Tag Archives: links

November 11, 2008, 3:08 pm

Links for Tuesday

What’s that smell? It could be the latest in biometrics.
At Slashdot, a discussion on combining computer science and philosophy. I think that, in general, there is a lot of really interesting yet uncharted territory in the liberal arts arising from combining computing with [fill in humanities subject here].
Circuit City hits Chapter 11. The only reason I’m sorry to hear about this is because I know people who work for Circuit City who might lose their jobs. But that’s the only reason. There used to be a time, when I was a teenager, when going to Circuit City to paw over all the tech stuff was fun and exciting. Now when I go, it’s a game of “dodge the irritating service rep”.
Some nice tips on getting the most out of Google Scholar. Especially useful if, like me, you’re in a place that doesn’t have access to a lot of technical journals.
Mike at Walking Randomly is finding symbolic…

July 16, 2008, 11:17 am

How to deal with feelings of inadequacy, from xkcd.
edwired has some thoughts on the future of the academy in an economy where giving away your product doesn’t necessarily make your business unprofitable. Academhack follows up with related thoughts on using video podcasting to replace the usual lecture format. Interesting idea in giving away the podcast and then charging for in-class activity.
Why pay dues to join a fraternity or sorority when you can pay one low price and have all the drunken party games on your Wii? I find it ironic that the Association of Fraternity Advisors would be so shocked. Where do you think the idea for the game came from, people?
I’ve had a couple of posts lately about what I’d do if I were the university president. Now there’s a series of articles out on the same subject except with contributions by people who are probably a lot more qualified for that…

June 17, 2008, 6:00 am

Algebra Lite! Is that better or worse than Algebra 1/2?
Nerd girls. The world needs more of them.
The notes-free study method. Many of my students are already on this.
OmniFocus for the iPhone, including location-aware contexts that automatically come into focus using the iPhone 2.0′s GPS system. Holy camoley.
Stupid IT department tricks.