2010 04 01 tweets
New blog post: Revisions http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/revisions/
When I first read this I thought it said "propose." The reality is less fun, but at least I know it's not April Fools. http://bit.ly/d1xJS6
"in those days the Mac was derided as a toy, a media poseur's plaything and a shallow triumph of style over substance" http://bit.ly/9UOkW5
"The iPhone, like the Mac, was derided upon introduction as a plaything, but it transformed the smart-phone landscape" http://bit.ly/csiUH9
Point being: I don't know what people will do with the iPad yet, but don't count them out. Engaging devices produce unexpected results.
Replying to @wedaman
Exactly. That you might not program ON the iPad doesn't mean people won't be inspired to program FOR it. Play is inspiring.
Replying to @jwolman
No kidding. Hard not to imagine what he'd have done with it.
Replying to @mattthomas
I saw that exchange, tho not until this morning. It may be a device for consumption, but I think it will inspire new production.
Replying to @academicdave
That I also agree with: if computers become appliances, we'll have a problem. But I remain cautiously optimistic.
I love Thursdays: the one day all week I don't have to be on campus for anything. Today has thus far been spent working in my pajamas. Ahhh.
Replying to @mkirschenbaum
I walked away from Firefox pretty much entirely. I lament not having easy access to @zotero, but it's not worth the pain.
Replying to @jmittell
I was telling my students just yesterday about the impossibility of making the Mellon workshop folks here last January go inside.
Gmail wishlist: I have a "to do" label that I use to collect things, well, to do, as a means of getting them out of my inbox. I wish [1/2]
that there were a means of making them reappear in my inbox on a certain date, if they haven't been otherwise dealt with. [2/2]
Good grief. "Don't Stop Believing" just came on in the cafe I'm in. Horrible dissonance: do I flash into The Sopranos or Glee?
Replying to @KelliMarshall
Ha! Before those two appropriations, that would absolutely have happened, but I think it's been overcome by events.
Replying to @eetempleton
Oh, no. If anything there was too much Journey. Perhaps it's the desire to repress the memories that has solidified the link.
Replying to @midwinter_
Now that would be worth seeing.
Replying to @SopranosBlog
I wouldn't think your memories of that song would be particularly good, either.
Replying to @SopranosBlog
I mostly meant in your Tony persona, for whom that song would be a bummer. But yeah, perfect ending.
Replying to @sramsay and @nowviskie
pwd
Replying to @mmwwah
http://www.xkcd.com
In which I admit to excitement about the fact that I'll be picking up my iPad at 9am tomorrow. http://bit.ly/afaEzI
Replying to @anniedreshfield
Absolutely!
Replying to @synch101
Absolutely!
Replying to @samplereality
That's a reasonable question & a very different one from most that are being raised. As I work on the future of reading [1/2]
Replying to @samplereality
I can justify it \(and write it off\). But if it weren't for that I'd probably at least wait until 2G. [2/2]
Replying to @midwinter_
Promise!
Replying to @mlaconvention
Thanks! Seems to me only natural.
Replying to @jmcclurken
Thanks!
Replying to @midwinter_
Promise to do so as soon as I get my hands on mine. About which more in a sec.
Curses! Foiled again. Apple did not get the iPads to the bookstore by 9am as promised; manager is hoping they'll arrive by 10ish. #impatient
Replying to @jcmeloni
Was funny in my head, too.
Replying to @midwinter_
On Google Docs: you can access & read but apparently not edit, unless I'm just not finding the button. Sigh.
Replying to @briancroxall
Me!
Replying to @briancroxall
Still setting up at this point. Too engrossed to tweet. But will hope to have commentary soon!
Loading iPad up with stuff. Haven't done much as yet, but so far I'm pleased; wifi/Safari is fast. More reports as I can tear myself away.
Replying to @therefore
Have been having fun setting mine up, tho wish there were an easier way to get app data from iPhone to iPad.
Replying to @mlaconvention
You only have to pay for the connection with the 3G model; I got the wifi only.
Replying to @samplereality
Yes! All my apps transferred, and those that had released iPad native/universal versions \(like Instapaper\) updated w/no prob.
