2011 10 01 tweets
Another episode of Sports Night. Josh Charles just described someone as "a total nutbar." No wonder I love this show.
Coffee. NYTimes. A little morning music. Sundays in this whole 9 to 5 gig are pretty okay.
Replying to @RohanMaitzen
I'll have some work to do later today, but a guilt-free Sunday morning is golden!
Replying to @plragde
Oh, there will be writing later today. But the requirement to be dressed like a grownup 5 days a week is paid for in weekends.
7+ buses with police/sheriff escort just convoyed past my building. #occupywallstreet
Replying to @bill_easterly and @sivavaid
I said so that afternoon! https://twitter.com/#!/kfitz/status/106062983490314241
Replying to @rgfeal
The terrace faces the wrong direction, alas; may have to pop up to the roof deck!
@hollykruse Oh, no. Holly, I'm so sorry.
Replying to @mmwwah
A more reasonable concern seems to be what you were doing looking at Michael Arrington's blog?
Replying to @mamamusings
Whoa. Nice!
I think this next session is meant to be "Whither the Humanities." That extra h makes a real difference.
Replying to @rgfeal
Which is better than "wither," which suggests a clear, if undesirable, destination.
Replying to @wynkenhimself and @lincolnmullen
Ha! Not a generalizable job title, alas.
Replying to @jeanburgess and @halavais
Hey, thanks! Looking forward to seeing you in Seattle.
Replying to @kakennedy
I have been having real aggravations with my Magic Mouse for the last few days; finally realized it was Bluetooth. Grr.
Replying to @amandafrench and @sleonchnm
Hey, that's my specialty!
Replying to @tcarmody
Okay, I just got interested.
I'm not sure why but today's Apple announcement has made me want a Kindle.
Replying to @brettbobley
I think the deal may be redirected consumer desire now that I know I don't have to buy a new phone.
Replying to @miaC and @nancybaym
Hey, now that's an idea: conference minutes cap-and-trade. #ir12
Replying to @midwinter_
I'm curious: once we knew we didn't have to beat up the Soviets, we started looking for somebody else to push around?
Replying to @brettbobley
That, in fact, is the one thing that could get me into a 4S. The rest, I can wait another generation for.
Replying to @midwinter_
I hear you. If only Jeff Bezos had managed to light a fire under the development team a few years sooner.
Replying to @bighandsome
I *always* know the good folks. Tell them I said hi.
Replying to @rgfeal and @brettbobley
My only superpower is the uncanny ability to make people standing off to the side step into my path as I approach.
Replying to @rgfeal and @brettbobley
Which is less useful than you would think.
Replying to @brettbobley and @rgfeal
Indeed, on both counts! I'd trade, happily.
Replying to @rgfeal and @brettbobley
Aw, man! I think those *were* the droids I was looking for!
Hey, registration for the SPARC Open Access meeting \(March 11\-13, 2012\) is now open! http://www.arl.org/sparc/meetings/oa12/
Replying to @briancroxall
The 13" Air screen has the same resolution as the 15" MBPro, so it feels like it's got the real estate of a larger machine!
Replying to @briancroxall
Which is to say, I vote yes. But poke at a new one if you can. I completely love mine.
Replying to @briancroxall
Just when I'm at a conference or otherwise on the road, for the most part, though sometimes at home, too. It's so much faster+
Replying to @briancroxall
than my desktop that it's a breath of fresh air to move to. And I don't find the screen too restricted, really.
Replying to @amandafrench
Excellent; thanks, Amanda!
Survived a 7-meeting day. This is my reward! http://yfrog.com/h3u2dhqaj
Thanks for the nice comments, all; I'm super excited. \(Excited enough that I'm wondering if I should be more blasé\.\)
Replying to @savasavasava
Backatcha! So glad you spotted me.
God, what a day. :-\( :\-\) :-( :-/
I was feeling weirdly squeamish about being so excited to have a print artifact in my hand. But I celebrated, nonetheless. And right at +
the end of the celebration, I found out Steve Jobs had died. I'm not self-centered enough to think those things are connected. But I am +
self-centered enough for both events to have me pondering mortality, and the longing to escape it, and the very different ways of doing so.
