2013 04 01 tweets
Indeed! // RT @dancohen: Kudos to @tmcphers, @craigdietrich, @opertoon and others @anvcscalar for the beta launch of Scalar. Looking great.
Replying to @academicdave
Actually, @lnakamur didn’t cross it out; that’s how we sent it to her. It’s not just okay with us, it’s our policy.
Replying to @academicdave
It’s a bump in the transition; the *issue* \(apparatus, TOC, etc\) is copyrighted by us, but the articles belong to the authors.
Replying to @academicdave
This was an unupdated footer; the final published version has the new one.
Replying to @academicdave
Yeah, and talking about OA, no less!
Replying to @academicdave
It’s a good day for mostly kidding.
Replying to @academicdave
I find the idea that there’s something you’ve been holding back mildly alarming. :)
Fantastic news: @CLIRnews receives Sloan Foundation grant to support data curation fellows: http://www.clir.org/about/news/pressrelease/sloan-data-curation-award
Replying to @ayjay
Ooh, so you went over to Fastmail. I am contemplating migrating in that direction myself; will look fwd to hearing how it continues.
Replying to @ayjay
Cool! The irony is that my work has recently gone over to Google Apps. I’m just nervous about the \(non\-paid\) personal stuff there.
Replying to @ayjay
Oh, yikes. That is a challenge.
Replying to @ayjay and @GetEditorially
Ooh, good question.
Replying to @wynkenhimself and @surlyF
Hmmm. I don’t know; I’ll poke around some. But yes, it is needed.
New post at Planned Obsolescence: Doubts. http://wp.me/p2w8Sh-D9 http://wp.me/s2w8Sh-doubts
Replying to @plragde
It was one of those that I woke up from thinking, wow, subtle work, unconscious.
Replying to @sleonchnm
Exactly!
RT @CLIRnews: CLIR names 2013 Mellon Dissertation Fellows http://bit.ly/10vmVjV
Replying to @dancohen
Absolutely - part of the encounter with something large and unknowable, I think.
Replying to @dancohen
That would be like one of those old Law & Order/Homicide crossover events, which used to freak me out: evidence that there was +
Replying to @dancohen
an actually existing world inside the television set, where characters moved across narratives.
Replying to @jmcclurken
Thanks, Jeff -- I really appreciate that!
Replying to @sherah1918
Exactly. It’s taken a whole lot of breathing and thinking “there are worse things than being stuck” to calm that down.
Replying to @jcmeloni
Don’t be! It actually helps to know that you’re not alone.
Replying to @jcmeloni
Dude, if I had a hammer, you know what I’d do?
Replying to @jcmeloni
All OVER this land.
RT @nowviskie: Updated MLA guidelines! Considerations for authors of digital resources & for campus IT collaborations: http://t.co/c ...
RT @rrkennison: Pondering latest piece by @kfitz, wondering whether fear, doubt aren't how we know we're in full-on #changeagent mode ht ...
Replying to @rrkennison
That’s a really great way of thinking about it -- thanks for that!
RT @AHAhistorians: Hiring: AHA Director of Scholarly Communication and Digital Initiatives http://bit.ly/Zdp8pZ #Twitterstorians #publ ...
@RBTatAHA Hey, somehow I missed the news of your new gig. Congratulations! I’ll look forward to hearing more of what’s ahead for you.
Headed out to Suffolk County Community College for Digital Humanities and the Transformation of the Disciplines. http://www.sunysuffolk.edu/cid
RT @wynkenhimself: What do I know now that I didn’t as a grad student? Everyone has #impostersyndrome. Let it free you to share enthusia ...
Ooh, I apparently joined Twitter 5 years ago today. I was a somewhat later than usual adopter, a little skeptical about what I’d find here.
Replying to @samplereality
SO ready.
Thinking I’m actually going to go old school for a bit today, close the laptop, open the notebook & pen, and let myself ponder analog-style.
Replying to @surlyF
Now *that* would rock.
RT @rgfeal: Greetings, #ACLA13 folk! Hope you'll check out http://commons.mla.org while you are together and see how it can be useful to ...
RT @AHAhistorians: RT @RBTatAHA: AHA now seeking Director of Scholarly Communication: http://t.co/f16xJ6k14G . Comes with terrific staff ...
.@mkgold, drawing on Occupy, asks “what is a Commons?”: “Not just the park, but the human microphone.” Not just space, but social system.