Replying to @samplereality
Only issue so far is transferring data for apps that store it on the iPhone rather than on a server \(like Stanza\).
Replying to @jmittell and @loganpoppy
What about the private schools \(like my own\) that are need-blind, resulting in more socio-economic diversity not less?
Replying to @jmittell
Pomona's different that way; MUCH less prep school here than east-coast SLACs get.
Replying to @loganpoppy
Not exactly; in our usage, need-blind means we commit to funding the full need of any student who's admitted. And "merit" isn't-
Replying to @loganpoppy
just about grades & SATs, but other stuff too. 75% of students are on financial aid; avg. package is 50%. 25% 1st gen college.
Replying to @loganpoppy
And we've stuck to the no-loan policy, even in budget retraction.
Replying to @loganpoppy
Oh, absolutely; it's not perfect. But it's WAY more diverse than you'd expect.
Replying to @therefore
Yes, anxiously awaiting the case.
Replying to @therefore
None yet; they hadn't come in to our bookstore. Did you get one?
Replying to @kdettmar
Oh, I intend to do much showing off in the coming days!
Have just had to launch Firefox for the first time in ages in order to run a cranky website. When exactly did such a good browser go wrong?
Replying to @loganpoppy
I've completely dropped it other than instances like this, and using Zotero. And even that's become painful.
Replying to @mamamusings
Chrome, 95% of the time. Safari about 4%. And Firefox when I absolutely have to.
Replying to @midwinter_
Which does make me worry a bit for Chrome, but so far I haven't hit a problematic extension.
Replying to @KelliMarshall and @loganpoppy
Haven't had any difficulty with any of my WP installs, but I know others have. Not sure what that's about at all.
Replying to @therefore
That's the one I'm thinking of getting - pretty simple protection for the device plus a little lift for typing.
I think I just totally felt the shit out of this: http://yfrog.com/j3ch9p Whoa.
Replying to @christinielsen
A 6.9 in Baja. Criminy.
Replying to @jokeisup
God, me too. That was something. Particularly for being that far away.
Replying to @jmittell
Afar is the right place to watch from. Shee.
Replying to @plragde
Oh, that was no metaphor, mon ami.
Replying to @triproftri
Totally felt it, but everybody's fine. Except for the cats, who need tranquilizers.
Baja quake now upgraded to 7.2. Thank god it was deep. #needabeer
Replying to @nowviskie
Not a good introduction to the area! I hope she's okay...
Gumbo is bubbling. Rice is cooking. Classes for tomorrow are more or less ready. Not a bad Sunday, all told.
Replying to @nowviskie
Yeesh; that's terrifying. It was a pretty slow roller by the time it got up here, but still enough to make everything sway.
Replying to @JessieNYC and @cscannella
That one looks good! I tend to do chicken & sausage, following a group of recipes in a gumbo/soup ckbk I got yrs ago.
Replying to @plragde
No, metaphor implies conscious association, at least to me. That was just Freaking Out.
New blog post: Preliminary Thoughts on the iPad http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/preliminary-thoughts-on-the-ipad/
So if you had a site that you must read that won't run on a modern Mac browser \(Chrome, Safari, and Firefox are all out\) what would you use?
Replying to @jmittell
Talan Memmott's Lexia to Perplexia. Apparently runs on Windows machines but not on Mac. Including Opera, which I've now tried too.
Replying to @sgsinclair
Brilliant idea, but sadly, it doesn't work for this site. Rats.
Replying to @midwinter_
Or Netscape 4. Or just a Windows machine. :(
Replying to @mamamusings
Alas, the browsers it emulates are actually too old! I need the Netscape 4/IE 6 sweet spot.
Replying to @mamamusings
Won't run on my Intel-based Mac! I go in search of a Windows machine. :-/
Replying to @2xlp
http://bit.ly/d0916D Asking for IE4/NN4. Sheesh. And http://www.dejavu.org/emulator.htm won't work.
Replying to @midwinter_
Ooh, cool. How do I make it pretend to be NN4?
Gah! Cultured Code! I srsly love Things, but really: $34.95 for the desktop, plus $9.99 for the iPhone, & now $19.99 more for the iPad? Rly?
Yes, Things for iPad looks nifty. Better than the iPhone version. But asking for $20 more from me may drive me to another task manager.
