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Category Archives: Culture and Society
On "Serious" Blogging
New Kid on the Hallway drew my attention to this article in Inside Higher Ed by Jeff Rice. Rice has two central points, I think, in his initial article. I say “I think” because the argument is less than coherent. … Continue reading
More Academic Blogging
Henry Farrell, professor and contributor to the academic blog Crooked Timber, has an interesting essay in the Chronicle of Higher Education on “The Blogosphere as a Carnival of Ideas.” He makes a number of good points for and against academic … Continue reading
Please Help: Tsunami and Quake Relief
As best I can determine, any money you donate will go entirely to quake/tsumani relief. If you’d rather, you can donate to the Red Cross/Red Crescent via Amazon with a single click. The British Red Cross page, with a direct … Continue reading
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Plagiarism at the University
There’s an interesting discussion over at Teresa Nielsen Hayden’s Making Light regarding the University of Kent student dismissed for plagiarism. The comments from Teresa’s regular readers, including those in the UK, are especially good. My university has recently subscribed to … Continue reading
Coping with P2P
I’ve posted about the DMCA before, pointing out that the DMCA is a poorly written law, but it is the law, and must be adhered to, something RIAA subpoenas rely on. There have recently been a number of articles referring … Continue reading