RT @rgfeal: The #MLA is hiring a Director of Programs and Assoc of Depts of For Langs. DM me nominations. Apply here. https://t.co/hfvoW ...
The world is totally determined to make me blow a gasket this morning. Stop it, world.
Replying to @LibSkrat
Merci.
Forget Thatcher. Annette Funicello! Now that's the end of an era.
RT @nowviskie: On this #dayofDH, ADHO seeks a volunteer publications liaison to boost the visibility of DH research & scholarship: h ...
I am soooooooo happy that spring finally arrived, so I can get some quality time in on the Terrace of Awesomeness before I bid it farewell.
RT @atrubek: ok here it is. "Giving Up Tenure" http://chronicle.com/article/Giving-Up-Tenure-Who-Does/138345/ \(cc @kfitz, @carinr\)
Replying to @atrubek
It’s fabulous, A - thanks for including my story!
Replying to @Ed_Raso
I know, right. I’m all about 70 today. I’m way less thrilled about 80 tomorrow.
Replying to @atrubek and @JoAnneRuvoli
As did mine.
Replying to @katinalynn
Enjoy it! It’s been ridiculous all day. Store some up for the next few...
Replying to @moncia
Very sorry I wasn’t able to be there for #ianno13; have to run a major committee meeting here tomorrow & Friday…
Replying to @samplereality
We all do.
Happy to have the #MLA Publications Committee in the office today and tomorrow!
Replying to @katinalynn
Ew.
Replying to @katinalynn
Awesome! One inappropriate compliment and he’ll have hit the trifecta.
Replying to @julia_flanders
Wow, congratulations! This is fabulous news, Julia; Northeastern is incredibly lucky to get you.
Replying to @samplereality
WOO-HOO! Congratulations to you and Davidson -- though I’m sorry about Mason...
Replying to @aram
Congratulations!
Replying to @shanakimball
This should go on my next book’s ad: “ '…sub @kfitz for Shakespeare.’ —Shana Kimball.”
Replying to @shanakimball
You will be taken up on that.
Fantastic day with the #MLA Publications Committee. Tomorrow we make crazy new plans for @MLACommons. Let us know what your fab ideas are!
Replying to @jasonrhody, @atrubek, @amandafrench, @wynkenhimself and @miriamkp
I always heard the alt in alt-ac as being akin to alt-country, alt-folk, etc. +
Replying to @jasonrhody, @atrubek, @amandafrench, @wynkenhimself and @miriamkp
Not at all plan B; independent, experimental, funky.
Replying to @atrubek, @jasonrhody, @amandafrench, @wynkenhimself and @miriamkp
I dunno. For a broad value of “rooted in” it is: intellectual, pedagogical, etc.
Replying to @jasonrhody
Did I ever tell you that for the first few years I blogged I had a DOJ address that used to pop up in my stats all the time?
Replying to @jasonrhody
Freaked me out! 2002: the gov't is watching! Turned out to be a former student. Phew.
Replying to @jasonrhody
Wow. They’re sneaky.
Replying to @jasonrhody
Heck, they’d never miss it.
Replying to @tcarmody
EAT EVERYTHING.
New special issue of Journal of e-Media Studies, “Computational Cultures after the Cloud,” Jentery Sayers, guest ed: http://journals.dartmouth.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Journals.woa/xmlpage/4/issue
Replying to @samplereality
I look forward to that this summer myself. The question, however, is will they fit in one state.
Replying to @samplereality
75% of my books, however, I have not seen for 2.5 years. It may be time to weed the collection.
Replying to @wynkenhimself and @rgfeal
Also: http://www.mta.info/weekender.html
RT @AnvilAcademic: New CFP for @archivejournal \(http://archivejournal\.net\): "Publishing the Archive" | Guest-edited by @anvilacademic: http ...
Replying to @wynkenhimself
Yay, you! That @alexismadrigal has discerning taste.
Woke up about 15 minutes ago from a really intense nap, the first I’ve taken in weeks. A bit dazed by it, which is not at all unpleasant.
Spending today reading Travis McDade’s Thieves of Book Row. Early 20th c New York, rare books, & organized crime: just fascinating.
Replying to @karikraus
Thoroughly enjoying it!
New post at Planned Obsolescence: Running. http://wp.me/s2w8Sh-running
Replying to @dancohen
Unmeasured! It’s funny the alarm that sets off in my head. How do you know how well you’re doing without assessment?!? \(sigh\)
Replying to @dancohen and @patrick_mj
Indeed, on all counts!