Replying to @shanakimball and @moncia
Thank you both. The blasé has been banned, in favor, alas, of the sad. But celebration will resume soon.
Replying to @jasonrhody
Thanks, Jason. That means a lot!
Replying to @sramsay
I only hope it does some good out there. Thanks, Steve.
Replying to @briancroxall
I'm looking forward to it!
Replying to @nickmirzoeff
Indeed.
Replying to @xina
Thanks. It's disconcerting to be so excited and so sad all at once.
Replying to @tcarmody
It is, isn't it? I'm really happy with how it turned out.
Replying to @midwinter_
Ha.
Still excited about my book. Still sad about Steve Jobs. Tweeting from my iPhone and working on my MBAir on my way to give a talk at Vassar.
The Hudson, not incidentally, is beautiful on a sunny October morning.
Replying to @veek
The copies landed in the press office yesterday, and so should start shipping fairly soon -- thanks!
Replying to @aperren
That's hilarious! \(And thanks\!\)
Replying to @mkirschenbaum
Thanks, Matt -- I hope it can do some good things out there.
Replying to @sherah1918
Indeed! Including an ebook TK.
Replying to @newkidonthehall
Congratulations!!!!
Replying to @amndw2
Thanks so much!
Replying to @mmwwah
Thanks! Happily, it was only a 7-meeting day, rather than a 7-day meeting, which I'm pretty sure would be worse. :)
Replying to @wynkenhimself
It is, isn't it! Even after years of blogging there, I still mistype it a huge percentage of the time.
Replying to @wynkenhimself
PS: thanks!
Replying to @jbj and @wynkenhimself
You know, I have one of those text expander things. And keep forgetting to use it!
Fantastic visit with what turns out to be my many friends at Vassar today! A great set of conversations; thanks to all for your hospitality.
Brain is very tired, though; I expect to sleep well tonight!
Replying to @rgfeal
Great turnout; excellent discussion! The talk, you'd have to ask then about.
Replying to @JillScharr
Thank you for coming! I had a great time.
Replying to @chouxsalad
Thank you! It was great talking with you yesterday. That book, incidentally, is by Susan Bielstein & it's really worth reading.
Replying to @briancroxall, @nowviskie and @miriamkp
Definitely one of the nicest things anyone has said to me. Thanks, Brian!
I had an excellent blog post in my head this morning. Even plotted out how to write it and some of the niftier turns of phrase. Now? Gone.
Replying to @magicandrew and @tcarmody
Actually, I can't either; I was born in NJ & my father got transferred to BR when I was 3. But raised there, yes.
Replying to @tcarmody and @magicandrew
Excellent! Pleased to meet you, Andrew.
Replying to @jwolman
That's Fewer Miles, Jake. \(But yeah\. Crazy\.\)
Replying to @alothian
Wow, I'm sorry I'm going to miss that! I've taught Delany in my Race, Gender, & SF class for years!
Replying to @alothian
Wow, that's amazing!
Okay, have done just about everything on my pre-#ir12-departure list. See you soon, Seattle!
Replying to @academicdave and @rgfeal
Yeah, aside from that, I don't know what the prob could be. Don't know the app you're using...
Replying to @nancybaym
On my way to the airport myself. See you in Seattle!
Replying to @savasavasava
Are you at #ir12? Will be lovely to see you, if so!
On the plane for Seattle, and not a single moment too soon. #ir12
Replying to @brettbobley
Recon is indeed involved, but in the guise of another conference. Shhh.
Seattle! Where, I am shocked to report, it is lightly raining.
Replying to @Ed_Raso
Not yet, but check in with me again in about 8 hours.
Replying to @wynkenhimself
Did you see the one about the woman who went into labor during the bar exam this year? And finished?!
Completely crashed at 9.30pm. Wide awake at 4.30am. Hello, west coast.
Replying to @jcmeloni
Jeez, Julie. Where've you been? #sigh
Replying to @jbj
Hey, on the issue of the review for promotion to full, I have Thoughts. Which I will share when you like.
Giving an Ignite-style talk this morning at 9ish. Now to see if I can get my notes off of my index cards and into my head.
IGNITE! #ir12
Replying to @alexcho47
Hey, you're here! I'll look forward to saying hi in person.
