February 2012
27 posts
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The story behind Bon Savor’s closing in Jamaica... →
A reminder of just how broken immigration law is in this country:
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Occupy Riverdale – It’s Happening, Here’s The Jill... →
Occupy Riverdale. It’s really happening. Between this and Kevin Keller, Archie’s now way more interesting than Marvel.
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» DH, Interdisciplinarity, and Curricular... →
Great piece by @ryancordell on the need to ground (perceptually, at least) Digital Humanities in a home discipline.
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Gamers Launch Harassment Campaign Against BioWare... →
Congratulations, misogynistic assholes in the gaming community. I’m buying the next Mass Effect game just to spite you.
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The Ludologist » The Paradox of Interactive... →
The Paradox of Interactive Tragedy: Can a Video Game have an Unhappy Ending?, from The Ludologist http://bit.ly/AoJ7IX
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Gamestop to J.C. Penney Shut Facebook Stores:... →
I’m as shocked that this failed as I am about the Second Life stores retailers tried a few years back.
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I'd like to report a bug or make a feature request... →
If you claim your list of bugs is “open to the public” but insist I register first, you fail. glares at @kiwi-app
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Northeast Media Literacy Conference — Neag School... →
I have a conflict, but this sounds nifty for MA edu folks @swkowk Northeast Media Literacy Conference @ Uconn March 16!
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(500) http://t.c →
RT @rosy1280: Any front-end or back-end devs looking for a job in the Boston area? A friend of a friend’s company is looking: …
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20 Cats As Fonts →
Ha! RT @oodja: 20 Cats As Fonts
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See Also… » Publishers hate you. You should hate... →
RT @lynnemthomas: THIS. Publishers Hate You. You should hate them back: (SteveLawson, via someone I can’t remember)
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Kill Screen - It's Your Move: To Build and Break →
Ooh, Kill Screen’s got a feature on Donald X Vaccarino and Dominion:
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Harvard: “University to Offer Some Librarians... →
Anyone not see this one coming? RT @infodocket: Harvard: “University to Offer Some Librarians Early Retirement” #hlth
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Next is Now: How Technology is Changing Education →
RT @no1nozeus: My new book “The Future of Learning Content,” is now available for free access | | #nextisnow #etext …
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Twitpic - Share photos and videos on Twitter →
“when I split an infinitive, God damn it, I split it so it will stay split.” - Raymond Chandler (link via @theDivaLea)
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Fuckin Tea • UCB Comedy →
@micala You’ve seen this great (and nsfw) video about tea, right?
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'Battleship' Will Also Be a First-Person Shooter... →
*snerk* This preview of the Battleship video game (adapting the movie which is adapting the board game) is priceless:
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"Cmo conoc a vuestra madre" Arrivederci, Fiero... →
@katelaity See the last quote on this page:
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BitTorrent Piracy Doesn’t Affect US Box Office... →
More proof that the MPAA are just plain liars. It’s like Jack Valenti never died:
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Stanford Raises $6.2-Billion, a Record for Higher... →
RT @chairthrower: Universities have a 1% too RT @chronicle: Stanford raises $6.2-bil, a record for #highered:
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RIAA Totally Out Of Touch: Lashes Out At Google,... →
RIAA’s Cary Sherman: Still a disingenuous tool:
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PolitiFact Texas | Lamar Smith says online piracy... →
I’m shocked! RT @virtadpt: Lamar Smith’s claims about online piracy shredded with teh facts. #SOPA #PIPA
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What Superheroines Would Look Like In Comfy Pants... →
RT @TheNerdyBird: If you missed it earlier, here’s what superheroines would look like in comfy pants!
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CBS Sports Fantasy Baseball Boyfriend: To simplify... →
CBS Sports releases an app that confirms that yes, misogyny is alive in the gaming industry:
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Karen Handel resigns from Komen for the Cure |... →
Karen Handel has gone and given the world an awesome flounce/ragequit:
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Harmonix's Alex Rigopulos Loves...Stephen Colbert?... →
Heh. The Harmonix CEO is the single biggest contributor to Stephen Colbert’s SuperPAC.
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UNet Login: →
@aelscha If all else fails, ILL can get articles as well as books (and faster than books, even):
January 2012
48 posts
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Julian Assange will guest on the 500th episode of... →
Maybe they can also nab Roman Polanski and Ben Roethlisberger and just turn the Simpsons into the Rape Apologist Show.
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The State Of HTML5 Video →
Sadly, HTML5 accessibility isn’t quite up to par yet. (the entire report is worth reading, not just the linked anchor)
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What Batman Would Look Like Fighting In Stilettos ... →
Ha! RT @TheNerdyBird: Did you miss it yesterday? Here’s what Batman would look like fighting in stilettos.
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Thor Is a Pony - My Little Brony →
I’m not shocked that Thor is in My Little Pony, but it’s odd that he’s an earth pony and not a Pegasus. #overthinking
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Megaupload: A Lot Less Guilty Than You Think |... →
Good read: Megaupload: A Lot Less Guilty Than You Think
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How Digital Humanists Can Lead Us to National... →
RT @HASTAC: How Digital Humanists Can Lead Us to National Digital Literacy by @CathyNDAvidson| HASTAC:
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Kansas Speaker O’Neal asks House GOP to pray for... →
Stay classy, Kansas!
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[UPDATED] Is Twitter Helping Users Get Around Its... →
RT @azurelunatic: This is why I’m not *overly* fussed about Twitter censorship:
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An Infographic Showing Just How Frequently... →
The MPAA’s history of being wrong about nearly everything:
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Mitt Romney Discloses Contributions to Antigay... →
RT @cstross: Mitt Romney, gay-hating transphobe:
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Blog@Newsarama » Blog Archive » Remember When We... →
Remember When We Didn’t Know Any Better?, from Blog@Newsarama http://bit.ly/wn1vTt
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Sources: The Next Xbox Will Play Blu-Ray, May Not... →
Next Xbox might have tech to prevent using used games. In other news, my next game system probably won’t be an Xbox.
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notes from jenphalia | thwipster:
Hipster Disney... →
Rapunzel with her Macbook is my favorite. RT @jenphalian: Hispter Disney Princesses:
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The 6th Annual AHEAD Management Institutes |... →
I’ll be at the AHEAD Management Institute in Phoenix next week. Any other edutweeps going to be there?
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SNK Is Bringing Back the Neo-Geo, More or Less -... →
The Neo Geo is back!
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Untitled... →
In which I talk about Joe Abercrombie, antisemitism, and privilege: part 1 () and part 2 ().
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Untitled... →
In which I talk about Joe Abercrombie, antisemitism, and privilege: part 1 () and part 2 ().
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H&M is Awesome | Regretsy →
H&M stays classy, steals designs.
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Untitled... →
Oh, Zynga. You’re such a classy company.
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Anchor Bay Acquires Slash's Horror Film 'Nothing... →
Ooh, a horror film from Slash. Can’t be much worse than the horror film from Dee Snider, I guess.
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MPAA Directly & Publicly Threatens Politicians Who... →
Dodd’s so classy. RT @techdirt: MPAA Directly & Publicly Threatens Politicians Who Aren’t Corrupt Enough To Stay Bought
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(500) http://onwander.com/d48aed89 →
Just grabbed my username at OnWander ( ) on principle. I learned my lesson about missing my usual name after Myspace.
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Untitled... →
RT @jengrunwald: Photo: I think I just found the greatest panel in a Marvel comic. EVER. (From Defenders #62.)