Replying to @tcarmody
Dude, what are you doing in BR? Stroube’s downtown; Tsunami for sushi & river view; Chimes for food & LSU nostalgia. I have more!
Replying to @tcarmody
Mansur’s & Juban’s are also faves.
Replying to @tcarmody
I spent many a wayward evening there. The crawfish étouffée remains some of my favorite.
Today’s the deadline for applications for the new ADHO publications liaison! Please encourage good folks to apply: http://adho.org/announcements/2013/apply-be-adhos-publications-liaison
Replying to @melissaterras
Hey, great news! Congratulations!
About to talk to the folks at @SSRC_org. Having crazy space envy; this place is beautiful!
Replying to @RBTatAHA
Very hard to believe! Best of luck in all the next things.
RT @jonathandirk: Listening to @kfitz talk, I'm considering joining the MLA just to have a chance to explore @MLACommons. #SSRCtalks
Oh no.
Replying to @sramsay
I’m so glad to hear they’re all okay. How terrifying.
Lots of helicopters and sirens in midtown. I’m sure it’s just the usual doing of business here, but it’s freaking me out.
Replying to @nancybaym
So glad to hear that you and yours are all okay. It’s all just awful.
Replying to @nancybaym
So glad he’s safe. Sending you virtual hugs until you get home.
Replying to @debcha
Oh no! Poor thing. I hope she’s okay -- and that you are, too.
Replying to @debcha
Must have been a terrifying few seconds for everyone involved. So glad to know she’s doing okay.
Replying to @sramsay
I am sending you one through the matter replicator.
RT @BostonDotCom: Are you a Boston Marathoner who needs a play to stay? http://bit.ly/XD0xYq Have a place to offer runners? http://t.c ...
RT @dpla: A Message from Executive Director Dan Cohen regarding this week's DPLA Launch event: http://hvrd.me/17jrPUH
Replying to @dpla and @dancohen
I can only imagine how difficult this must be. Thinking of all of you, and hoping to celebrate with you soon.
Okay, it’s 8.30. I’m not sure what’s sadder: that I’m thinking of going to bed, or that I feel the need to seek absolution for it.
On my way up to @CCSU to talk with @jbj and others about the future of peer review. Come say hi!
Replying to @jbj
*whistles eerily*
Replying to @LibSkrat
I’m a bit behind, having been on the road today, but congratulations! Fabulous news & well deserved.
RT @surlyF: I'm going to go on record and say that today was a pretty suck day in these United States.
Just home after a fun visit to CCSU today. Thanks for having me up, @jbj!
Replying to @katinalynn
I had so many days in SoCal where I wanted to phone the set decoration guys and say “dudes, this is totally unrealistic.”
Come join me at the MLA, as director of programs and the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages \(ADFL\): https://secure.interfolio.com/apply/21460
I have cracked the code on the custom salad place around the corner, and can now reliably generate the perfect salad on command.
If only I had the patience to purchase, wash, combine, chop, and pack up that salad at home.
Replying to @veek
I look forward to the possibility of actually living 2 blocks from an awesome farmer’s market someday...
Replying to @bukuwawa
Oh, not even. I still have to get through the coop board interview and, with luck, close thereafter…
Replying to @bukuwawa
Indeed! But like really really QUIET potluck social events that would never disturb anyone.
Replying to @jwolman
Oh. Uh oh.
Huge congratulations to @dancohen and the entire @dpla crew on today’s launch! So nice to have something unequivocally happy today.
Replying to @jwolman
Also very attractive.
Replying to @journalsmith
It is an exceedingly valuable skill, when standing in a high-pressure fast-moving custom salad assembly line.
Replying to @profwernimont
You have NO idea how much I miss the market there. Cling to that year-round produce, my friend!
Replying to @cscannella
Rilly? Congratulations! #OMGindeed
Yay! //RT @jasonrhody: Very pleased to be part of the @Mediacommons survey on DH & media studies: Boolean Logic of DH http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/question/what-are-differentiations-and-intersections-media-studies-and-digital-humanities/response/b
Replying to @nowviskie and @MLAconvention
Mwa-ha-ha.
10 good things about a horrifying week, for which, seriously, thanks: http://www.salon.com/2013/04/19/10_good_things_about_a_horrifying_week/
Either this whole running thing is suddenly going REALLY REALLY well, or I’ve finally managed to unleash the endorphins again. #lookoutworld
Replying to @acavender
I like the way you think!