Replying to @alexcho47
Excellent! Looking forward to hearing how things are going.
Wait! Outside the window! There is a strange yellow glow on everything!
Replying to @mmwwah
What does it mean???
Had to go upstairs during lunch and put on tights and a jacket. It is downright chilly \(in the air\-conditioned conference space\) at #ir12.
Replying to @amandafrench
YOU CAN HAS CARBS.
Replying to @samplereality
WRONG. They're the ones who took typing class in high school and were A students, thankyouverymuch.
Replying to @annehelen
Actually, I think he flat said it. But then he also said he's not influenced by anyone other than himself. So take it as you will
Replying to @annehelen
Ah, gotcha. I had to stop reading that piece \(as I do everything he's involved in\) so as not to break my jaw grinding my teeth.
Replying to @annehelen
Utterly confounding my expectations, I did not hate the NYer piece. But I can't bear him in almost any other circumstances.
Replying to @mmwwah
Do me a favor and email that question? I have to dig to come up with the answer, and I'll forget if it gets buried here.
Attempting to tune into #ir12kiss while moderating a session is difficult. But you're too fabulous not to, @nancybaym!
Replying to @wynkenhimself and @cjprender
A very good question. From what I've heard, it was about readability in monospaced type \(& so no longer needed\).
Replying to @wynkenhimself and @cjprender
Evil research project: what if we take half the US school kids and teach them to put two spaces after a period?
Replying to @wynkenhimself and @cjprender
\(Mwa\-ha\-ha\.\)
Replying to @danieldriver
Personally? I'd look hard at WordPress. It's an increasingly powerful CMS w/workflow plugins, and it doesn't have to be ugly.
I'm on open wireless, connected to my VPN, and the entirety of @TheAtlantic's website is giving me 403 errors. Is it the site or my VPN?
Things I Am Writing Instead of Writing Blog Posts. \(Sigh\.\) http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/blog/things-i-am-writing-instead-of-writing-blog-posts/
Replying to @rgfeal
Oh, I'm glad about some of it, too. A whole lot less glad about other parts of it.
Five words: Pork belly. Confit. Banh mi.
Replying to @veek
Yes indeed.
Replying to @cscannella
And I have eaten them. Very tasty.
Replying to @amandafrench
Wow, that's amazing. I'm curious what I was up to, not having much to say about poetic form & tradition...
Replying to @amandafrench
Heh.
Okay, a morning spent working in the hotel room; calamity of missed deadlines somewhat averted. Now to pull myself together & go conference!
Books & Publishing session, on the 4th floor, in Marion! \(Madame Libra\-\-\-rian\.\) #ir12
Starting with Peter Boot on online book discussion sites in the Netherlands. #ir12
Replying to @moncia
Ooh, I'm curious.
Replying to @annettemarkham
Aw, man! I'm up against the kissing booth? Crud.
Replying to @moncia
Oh god. Okay, I get it. *sigh*
Replying to @savasavasava
Is sad. Always such a difference from the energy of the conference start. #ir12
Alex Carr on social e-books. #ir12
Whoa. Alex Samuel. Who works at Emily Carr. Starting to think I might be a little tired. #ir12
Replying to @savasavasava
Good suggestion for the AGM: all sessions during the final time slot should be discussion oriented... #ir12
Replying to @savasavasava
Yes, yes, on all counts! #ir12
Tim Laquintano on the history of "vanity publishing." Fascinating. #ir12
Replying to @emilynussbaum
Hey, congratulations - fantastic news!
Replying to @mmwwah
A fascinating 1941 mail fraud case. But also, around then, the moment when "vanity" first came to be applied to the process.
Replying to @mmwwah
If he hasn't yet, he will. It's interesting stuff.
Boarding shortly for the return flight to NYC. I plan to read a novel. It feels like playing hooky.
Replying to @mmwwah
7am. And less about nostalgia than about the need to be in NYC before 5pm. Flying eastward, ugh.
Replying to @noctambulate
Ooh, but it might be an embarrassing title!
Replying to @mmwwah
No kidding. Where's my teleporter?
SEA to EWR to AirTrain to NJT to 1 to 7. Just a few more stops.
Replying to @JenHoward and @rgfeal
Did you ever find this? On http://www.mla.org/convention, there's a link to "presidential theme" under session info.
