2012 12 01 tweets
Saturday. Is. Awesome. I’ve unpacked, gone grocery shopping, done some cleaning. Now I’m making split pea soup. I may even do laundry.
There’s something amazing \(and perhaps a little sad\) about how good it feels to be able to get life at home in order.
Okay, the split pea soup is AWESOME. And the laundry is done. There might be a nap coming soon. #wildsaturday #lookoutworld
Replying to @amndw2
It’s pretty great, isn’t it?
Remembering with a mild surprise what a beautifully vicious little tune Simon & Garfunkel’s last song was. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jg8jf9oTjw
RT @MC_IMR: Want to keep up with all the projects of our "parent" site, MediaCommons? If so, please "like" its facebook page & follo ...
Replying to @blros
Thanks, Brian!
This day. Oh, man, this day. On the positive side, I just had my Global Entry interview, which was \(a\) next door, and \(b\) five minutes.
On the other side? Databases. Is all I’m saying.
Replying to @naypinya
Yes, I do -- enough that this will improve my travel life a good bit.
RT @MurraysCheese: Bill Murray just bought a Murray's tshirt at our store in @GrandCentralNYC and now we have to close because all our s ...
A pretty nifty CFP from @AnvilAcademic for projects built upon existing digital tools and collections: http://anvilacademic.org/submission-guidelines/built-upon-series-cfp/
The amazing split pea soup I made this weekend is even better today. And very nice on a killer sore throat. #sadface
Dear Rev. of Higher Education: thanks for the thoughtful review of my book! But how did you get a paper price of $110? http://nyupress.org/books/book-details.aspx?bookId=5008
Aw, man. All of my people seem to be at #mediaplaces2012, making me nostalgic for my visit to #HUMlab last year.
Replying to @annettemarkham
Sadly, I wasn’t invited. I did get to visit last year, though, so I can’t feel too bad about it.
At the launch of Open Utopia, at the NYU Digital Humanities Initiative. Very cool project I supported on Kickstarter!
Duncombe: Realizing that More's Utopia had less to do w/specificity of this Utopia than w/getting readers to imagine what Utopia might be.
Duncombe: Utopia as an imaginal machine, pushing readers to conceive of new worlds; Open Utopia encourages the same.
Replying to @jcmeloni and @amndw2
We waved.
Replying to @amndw2
Briefly. I have a conversation I have to have as soon as the presentation is done, and then have another talk I have to run to.
Replying to @amndw2
\(Rita Raley\!\)
RT @nypl_labs: "It's kinda like Pinterest for the @nytimes." WAIT WHAT?! Seriously!? Awesome!
Check out Compendium from @nytlabs
http: ...
Now at an absolutely fascinating talk by @ritaraley on disintegrated reading and intermedial textual practices.
Disintegration: a turn away from suturing, away from the assemblage, away from the continuous, toward whatever catches the eye. @ritaraley
No absolute value can be assigned to integrated or disintegrated reading; neither provides any guaranteed benefit or injury. @ritaraley
\(@ritaraley put that way better than I did\.\)
Replying to @brettbobley
Dude. Really? I now owe @ritaraley a really nice dinner.
Replying to @elikaortega and @ritaraley
Her slides were mostly images; I'm sure the article/chapter will be published soon, though.
Replying to @brettbobley and @ritaraley
That's awfully nice. Let's talk!
RT @archivejournal: issue 2 of @archivejournal on undergraduates in the archive: robots, papers, video, public humanities & more! ht ...
Replying to @nowviskie
That’s huge -- congratulations!
Replying to @adelinekoh
Can you email me about this please?
Having one of those "you know, actually putting the coffee in the coffee maker might result in a better cup of coffee" kind of mornings.
Replying to @nancybaym
Exactly.
Replying to @literarychica
I came very close, but at the last second realized I was about to pour hot water into an empty AeroPress.
