I’m here to depress you a little. First off, we have the upcoming anniversary of Katrina, about which Jane Dark has a tough tale to tell: The abandonment of a great city to time and tide is indeed both symptom and mark of empire on its downhill slide; it bears noting as well that pathetic,… Continue reading In case you were happy
Category: Links Dump
What is this “blog” you speak of
Some things I’ve noticed lately: Anton Zeilinger (Vienna) has a blog. It’s in German, but that shouldn’t be a problem, right? I found that out at Michael Nielsen’s place, where he’s started blogging again after a little hiatus. In an effort to improve on my bibdesk+bibtex+folder-full-of-local-pdfs system, I’ve been playing around citeulike, Papers, and Nielsen’s… Continue reading What is this “blog” you speak of
Robert Putnam to the White Courtesy Phone
Via Inside Higher Ed, a story about a unique attempt to address student problems at the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai: One of India’s top engineering schools has restricted Internet access in its hostels, saying addiction to surfing, gaming and blogging was affecting students’ performance, making them reclusive and even suicidal. Authorities at the… Continue reading Robert Putnam to the White Courtesy Phone
For the Hoops Haters
It’s officially March, which means my basketball obsession kicks into high gear. As if you hadn’t noticed from the last week or so of posts… Anyway, it’s clear from the lack of comments that my basketball obsession is not that widely shared, so here are some links to amuse the rest of you while I… Continue reading For the Hoops Haters
Miscellany
Various and sundry items that don’t quite rate a post of their own. I was astonished to learn on Pardon the Interruption that today is Gene Hackman’s birthday. Not so much that it’s his birthday, as that it’s his 77th birthday. He doesn’t seem like he should be that old. Then again, he’s looked about… Continue reading Miscellany
New Blogs
I make a habit of checking my Technorati search results regularly, partly because I’m just vain enough to care that other people are linking to me (my rank is holding steady in the 8,000’s, but it hasn’t updated in a while), but mostly because it’s a good way to find new blogs, and there are… Continue reading New Blogs
Motivation
Tobias Buckell is experimenting with a new concept to keep himself on pace as he writes his next novel. He’s publicly stated a goal of 6,000 words per week, and pledges to donate a nickel for every word he’s short of that, to a charity chosen by his readers (a different one each week). How’s… Continue reading Motivation
Weekend Miscellany
I haven’t done a straight-up links dump in a while, but it’s that kind of weekend, so here’s some stuff: What Would Brian Boitano Do?: Iain Jackson at Grim Amusements, who ought to get more press than he does, watches South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut, and finds contemporary political relevance: We’ve pretty much actually… Continue reading Weekend Miscellany
Broken Things
I would post some sort of wrap-up about the Lisa Randall chat yesterday, but Discover is broken. They don’t have a link to a transcript on the site– in fact, they haven’t updated the front page to reflect the fact that the chat was yesterday, and is now over. There was a link that would… Continue reading Broken Things
Look Over There!
How ’bout those Giants? They keep it interesting right to the end, that’s for sure… Some links to worthwhile things elsewhere, because I don’t have the time or energy for more: The guys at the World’s Fair are launching a new site that they hope will be a sort of BoingBoing for the science education/… Continue reading Look Over There!