Replying to @mmwwah
If the Kraken allows you to feel like YOU COULD DO ANYTHING, then yeah, totally.
“The professor is... out of students’ reach, only slightly more accessible than the pope or Thomas Pynchon.” http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/opinion/sunday/grading-the-mooc-university.html?src=rechp
Replying to @BiellaColeman
Exactly. At best large public institutions will become a kind of Peoples Express \(and we know how well that worked\).
Replying to @sramsay
That’s exactly the thing that’s had me so troubled; for me, learning has always happened in discussion \(both as student & as prof\).
Replying to @sramsay
Perhaps CUNY’s Just Publics POOC \(P is for participatory\) might be a start: http://justpublics365.commons.gc.cuny.edu/open-online-seminar-gc-cuny/
Replying to @BiellaColeman, @mattthomas and @jon_penney
As a past president of my former institution said of Western Governors U, he’d take their model +
Replying to @BiellaColeman, @mattthomas and @jon_penney
seriously as soon as the western governors sent their own kids there.
Either the allergen count has exploded in NYC today or I’m coming down with something. \(Please please let it be the allergen count\.\) #poorme
Oh my yes. Germano: “Academe has been in the snow-globe business for years.” http://chronicle.com/article/Do-We-Dare-Write-for-Readers-/138581/is
It’s mornings like these that make me SO HAPPY that everything in the Apple environment JUST WORKS. #grrrr
Replying to @coryb
SO MANY THINGS. You would think that trying to get a photo from an iPhone to a Mac was the equivalent of the moon landing.
RT @MLACommons: We are thrilled to announce that Katina Rogers will be joining the MLA staff as managing editor of MLA Commons: http://t.co…
No sooner did I brag about having cracked the code on the perfect custom salad than today, they ran out of kale. This is unacceptable.
Spinach: a sad, sad substitute.
Replying to @miriamkp and @katinalynn
We're thrilled, and really looking forward to cooking up new plans!
Replying to @ranti
Thank you for sympathizing with my plight.
V curious! //RT @uncertaincommon: @kfitz Publishing experiment from Duke UP in May: *Speculate This!* \(collaborative, anonymous, electronic\)
Replying to @uncertaincommon
You are most welcome! Looking forward to finding out more.
Replying to @jmcclurken
Congratulations!
Replying to @foundhistory
Huge congratulations, Tom! This really is the spring of great big DH career announcements, isn’t it?
RT @mediacommons: Call for responses to the next MediaCommons survey: Teaching with Technology. http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/content/cfr-teaching-technology
Replying to @boone
You know of course that sent me madly checking to see which address my message from this morning got autocompleted to...
Replying to @sramsay
And here I was assuming he was coming to join #cunypie.
The world is really trying to make me have an aneurysm \(or a breakdown\) this morning. Cut it out, world.
Replying to @mkirschenbaum and @ENGL668K
That’s fantastic! I hope it goes well -- and I’d love to hear about the discussion...
Replying to @mkirschenbaum
I suspect I’m going to be at dinner then, but if I’m not, I will do so!
Replying to @captain_primate
Is that your OWN VIEW you have expressed there?
Replying to @captain_primate
I kinda assumed.
RT @aperren: Bad news @MC_IMR is down due to server problems. Good news: I suddenly get a sense of how many people are using it.
Replying to @shanakimball
I know MPubs will miss you terribly, but speaking for NYC pubs, YAY!!! So exciting for you, and for us, too!
New post at Planned Obsolescence: Dear Hosting Provider. http://wp.me/p2w8Sh-Dn
Replying to @jmittell
I’m not going to name names here. But I’ve just commented on the post, with a link to the \(non\-\)site, which names names for me!
Replying to @wynkenhimself
Seriously. My blood pressure did not need this.
Hey, turns out that whole mess with our hosting provider? It wasn’t elective surgery; it was a routine procedure. http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/blog/dear-hosting-provider/#comment-35296
\(Too bad we still died on the operating table\.\)
Replying to @stephharves
Amazingly, that is the smaller part of the disaster of my day. The rest sorted itself out but made for a harrowing few hours.
Replying to @stephharves
Will fill you in at some point after my blood pressure gets back to normal.
Replying to @MelissaRogers17 and @ENGL668K
Sorry I wasn't online to get this in real time. If you mean the thing in the Barthelme 1st para collex, yes!
Replying to @MelissaRogers17 and @ENGL668K
But now I want to know how you came across that, if so. #engl668k
Replying to @MelissaRogers17 and @ENGL668K
Amazing. Is the whole thing in JSTOR? It was an issue of Mississippi Review, right? A billion years ago, that.