New post at Planned Obsolescence: Feeling My Way Through http://wp.me/p2w8Sh-CL
Replying to @KLeuner
We will be asking questions about the experience, definitely, but probably within the beta testers group itself.
Replying to @ncecire
Thank you!
Replying to @wynkenhimself and @sleonchnm
I’m only 7 hours late, but that is the coolest.
Annals of comment spam: "Yes! Finally someone writes about %keyword1%." #indeed
Replying to @readywriting
Hi, Lee. Want to email me about this?
Replying to @readywriting
Great!
I have written a screed. How scredulous it is will be determined tomorrow morning, whereon I will decide whether to post it or not.
But nonetheless! ::shakes fist::
Replying to @academicdave
Ah, the days of pseudonymity. Not that I ever really had them, but I miss them anyhow.
Replying to @surlyF
Eh, sleeping in is probably fine. I'm more likely to post a screed after the morning 4/5 train, anyhow.
Replying to @dandyroll
No, not at all. In fact, I didn't even know they'd posted the ad!
Replying to @dandyroll
Having seen it: it's not how I would have defined the position, but it's no longer mine to define. I'm sure it'll get good apps.
Replying to @dandyroll
That is indeed an odd place. It's apparently up on the Chronicle today.
Okay, rant on. New post at Planned Obsolescence: "Neoliberal." http://wp.me/p2w8Sh-CN
Replying to @tcarmody
Many recent instances have been of the “DH is evidence of neoliberal capitulation” variety.
RT @Ted_Underwood: @tcarmody @kfitz If you want instances, seriously all you need do is search twitter on "neoliberal." It means what "b ...
Replying to @fitz2503
Think you've got the wrong person, but good luck!
RT @MLAconvention: You can now browse and search for #mla13 sessions on your smartphone at http://mla13.org!
Replying to @amandafrench, @tcarmody and @wynkenhimself
I missed #mlatshirts today, but this is awesome.
New post on Planned Obsolescence: More on That Word. http://wp.me/p2w8Sh-CP
Replying to @mmwwah
Look out! Ranting will happen.
RT @anildash: Our culture is cowed by extremists who would rather see dead children than let go of their fantasy of armed insurrection. ...
This day has utterly wrecked me. I am so, so sorry, that this is the world that we've made.
Okay, this is crazy: my first book gets a mention in the NYTBR review of Mr. Penumbra. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/16/books/review/mr-penumbras-24-hour-bookstore-by-robin-sloan.html?_r=0
Replying to @s3jones
Hey, super cool!
Replying to @tmccormick
Very interesting! I might actually have a good platform for such a project… coming soon to #mla13.
Replying to @miriamkp
Yay! Little peanut! I hope you all get some sleep.
Replying to @pmhswe and @amandafrench
It's fabulous, and very near me!
Replying to @dancohen and @briancroxall
Indeed. Saw it yesterday; completely fantastic.
Replying to @kfitz
A genuine answer, @ryancordell: Scholarly community. Your work in the place where those you want to reach are also working. #mlacommons
Replying to @ryancordell
Trust me, I *completely* understand.
Replying to @GeorgeOnline and @ryancordell
Excellent! We're definitely hoping members will do that.
Replying to @jonbecker and @ryancordell
A focused, field-based scholarly community working thru a professional org has benefits. Evaluation, filtering, etc.
Replying to @literarychica and @MLAconvention
#MLACommons launches 3 Jan, but there might be a #THATCampMLA preview...
Replying to @peter_garofalo and @MLAnews
Personification is indeed a rhetorical device, often used for literary purposes. Some non-literary, too.
Replying to @jonbecker and @ryancordell
We're hoping to build a federated network of commonses, allowing both for disciplinary focus and interdisc collab.
Replying to @pfyfe and @ryancordell
Absolutely - one of its key purposes.
Replying to @BendProf and @literarychica
Live demos in the exhibit hall theater Fri, Sat, & Sun at 10.30am, plus a table in the reg area during all biz hrs.
