A note came across the anthrodesign list earlier this week about redblueus.org, a website on which people who disagree about a certain issue are paired up, given some guidelines for productive conversation, and then have a facilitated discussion in reaction to a provided scenario. One of my concerns about virtual community and online discourse has [...]
Tagged community, politicsThe i-Conference was two weeks ago (time seems to be going very quickly now). It was a really good experience, and I feel that I left with a much better understanding of the history of information schools and some of the challenges they (we?) face. Much of the conference was navel gazing through the lenses [...]
Tagged education, ischools, research, siMy current personal laptop, a C640, is on something of its last legs. It has been for several months, but I kept convincing myself to hold out for the Core 2 MacBook Pros. Those launched today and I find myself being strangely indecisive. I’m currently deciding between a 15.4″ MacBook Pro and the Dell D820. [...]
Tagged computer, hardwareAll of the entering MSIs had to buy Rapid Contextual Design and The Team Handbook. I’m thinking this influenced Amazon’s recommendations.
Tagged books, recommender systems, siI’m not doing very well at the thinking posts (I blame school and research for taking most of my intelligent thought, especially since one of my classes has a blog). Instead, I will express my joy about The Crane Wife, the Decemberists’ new album (iTunes). Contrary to what I thought when I first heard it, [...]
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