Replying to @plragde
Wise man. Or wise guy. Not sure which is more applicable.
Replying to @ibogost
I'm the kind of obsessive that needs to be able to find out what I'm procrastinating on NOW.
Replying to @jcmeloni
You & me both. One tires of "2.9.13." Onward, already.
Replying to @captain_primate and @jcmeloni
Not I.
New blog post: The Late Age of Print, Audio Edition http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/the-late-age-of-print-audio-edition/
RT @ProfHacker: New at ProfHacker: Initial Thoughts about the iPad - by @kfitz http://bit.ly/cLGg2m
Replying to @briancroxall
You go, Brian!
In which I continue pondering my revisions: http://bit.ly/awnMm2
Demonstrating Twitter to my Intro Digital Media Studies class. Say hi!
Replying to @jwolman
Many of them "have" the Twitter, but only a few actively use it.
Thanks, all; my students were suitably impressed. \(Not least by the two unconnected "rockstar" comments\!\)
Replying to @bighandsome
You mean "department." Of course, we're still in the basement, but we do have better toys now.
Replying to @goodbyewaffles
Hey there! I didn't know you were on here.
Replying to @amandafrench
Alas, it was a pretty brief window \(it was late in the class\).
Replying to @anniedreshfield
I was surprised by that, too!
Replying to @mikejolk
Indeed. My male cat was being mean & my vet told me to stop free-feeding. When food wasn't always available, he became much nicer!
My Writing Machines wants to know whether any of Shelley Jackson's "words" have received a copy of the story as yet. Any words out there?
My Writing Machines *class* wants to know, that is.
Replying to @GeorgeOnline
Thanks, G; the FAQ was ambiguous.
New blog post: We'll Be Right Back, After These Messages http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/well-be-right-back-after-these-messages/
My meditation on David Lipsky's book on David Foster Wallace, on the B&N Review: http://bit.ly/a0CIQU
Replying to @wedaman
Fast switching between apps would be nice; on my iPhone 3G moving between 1Password and Safari, for instance, is a pain.
Hey, if you have an iPad and a lot of PDFs, iAnnotate rocks.
Replying to @midwinter_
Sheesh. Also, even more call for Google to make with the writeability of Docs on the iPad!
Replying to @alicetiara
Yay, you!
Replying to @plragde
There's a pencil tool if your hand is steady. Also a variety of other tools: highlighting, bookmarks, annotations, underlining, etc
Replying to @plragde
I suspect you could if you have a stylus that works with an iPhone, but \(from just having tried\) not just any stylus will do.
Replying to @plragde
Surprisingly enough, I think Apple has one it would be willing to sell you.
Replying to @plragde
On the other hand, there's this: http://lifehacker.com/5513520/make-a-cheap-stylus-for-ipad-and-other-touchscreen-devices
Replying to @briancroxall
Eek - does this mean Tweetie's going to get saddled with the native RTs in the desktop app, too?
Replying to @midwinter_
Actually, I've read reports that say that Google's aware the problem is on their end, and that they're working on it.
Replying to @mmwwah
Unitarians?
Replying to @j_l_r
Thanks!
Have spent much of the last nine hours resisting the onset of operations of the stomach virus that I fear has got me. Ugh.
Now trying to decide whether to go ahead and cancel the day or to keep fighting.
Replying to @midwinter_
Got confirmation from a Droid user that GDocs doesn't work on the Android mobile browser either; it's a Google-side issue.
FYI: the iPad is thus far the world's greatest invention for the day home sick in bed. That is all.
Replying to @noradio
Typing gets quicker, quickly. Still some glitches, & I hate that the apostrophe is on the # screen, but with a little practice...
New blog post: More Gloating About My iPad http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/more-gloating-about-my-ipad/
Replying to @d_kompare
Oh, man, does THAT take me back. RT @ebertchicago: Ken Nordine turns 90. The voice. http://j.mp/aArEm2
Since this has apparently become the moment to say so, knock 'em dead tomorrow, @jcmeloni. \(Not literally\. You know\.\)
RT @brettbobley: Digital Humanities Symposium at Dartmouth, May 14th: http://bit.ly/9VoWcm // see also http://bit.ly/9VwVbT - I'll be there!