Replying to @BendProf and @literarychica
Also, I hear rumors of a big cake in the MLA booth on Saturday afternoon...
Replying to @BendProf
Hmmm. Haven't heard anything, but will pass on in the morning.
RT @jcmeloni: Help Us Help You! @Interfolio is looking for usability testing participants at #mla13 \(or remotely\) http://bit.ly/IntfUXTest
Replying to @brettbobley
So great to see you! I hope the rest of the trip was grand, and the travel smooth.
Replying to @nowviskie and @captain_primate
The bidding process helped encourage that, I think; I got to evaluate things I wanted to read! #DH2013
Replying to @nowviskie
Not at all incidentally & I'm sure you're already on this, but I hope the PC publishes about the process. So much worth sharing!
Replying to @nowviskie
It could be a great idea - showing how we bring our methods to bear on our own processes. Could help so many other conferences.
Take my word; it's a good one. // RT @dhnow: Job: Asst or Assoc Prof of Media Theory, Pomona College, Media Studies http://dhnow.org/Ta7uOn
Replying to @jmittell, @sivavaid and @nancybaym
Aw shucks.
Replying to @djp2025
We're in limited testing right now, but will be opening the beta fairly soon… #mla13 #MLACommons
Replying to @Brinkmanship, @eetempleton, @amandafrench, @samplereality, @wynkenhimself and @mkirschenbaum
Not sure about my availability, but keep me posted.
Oh, but it's such a great thing to be reminded of one's essential stupidity. #sigh
Replying to @ncecire
I can always count on you for support.
Replying to @ncecire
A mantra that can serve us all well in trying times.
Replying to @LibSkrat
I only wish that I could say it were so.
Replying to @samplereality
I could not possibly agree with you more.
Replying to @literarychica, @bendprof and @pannapacker
This was the case when I was in grad school too. They called it "merit."
Replying to @wynkenhimself, @rgfeal and @samplereality
I have wondered. It reads like an elaborate \(if not very good\) bit of early web fiction.
Replying to @wynkenhimself, @rgfeal and @samplereality
Like what was that one about all the twenty-somethings living in that house?
Replying to @BendProf and @rgfeal
You too, Stacey!
Replying to @ryancordell
So sorry for the unglad tidings or more or less the opposite of joy. Good luck with the cleanup & let me know if I can help.
Replying to @ryancordell
Ugh. I'm so sorry. There's a bunch of advice to be found out there on clearing the hack up...
It's a very strange thing to begin a work day just as everyone at home goes to bed, and end it just as they start getting online again.
Replying to @jmittell
Actually, it would be "@FilmCritHULK": http://www.mla.org/style/handbook_faq/cite_a_tweet
Replying to @jmittell
Oh, interesting! Is the essay authored by "Film Crit Hulk"? Or "FILMCRITHULK" as on the blog?
Replying to @jmittell
Hmm. I'd probably go with "Film Crit Hulk," in that case. The Handbook supports single-name pseudonyms \(Stendhal, Moliere\) & I'm +
Replying to @jmittell
pretty sure that "Hulk" is not intended as a surname.
Replying to @jmittell
Oh, this isn't authorial intention, this is publisher intention. Publishers never die. \(Ha\. Ha ha\. Um…\)
Replying to @jmittell
Seriously, the Handbook argues for using names, titles, etc as found on the title page of a text, which is publisher-controlled.
Replying to @jmittell
In the case of a blog post or blog-engine-published essay, that would be the way the engine renders the username, I guess.
Replying to @ryancordell and @finnarne
If you don't have a Google Webmaster Tools account, I'd strongly recommend signing up. That will allow you to +
Replying to @ryancordell and @finnarne
indicate that you're aware of the problem & working to fix it, and to request a recrawl when ready.
Replying to @ryancordell and @finnarne
I think it's all google juice: the illusion of links still drives up their page rank, or so I suspect.
Replying to @rgfeal
I cannot get that link to work; not sure what's up.