Hey, happy birthday, @brettbobley! I hope it was a good one.
Hey, ignore this tweet; I'm just testing something out. http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/
Replying to @wynkenhimself and @samplereality
No, weirdly, you two *were* the only contrarians. Coincidence? I think not.
Replying to @sxflynn
Conveniently, it's also the title of my \(really really imminently\) forthcoming book! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0814727883/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=plannedobsole-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=0814727883
Replying to @sxflynn
It's not an unfair characterization, though it is only one small piece of the argument. :)
Replying to @sxflynn
Actually, I hadn't come across that. My argument is mostly focused on university presses...
Replying to @midwinter_
Whatever you do, don't think about an elephant.
RT @mrmauritzen: Reading "Planned Obsolescence" by Kathleen Fitzpatrick @kfitz and have never been more optimistic about the future of t ...
Replying to @nancybaym
Rats.
Replying to @nancybaym
I guess we'll have to go to work.
Replying to @nancybaym
I know. I've looked for ways around it and just haven't found any.
Replying to @KelliMarshall and @samplereality
It was. And then there was BTCNew, which tried to keep the functionality alive. But I think it's gone now too.
Replying to @cscannella
Yes. Did you have a MobileMe acct before? If so, you actually need to delete the iCloud acct and re-add it. Alarming, but works.
Replying to @samplereality and @kellimarshall
I did decide against Disqus, because of accessibility issues. I also looked at IntenseDebate but haven't used.
RT @laura11D: Stop the illegals with 9% cattle prods 9%laser sharks 9%killer bees.
Sorry to have missed #cunypie with special appearances by @samplereality & @shannonmattern tonight! \(Not to mention @mkgold & @savasavasava\)
But glad I get to spend the end of the week with @briancroxall @vszabo & @nowviskie. \(When are the rest of you coming to visit?\)
Replying to @briancroxall, @mkgold and @boone
Tomorrow as in today? Or as in tomorrow? Let's confer!
Replying to @briancroxall, @mkgold and @boone
Have fun. Think of me, stuck in a meeting.
Replying to @sivavaid
I honestly wasn't sure at first if you were arguing about digital humanities or the designated hitter. Same either way, I guess.
Replying to @sivavaid and @unsworth
If you take "humanities computing" as an antecedent, it's older, actually!
RT @MLAnews: PDF files of the print version of the MLA Job Information List are now available for free at http://www.mla.org. Browse O ...
RT @nowviskie: This, btw, is how you earn your license to kvetch. No complaints about the #dh12 program by people who don't help review! ;)
The preceding is true about oh so many things. Or should be, at any rate.
Replying to @alothian
Hey! I want to hear more about this session, needless to say. I hope you'll blog it later...
Replying to @alothian
Fantastic; thanks -- and thanks for the link to the googledoc!
You know, I hear that if you were at #2011ASA, you'd be able to pick up a copy of Planned Obsolescence from NYU Press. http://nyupress.org/books/book-details.aspx?bookId=5008
Replying to @farman
Hey, thanks for the confirmation, and also for using that chapter! I'd love to hear how it went...
Replying to @farman
Very cool. Thanks for letting me know!
RT @cliotropic: Nick Mirzoeff argues that when you tweet or post to FB rather than commenting on a scholar's blog, you're privatizing th ...
Replying to @emarsh and @believermag
That is amazingly cool.
I'm a little amazed! RT @emarsh: @kfitz It is nice to see that Jonathan Lethem cites you in this month's @believermag
Replying to @emarsh
And from my first book, which… well, made a very very small impact. Shall we say.
I was supposed to be at this LSU-Auburn game, but other obligations intervened. CBS on the big screen is awesome, but it's not the same.
Replying to @loganpoppy
But you have a hard time getting her out of Tiger Stadium on a Saturday.
O. M. G.
Replying to @mmwwah
Only 3/4 of them. For LSU, 'Bama remains PE#1, thanks to the Great Traitor, Nick Satan. I mean Saban.
Replying to @mmwwah
Fascinating.
Replying to @mmwwah
Yeah, but *everybody* except LSU is still interesting.