You know what's amazing? Signing up to do something for free, because it's awesome, and then finding out afterward that they're paying you!
You know what's way less awesome? Finding a huge project you'd forgotten about in your inbox. And it's due in two weeks.
Replying to @mmwwah
i.e., have not blown oneself up yet.
Replying to @s2ceball
YAY! Looking forward to seeing you there!
Replying to @d_kompare
Because that was about PATRIOTism. Duh!
RT @mediacommons: CFP for a new cluster at The New Everyday \(an MC project\): "Notes, Lists, and Everyday Inscriptions." http://bit.ly/9CTIFW
Replying to @shanakimball
Hey, look; it's a person! :)
Replying to @briancroxall
YAY!!! So glad to hear that - and good on Emory/CLIR!
@rachaelsullivan Many congrats, indeed!
Replying to @jcmeloni
WOO-HOO! Congrats, Dr. Meloni!
Replying to @nowviskie
You know, there are a lot of people who would pay good money for that.
Seriously contemplating dumping a professional organization membership; haven't been to that conf in years & am unlikely to go soon.
Replying to @triproftri
If you are uncomfortable enough to ask, yes.
Replying to @joguldi
A relationship between the last two tweets?
Replying to @joguldi
I was thinking your roommates were showing you proper headstand technique, as improper headstands had caused you to enjoy tax law.
Aw, hell yeah: Zotero lifts \(one corner of\) the curtain on its skunk works: standalone version prototype http://is.gd/busg5 /via @dancohen
The audio of my #NITLE Summit keynote is available on the NITLE website: http://www.nitle.org
New blog post: This One Goes to 11. http://bit.ly/bwvc42
Replying to @nowviskie
Not at all! Happy to do anything I can to help.
Replying to @anniedreshfield
I can take zero credit; thank whoever produced the theme I'm using. I only wish I were that cool.
Replying to @patrickgmj and @jcmeloni
I almost left a comment on your post earlier today saying a slightly cooler variant of "Ooh! Me! Ooh! Me!" So I'm in.
My delete key has stopped working in text input boxes in Chrome. What gives?
And, like that, it's back. Go figure.
Replying to @mattthomas, @mkgold and @jcmeloni
Was in Palm Springs today so just got to see this thread, which is made of awesome. I may change my name.
Replying to @mattthomas, @mkgold and @jcmeloni
Interesting question. There are folks I know by Twitter id better than name but also vice versa. A research q?
Replying to @academicdave and @mattthomas
That's it exactly. There are ppl w/unique handles whose names I have to look up, and ppl whose handles I forget.
Replying to @midwinter_
AAAARGH!
Replying to @midwinter_
Two further thoughts: \(1\) Weird that it wouldn't work on Android, then, and \(2\) Have you tried Opera?
Just took the first run/walk I've done in ages. Did you know that running is harder than walking?
Also: getting started running again after a long layoff does *not* get easier after 40. True fact.
Replying to @2xlp
You know, I've heard someone mention it but have never looked into it.
Replying to @2xlp
Hmm. I'll check it out, definitely being one of those.
Replying to @midwinter_
Dude, I medalled in that.
Replying to @urbanhumanist
I'm not even at the point where I can begin contemplating rebuilding base. I'm back in the "how do you do this again" stage.
Replying to @jcmeloni
Ooh, I hope you're doing okay - you've had a heck of a six months, not to mention a last week...
Replying to @rachaelsullivan
Ew.
Replying to @mkgold
Just occurred to me to ask: do you need me to register? #du10
Replying to @jwolman
Seems unlikely; too much room for confusion between 4th generation hardware, 4G network, and iPhone 4 OS...
Beginning the first major road test for the iPad, on my way to NYC. Boingo access is working. More from the road.
Replying to @briancroxall
Now *that* would be worth the iPad cost!
Replying to @2xlp
Nope - I'm headed to NYC now, but will be back for next weekend's festivities!
Replying to @brettbobley
Will definitely see you there! #du10
Replying to @sivavaid
See you there! Um, here. You know.
Sitting in the New Platforms workshop at #du10, hanging with @brettbobley. Right now, introductions.
