this … Continue reading →

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Marshall McLuhan is a Tripper

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Reverend

Image thanks to characterzero99 “As technology advances, it reverses the characteristics of every situation again and again. The age of automation is going to be the age of “do it yourself.” Marshall McLuhan, from the Essential McLuhan.  Edited by Eric … Continue reading →

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Course Mangement Systems as the Gentrification of EdTech

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Reverend

Image thanks to Lulu Vision Here at UMW we have been going through a CMS Review. It has been a pretty interesting project, and while I only tangentially involved, I have been following the basic rhetorical thrust of the sales … Continue reading →

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WPMu Sitewide Tags, Feeds, & Archives! Oh, My!

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Reverend

So….so so so so so so, it’s time for a little walk down WPMu history lane. Last year at this time I was desperately scrambling for a way to have sitewide tags for UMW Blogs. I found the solution in … Continue reading →

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A List of Plugins Used on the Bava

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Reverend

I have been meaning to use David Benini’s Plugins List plugin (I love plugins about plugins–the meta-plugin!) which simply allows you to include a list of all the plugins you are using on your site. Simple, yet potentially very useful … Continue reading →

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Playing with WPMu 2.6 rc 1

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Reverend

I have upgraded bavatuesdays (and six other domains I tend on one WPMu install) to the beta release of WPMu 2.6 in anticipation of upgrading UMW Blogs come August 1st. In fact, the next few weeks are going to be … Continue reading →

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Prom Night (1980)

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Reverend

Last night I saw a coming attraction for the re-make of Prom Night (2008), which seemed so shiny and new compared to the original. In fact, while watching the trailer I found it to be a sign of the times … Continue reading →

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William Faulkner on “Kilroy was here”

Posted on July 19, 2008 by Reverend

The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life. Since man … Continue reading →

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Formative 10: Clash of the Titans & the Cinema of Attractions

Posted on July 19, 2008 by Reverend

When talking about films I saw as a pre-pubescent adolescent, I think one of the most important would have to be Ray Harryhausen’s Clash of the Titans (1981). Now technically, keeping inline with the logic of discussing film, I should … Continue reading →

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Sorry, We’re Open

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Reverend

Sorry, we’re open used courtesy of oknovokght. I have to be honest with you, I’m getting more and more confused with the term “open” when used in the context of educational technology these days. The term has been popular in … Continue reading →

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