April 2011
Jazz drummer Rich Irwin and @PorkpieJazz on the underrated part of Jazz drumming: the shuffle. http://lar.me/qm
Science literacy and media influence: xkcd “Null Hypothesis” http://lar.me/ql
Sometimes I feel as if the Ivory Tower were set in a medieval age imagined by a British philologist. / Mon trés-s-sor!
IMHO, Stanley Douglas (@HowdyLand) is funnier than Doyle Redland (@TheOnion). #JustSayin’
“My work, here, is done.” (Not really, but I like the expression and the notion of decisive impact through action.)
“Is DIY culture … linked to the ideals of John Ruskin?” Thinking Allowed: Craft/Community #FabLabs? http://lar.me/qk
How serendipitous! Bernice Johnson Reagon explaining Greed as I grade soci exams… http://lar.me/qj
Thinking about Perry’s “early dualism” during @RobertJSawyer bookchat @SparkCBC. http://lar.me/qi http://lar.me/c5
Apple Store down for updates. Could it be the Mac mini?
Nice to hear some Anthro on @SparkCBC, despite the McLuhanism. Timothy Taylor on “The Artificial Ape” http://lar.me/qh
Advice to students taking exams: don’t change your answers. Just don’t. Doesn’t work.
“Writing made easy with Writing Helper” @WordPressDotCom http://lar.me/qg
Ad boycott and “following the money.” Interesting discussion of media financials, beyond opinions. #FoJ http://lar.me/qf
Odaki: unconvinced. Some nice items, including the marinated mackerel. But salmon sashimi was so-so, service slow…
“Jetpack milestone reached: 100k downloads” @Jetpack http://lar.me/qe
Can someone please compete seriously with Apple? @kottke gracefully explains how to do it. http://lar.me/qd
Happy to know Stas is doing a new @WordPress #GSoC! http://lar.me/qc
Un mois de yoga sans limite dans le Mile-End, 25$. http://lar.me/qb
‘d be curious to know what @MontrealBurgers (@ZekesGallery and @Blork) think of @LeGourmetBurger…
New @MiracleFortress album released, “Tracers” as Single of the Week on #iTunes Canada. Go, @AdamWaito, go!
“You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.” http://lar.me/qa
Chanson d’amitié: «Il n’y a plus d’après» – Guy Béart (paroles) http://lar.me/q8
Potential essay topic: Nomads and Their Friends.
Actually, the information theory part of “The Most Human Human” had lower entropy than the rest. http://lar.me/mhh
Several things to enjoy in “The Most Human Human” but it convinced me against longform. http://lar.me/mhh
Checks and balances: “Lofty Goals: The Quora Review as Quora’s Fourth Estate” @Quora http://lar.me/q7
«Sois heureux jusqu’à en crever.»
«chaque jour est un jour de sursis»
Michel Fugain – Ainsi Va La Vie http://lar.me/pv
Selfish shellfish. #JustSayin’
A classic in Learning Objects: “Mouse Party” #EdTech http://lar.me/pt
Neat “iPhone tracker” app. Shows how inaccurate WiFi positioning (e.g. @SkyhookWireless) can be. http://lar.me/ps
Students: don’t sadden your teachers, please answer all exam questions. Thanks!
Panel sur l’interculturalisme « LABRRI http://lar.me/pr
Disappointed with @Newegg. The item is DOA but I still have to pay for shipping to get a replacement.
Been dreaming about something like @EduRoam. Glad @ConcordiaNews participates. http://lar.me/pk
Canada Post has a shopping comparison tool? / Magasiner en-ligne avec Postes Canada? http://ping.fm/Vnaoj
Just filled in this @MHHigherEd survey about @MHRConnect. Summary: I have hopes for Connect but if I could do otherwise…
Through its TaskPaper update, Hogbay Software showed me the power of the Mac App Store. #cluefulness
As a self-labeled @Automattic fanboi, I have to say: it’s sad when people badmouth @WordPress to sell ads.
Can @TenuredRadical make sense of “the new normal” (contingent labour dominating academia)? http://lar.me/pi
It could make sense to do a two-part exam with a short break in-between. #TestAnxiety #InvigilatingExams
“A Tribute to Franz Boas by Amelia Susman Schultz, His Last PhD Student” @SfAAnthro podcast http://lar.me/ph
Ugh! Just realized I missed a show to which I had a ticket. @TicketMaster really should send reminders.
Funny how fandroids have been replacing both Apple and Microsoft fanbois. / Allégeance et guerres de religions.
Turns out, in the iWorld, much revolves around this one file: “iTunes Library”… Good luck if it gets damaged. #FailPoint
«À vos marques, prêts…party» et Alexandre Despatie mentionnés à @Laflaque. /cc @NiVuNiConnu
Proper programming, Un*x-style. “rsnapshot: you’re doing it right!” @esrTweet #insightful http://lar.me/pb
Oui, ça me rappelle Vienne. Mais les noisettes grillées me rendent nostalgique de la Suisse. #kaffeeklatsch
Are there #SocialEngineering games in which players have to parlay their way into getting cues? @answers @vark
What exactly makes these ‘Apple Support Communities’ more “social” than @Vanilla forums? @AppleInsider http://lar.me/pa
Kaffeeklatsch at Laloux, according to @enRouteOnline http://lar.me/p7