Joe Bisz on game-based learning initiative at CUNY. #du10
Replying to @s2ceball
Dude, why can't I be in four rooms at once? #du10
Avi Santo presenting on @mediacommons #du10
Replying to @s2ceball
Woo-hoo! More on Planned Obsolescence to come during the panel this afternoon. #du10
@mediacommons user profile system built with the support of an NEH Digital Start-up Grant. #du10
Avi demoing Shakespeare Quarterly Open Review project at MediaCommons: http://bit.ly/askUFo #du10
Replying to @s2ceball
Yup! Have published a little about the issue in ISQ but more forthcoming in print version's conclusion. http://bit.ly/aQEZtF #du10
doesn't understand why tenure and peer-review should continue as gatekeeping...doesn't seem a useful model to continue #du10 \(via @s2ceball\)
Replying to @sivavaid
Is the idea filtering instead of gatekeeping? Not that there's no assessment of quality, but that it's not done pre-pub. #du10
CHNM projects being presented by @foundhistory #du10
Replying to @ricksva
gatekeeping = pre-pub review that determines what gets published, vs. filtering = post-pub review of quality/importance
.@foundhistory: not just interested in technical platforms, but also hackability of social platforms \(conference, journal, library\) #du10
Replying to @ricksva
Yes, but peer review is now a gatekeeping process, and I favor turning it into a post-pub filtering process, tenure entirely aside.
Ben Vershbow on the history of the Institute for the Future of the Book's projects, incl Gamer Theory. http://bit.ly/90cwtX #du10
Replying to @ricksva
Probably best to read the peer review chapter; it's a complex argument. http://bit.ly/37LV7P
reviewing feed for #du10 #academicauthority panel: the underlying issue w digital t&p is lack of transparency. /via @s2ceball [Hell, yeah.]
About to begin plenary panel "A Digital Future?" with @epistemographer, Phil Pochoda, & Ana Laura Martinez \(via Skype from Paraguay\!\) #du10
\(And me, in case that isn't clear\.\) #du10
Replying to @kfitz
Thanks, @jcmeloni !
You're giving away trade secrets, @epistemographer. #du10
87 slides in 15-20 minutes; think I can do it? #du10
Replying to @brettbobley
I think you meant to say "Fitzpatrick style." I put a Creative Commons license on it, so Larry could remix it.
Ana Laura Martinez was of course in Uruguay, not Paraguay. Stupid pre-presentation jitters. #du10
Replying to @plragde
90% are 1-2 words.
@epistemographer on "some library stuff that hopefully resonates" #du10
@epistemographer: need to find ways to combine internal/expert knowledge with external/crowdsourced knowledge. #du10
Replying to @mickimcgee
Thanks!
Replying to @aaronknoll
Thanks! I agree- tho a UC study shows that the most conserv sector of academia now is tenuretrack asst profs \(too much to lose\).
In case you're keeping score: 87 slides; 19:47. Heh. #du10
Replying to @triproftri
First question was abt the fate of online version of my project; second was which \(online/print\) would be authoritative. #du10
Q from @brettbobley for Phil Pochoda about press budget vs library budget for journal acquisitions. #du10
Phil Pochoda: there's money enough in unis to solve the crisis, but change won't come without a disaster first. #du10
Replying to @JenServenti
Any Hershey's Dark? #du10
Replying to @mac734
Thank you!
.@sivavaid's keynote at #du10 starting: "'The Classroom is Sacred: 21 Lessons About Digitization Without Commercialization" \(via @mkgold\)
@sivavaid playing grumpy old man for purposes of tonight's talk #du10
@sivavaid: focusing on teaching; valuing both tradition and experimentation #du10
@sivavaid: The wrong reason to teach online is to save costs \(the right reason is to reach those students who can't reach you\). #du10
Replying to @mkgold
Thank YOU, Matt; it was an amazing day. #du10
Replying to @jcmeloni
Ooh! Did you write one on PHP? Learning it/MySQL properly is one of my summer projects!
Replying to @jcmeloni
Eep. I should search before I ask! Was a knee-jerk resp bc I've enjoyed TYHTMLCSS so much that I want you to teach me more.