Replying to @ryancordell and @finnarne
Mine was @DreamHost as well. Check their wiki for info on how to harden your security settings; makes a huge diff.
Replying to @ryancordell and @finnarne
Not yet, alas. Still an online drugstore.
Replying to @finnarne and @ryancordell
That *is* odd.
Replying to @ryancordell and @finnarne
Nope; have cleared cache. Will send you a screenshot.
Replying to @finnarne and @ryancordell
It's possible that it's a propagation issue; I'm in France right now.
RT @MLACommons: We're gearing up for a big launch party in Boston. Come join us at #mla13!
RT @MLACommons: The festivities include MLA Commons demos Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 10:30 am in the Exhibit Hall Theater. http:// ...
Replying to @dancohen and @jenhoward
Agreed. I think it's a savvy move. It's got that Krakauer Everest appeal that can draw readers into an unexpected pub +
Replying to @dancohen and @jenhoward
or mode of pub.
RT @nmhouston: You don't have to wait until January 1 to start doing something differently.
Replying to @epistemographer
Okay, given that you sold me on the Fitbit, I'll want to hear about your experience with this.
Replying to @stephharves and @mmwwah
I AM MISSING THE SNOW AGAIN. This better not be all we get this season. #wordsImaylivetoregret
Replying to @stephharves and @mmwwah
Ugh. I was sorry to miss the snow, but that's not what I wanted for you!
What started out as a simple idea for my bit of a roundtable has gotten quite complicated & now cannot be fit into the time allowed. #mla13
Stupid writing process. #mla13
Replying to @CapitolClio
Possibly. Or possibly I've just overthought what really ought to be a pretty simple thing. SIGH.
Replying to @bonniekyburz
I will get out the pruning shears; I want everyone else to get theirs on the table, too!
Replying to @HesterBlum, @mkgold and @MLACommons
Yay! Thanks, both of you!
Replying to @samplereality
If I cut all the prepositional phrases, I think I can come in under the buzzer. #mla13
Replying to @eetempleton
And breathing. If I eliminate the breathing, I can probably save 30 seconds or so.
Replying to @kakennedy
I'd say adjectives are stupid, but that would require caving in to their demands.
Replying to @wynkenhimself
It is! I think I can cut enough, though; I really have just overcomplicated this thing.
Replying to @kakennedy
Excellent! I was amazed how well it worked.
No no no no. // RT @AP: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton admitted to hospital with blood clot following concussion: http://apne.ws/ZNqbwE
Replying to @kakennedy
It's not a bad idea; I'll put that on the list.
Replying to @nancybaym
I wish you all better from here.
Replying to @nancybaym
Incidentally, I'll be sorry not to be able to pop by & say hi during the convention, but I'm going to be sprinting throughout.
Replying to @samplereality
Woohoo! \(And FYI, this tweet produced at least five other new accounts in the minute thereafter\.\)
Uh, you guys? They call it a *silent* phase for a reason. http://commons.mla.org
Replying to @samplereality
Excellent indeed. And my last was sarcasm, in case that wasn't clear. +
Replying to @samplereality
The more people who log in today, the less likely the server will melt on Thursday.
Replying to @dancohen
:)
Replying to @emilyhegarty
It's so close to ready until we're very happy to have people stopping in! \(Sorry the joke didn't quite play\.\)
Okay, note to self: sarcasm doesn't always transmit with the tweet.
Replying to @patrick_mj
Wise, man. Wise.
Replying to @JenServenti
Yeah, really! ... Oh, wait. I get it!
Happy New Year from Paris, all. See you in Boston tomorrow night, for #thatcampmla Wednesday and #MLA13 starting Thursday!
Replying to @jgieseking
PHEW. All fingers still crossed, though.
Replying to @katinalynn
There was champagne and a lot of raw & smoked fish. We'd met our foie gras quota on Christmas Eve, happily! Missed oysters, tho.
Replying to @MLAconvention
The year is looking good so far!
Replying to @literarychica
Excellent - and a happy new year to you!