Replying to @mmwwah
Tulane isn't SEC, though. They've never been seen by LSU as enough of a threat to warrant a real rivalry.
Replying to @mmwwah
Yeah, it's not hard to get LSU fans wound up about anybody. But everybody's way more than usually touchy about Bama. Especially now.
BOS. Up here for a workshop at MSR.
Yup, it's Boston. The view from my hotel room.
Replying to @debcha
No kidding!
Replying to @amandafrench
It's possible I'm just across the river from you!
Replying to @amandafrench
Good for you! Have a good trip back...
Replying to @tanyaclement
Hey, it could be a whole lot worse. http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/show/335083
Morning on the Charles seems not so terrible.
Replying to @tanyaclement
Ah, I wish I could. I am going to take a good walk, though!
Replying to @foundhistory
Heh. Looking forward to seeing you there!
At MSR for a workshop on Transforming Scholarly Communication. Spotted @foundhistory a while ago. http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/events/escience2011-scholarly-communications/agenda.aspx
Replying to @nancybaym
Cambridge! But alas, no @zephoria here today.
Replying to @nancybaym
Lee Dirks is running the workshop; I think Paul Oka is here; a few others to, I suspect...
Replying to @katecrawford and @nancybaym
Hey, excellent! If I can sneak away, I will.
Seeing some most awesome projects here at #msrworkshop. I want some of these for the humanities. Plz?
Replying to @foundhistory
EXACTLY. Or for other values of "published" than "in journals." #msrworkshop
Replying to @katecrawford
The break I thought I had at 3 did not materialize. I've got a few minutes now & can pop up, or tomorrow...
Replying to @katecrawford
Ack - headed back in. How about tomorrow around 11? I'll probably have to make it pretty quick, but I'd love to say hi.
Replying to @katecrawford
Will do!
Collapsed early last night after a long day of thinking hard at #msrworkshop. Up at 5 to get some work done before going back to it.
Replying to @mckenziewark
Thanks so much -- and thank you for the kind words on the back cover!
Reporting out at #msrworkshop. Great stuff - but I wish we'd gotten more of the great things happening outside the sciences into the mix.
The humanities, for instance, have a lot to contribute around open peer review. See @mediacommons experiments with ShakesQ! #msrworkshop
Replying to @kikidotca
We're very, very good at that, too.
RT @foundhistory: my 100 char take away from #msrworkshop: Sciences are way ahead on OA. Humanities are way ahead on reforming institutions.
Replying to @dean_guy
True; it's overwhelmingly a single-author culture. But we're working to change that! #msrworkshop
BOS > PHL > SCE. Tomorrow, my Open Access Week talk at Penn State! See you soon, @surlyF and @pmhswe.
Boarding in PHL for SCE, and not a moment too soon. Ready to get there already!
Replying to @BendProf
No, it's a CRJ! I get the fun Dash-8 on the way back tomorrow, though. :-/
Replying to @BendProf
There is very little like propellers to remind you that we don't live in the future yet.
A repeat for those who don't follow @BendProf: There is very little like propellers to remind you that we don't live in the future yet.
Why are conclusions so freaking hard?
Replying to @ayjay
EXACTLY.
Replying to @ayjay
This one is for a talk, and I find myself wanting to just trail off and say "so… what do YOU think?"
About to begin my Open Access Week talk at the Penn State University Library!
Replying to @HesterBlum
Yay, you did it!
Huge thanks to @pmhswe and @surlyF, and their colleagues, for such a great visit to the PSU library!
Now, SCE > PHL > LGA. And then home, and sleep. And back in the office tomorrow.
Replying to @miriamkp
Oh no! Feel better. :(
Replying to @nancybaym
I was betting you were talking about @verbalboysays! I am zero percent surprised, but super impressed.
RT @ksmoker: Whenever I see an Awl link that seems worth clicking on, I often find @mariabustillos waiting on the other side http://t.c ...
Replying to @ncecire and @tcarmody
Indeed. I know several toddlers who would benefit from fancified tutus!
Replying to @zachwhalen
On this episode of "This Old House," how painting all surfaces a black from which light cannot
escape
can
enlarge
your
space."
Replying to @fearv
If only there were an actual prize!
Replying to @samplereality
Jobs clearly not your field? No. A waste of time and $. Places you'd never move to? Probably. An open mind is a good thing.