Replying to @jcmeloni
Totally did not take it as snark; in fact, I thought "crud, should have searched" as soon as I hit send. :)
Dear people who think you know how to do my job: I'd prefer it if you'd just go ahead and do it for me. Thanks!
No really, I wasn't kidding. #grrrr
Replying to @annehelen
Hey, cool - what's the panel, and who's the presenter?
Replying to @billiehara
Take healthy fruit-based smoothie; add vodka. Blend. :)
@billiehara PS: Send me one.
Replying to @mmwwah
GRRRRRRR.
Replying to @annehelen
Oh, wonderful. So sorry not to be there!
Replying to @jcmeloni and @billiehara
You think there's an NEH SUG in that?
Replying to @billiehara
A very long straw.
Okay, whatever it was I was so aggravated about yesterday, it was nothing that 9.5 hours of sleep couldn't cure. Or at least make me forget.
The utterly insane Wednesday deadline has been turned into a manageable Monday dl, a reasonable Wednesday dl, and a crazy Sunday dl... [1/2]
...which, almost having met tomorrow's deadline, makes me want to take the afternoon off and watch last week's episode of Lost. [2/2]
Replying to @mlaconvention
I'm still plugging along but the plugging is slowing a bit. Of course, my end of the web crisis was spent sitting & waiting.
Replying to @mlaconvention
Must all begin to feel like déjà vu after a while!
\(mega\)blogged: "Uninvited Guests:" http://is.gd/bHFKv \(regarding twitter at invitation\-only academic events\) /via @nowviskie
Three to go, and then I'm talking a break. Phew.
Taking a break, that is. But I'm talking about how much I need a break, I guess...
Replying to @jmittell
Our pioneer forebears had these devices that required etched vinyl in order to produce sound. How quaint!
Replying to @mamamusings
Right there with you; would be a real game-changer.
Replying to @mlaconvention
Yeah, trust me. Thank goodness for that spreadsheet.
Replying to @mlaconvention
I'm all for your interpretation!
You know what's completely awesome? When you forgot you promised someone you'd do something & then it lands on your desk this week. Sigh.
I think this may be a recurring theme.
Replying to @jcmeloni
Have I told you today how much you rock? I think I have failed to do so.
Replying to @jcmeloni
That probably seemed out of context; I was catching up & spotted you being encouraged in your retrain the world program!
Replying to @amandafrench, @captain_primate and @jcmeloni
The heck with it. If the next week goes as it ought, the first round's on me.
Simplenote now comes in an iPhone/iPad universal version. This is HUGE.
Deadline 2 of 3 met. Deadline 3 is the killer. Wish me luck, everyone.
Replying to @briancroxall
Awesome. I really needed that!
Catching up on FlashForward. Hard to suspend disbelief in the Hong Kong episode, since the airport is actually Ontario, 10 miles from here.
Good grief. I thought I was doing well with this task, but I just did the math & figured out I'm precisely one item over halfway done.
With effectively three days to go. Must. Move. Faster.
Replying to @samplereality
"old-fashioned iPods" is perhaps the best phrase I've read this morning.
@amandafrench If the form you were working on was the macronym, what would you call the recursive acronym, e.g. GNU, WINE?
223 down; 158 to go. And now I go teach for six hours. [/whinge]
Replying to @mkirschenbaum
I shall crash the machinery of scholarly publishing through sheer overload. Mwa-ha-ha!
Replying to @jmittell
Ooh! Would you mind sending it to me, too? My library doesn't carry it and I'm too impatient for ILL.
Replying to @sivavaid
Saw that in the middle of the Kindle book I was reading last night on my iPad - completely freaked me out. No idea it was there.
Replying to @midwinter_
Congratulations!
Replying to @sivavaid
Perhaps we should call them the "Oh god please let there be a" conferences. #futureofjournalism
"Black Students Experience More Online Bias Than Whites." You don't say, @chronicle. http://bit.ly/awLRlC
Replying to @Kylewarneck
If you're around between 2 and 4, come by the MS reception!
The season I refer to as "Death By Reception" begins in 3... 2...
Replying to @plragde
There was at this one. Many of them, alas, are lemonade-only. And the same lemonade at all of them.