Replying to @wragge
Congratulations!
Replying to @nancybaym and @alicetiara
I was thinking yesterday about Klout's announcement that it has a new, better algorithm. +
Replying to @nancybaym and @alicetiara
So now it measures something unfathomable far more sensitively.
Replying to @mariabustillos
Dude, it's *grilled cheese*. Whatever klout is, grilled cheese has got it.
Replying to @wpwend42 and @rgfeal
Members can log in at http://www.mlajournals.org and access more recent issues.
At least I'm not out in this anymore.
Replying to @annehelen
Yup. It's sloppy down here; I'll hope it's more frozen and less "wintry mix" up your way.
Replying to @brettbobley
I was asking myself more or less the same thing!
Okay, winter is a little early. The only appropriate response is to hibernate.
The terrace of icesomeness.
Very sorry not to be at #thatcamppub today - but after 10 straight days of reinventing scholarly communication, a day off was in order.
I'll be following #thatcamp #pub today, though; everybody make it a great one!
Replying to @surlyF
I know. Total slacker.
Replying to @shanakimball
I am so sorry not to get to hang out with you today. Soon, though, I'll hope!
Replying to @candrews
Wow! You rock - congrats!
I think my day of rigorously enforced non-work requires me to order in. But deciding what to order feels difficult.
The no-work rule, incidentally, will have to be relaxed a little this afternoon so I can do laundry.
Replying to @tcarmody
I know. It's like I can't help myself.
“@moncia: 3 mtgs on open peer review + white paper inviting comments. Due date: Summer 2012 #thatcamp #pub” //Mellon grant w/ @mediacommons!
So that laundry thing did not happen. Instead, there was the newspaper, a bunch of crosswords, futzing with my ebook library, & watching tv.
A successful Sunday all around. I'm only sorry there's only one of them.
Not to mention better-looking. http://www.businessinsider.com/mac-users-are-more-productive-2011-10
Replying to @rgfeal
Mais bien sûr!
International Berlin 9 conference on Open Access, Nov 9-10 in Washington DC! http://www.berlin9.org/news/11-1031.shtml
Replying to @kylebeachy
Hey, thanks! I really appreciate it.
Replying to @tjdupew
Hey, I'm a little excited, too! \(And thanks\!\)
Despite an inauspicious start, I am having a Very Good Day today. I don't think it's the caffeine talking, but it might be the treadmill.
Replying to @jwolman and @googlereader
Tease!
Replying to @jwolman
I'd really been giving them the benefit of the doubt. I wanted it to work. I'm now pretty doubtful.
RT @DLind: GUYS I FIGURED IT OUT. Google Reader just decided to dress up as a newer, crappier site for Halloween. ...Right?
Okay, I *was* having a Very Good Day, until Google Reader had to go and screw it up.
Wait: is this a marketing ploy? Next week they'll be all "oops, we didn't realize how much you loved us" & then introduce Greader Classic.
Replying to @tcarmody
Oh yeah, they'll replace the sugar with corn syrup. And the glass with plastic. But you'll be happy to have it anyway. #greader
I just ran my hand through my hair & came away with a blonde hair 4x longer than any of mine. How did someone else's hair end up IN MY HAIR?
Replying to @nancybaym
I didn't even know I had one of those. I should pay more attention.
Replying to @rgfeal
No less alarming for being entirely true.
Replying to @Ed_Raso
Seriously! I need some blacklights, moody music, and mysterious chemical jargon, stat!
Replying to @rgfeal
Possible; there were many trains and a couple of costumes. There was also the gym, though, which I'm trying not to ponder. *shivers*
Replying to @Ed_Raso
What's been done to that song is nothing short -- *puts on sunglasses* -- of a crime. \(YEAHHHHH\!\!\!\)
Replying to @Ed_Raso
Whew. It occured to me 90 seconds too late that, not knowing your role with those series, that may have been an assholish joke.
Replying to @JenHoward
This is true. Still mysterious, but true.
Replying to @Ed_Raso
That's a relief. Not the bed-crapping music industry part, of course. That part sucks.
Replying to @Ed_Raso
That's actually fantastic to hear. Are you guys still reading 2666?