Replying to @sleonchnm
Oh please god yes.
Replying to @sleonchnm
That would be awesome.
Day 4 of total allergy freakout. Must take measures. The question: take a second antihistamine, or an antihistamine-decongestant combo?
Replying to @boone
I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
Replying to @bigjondaniel
There has been neti-ing. It helps -- but I am NOT neti-ing in the office.
Replying to @wynkenhimself
It does, big time. But then I leave my house, and the freakout returns. And there will be no neti-ing over non-private sinks.
Replying to @wynkenhimself
Kinda what I’m thinking. I hit a point with allergies where I sort of have to hard reboot my sinuses. Decongestant it is.
Replying to @wynkenhimself
Ugh, poor thing. I hope it passes soon. Stupid springtime flowers.
Replying to @jonathandirk, @alexhanna and @mdupray
MLA Commons is at http://commons.mla.org; let me know how I can help!
Replying to @clioweb
Aw! Welcome Ari Beth, and congratulations to her parents!
RT @moncia: Day 2 of @mediacommons being down. Team hard at work on better error message & of course getting the site up. #gnashingofteeth
Yes, our hosting provider managed to “upgrade” our server to a state in which @mediacommons cannot even generate a meaningful error message.
Replying to @mkirschenbaum
Happy to be an object lesson, I guess. :(
Replying to @DerekTippets
Media Temple.
Replying to @DerekTippets
I’d have to confirm with our dev team, but I’m 90% sure it’s dedicated.
RT @moncia: Thanks to Carol Kassel, we have a comprehensible error message up on @mediacommons. Still working to get the site up. http://t.…
Replying to @kimonizer
Hey, congratulations! That’s great news!
New at Planned Obsolescence \(and not at all accidentally posted in the off\-hours\): Cheese. http://wp.me/p2w8Sh-Dq http://wp.me/s2w8Sh-cheese
Wish me luck, folks. #willexplainlater
Thanks everybody! Was headed in for my interview with the coop board. Everything seems to have gone well. #fingersstillcrossedtho
Replying to @jmittell and @moncia
Hey, that little image means the @mediacommons server is once again aware that it’s supposed to run Drupal! Progress!
RT @mediacommons: MediaCommons Press is back! http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/mcpress/ Let us know if you encounter any glitches. The rest of MediaCommons wi…
Okay! Interview done, @MediaCommons on its way back. If I can clear my sinuses, all will be right with the world.
Replying to @jwolman
Who can, my friend. Who can.
Replying to @savasavasava
Wow, thank YOU. That’s an awfully nice thing to hear!
Replying to @savasavasava
You got it!
Replying to @msbonn
That is awesome.
Replying to @jambina and @msbonn
Ooh, I love it. Thanks for sharing!
RT @OASymposium: Check out the page for our #oa13unt Keynote Speaker @kfitz! http://ow.ly/kiItq and register now! http://ow.ly/kiIyE
YAAAAAAY the coop board approval just came through! Now on to try to get ten people in a room to close this sale already. #yay
My piece on shame, in the Chronicle Review. // RT @rgfeal: Courage replaces shame! Tx, @kfitz http://chronicle.com/article/shameonyou/138579/
Replying to @wynkenhimself
They remain one of my favorite things about the internet.
RT @mediacommons: And -- we’re back! \(With a little attempt to explain what happened\.\) http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/content/what-happened
New at Planned Obsolescence: What Happened? http://wp.me/p2w8Sh-DB
My mantra got me through this week: “I can and will find the whiskey.” That, and a ton of really good colleagues. Thanks, everybody.
Replying to @aperren
Please let us know how we can help! I’m still hoping that we can recover everything, of course.
Replying to @aperren
That may not be a bad idea. I think the front page survey is going to take a similar approach.
Replying to @aperren
The survey? Yes, this week’s posts are still missing. Also comments, of which there were a bunch of great ones!
Replying to @aperren
I’m trying to remain hopeful about recovery. I know how frustrating it is, though!
The paywall has been dropped on my Chronicle Review column on shame, Twitter, and academic culture: http://chronicle.com/article/shameonyou/138579/
Replying to @RohanMaitzen
I know. I have concerns about how we use it sometimes, but that’s on us, not the form.
Replying to @CapitolClio
Thanks, Meredith. I still love it here, but there are waves of snark that wear me out a bit.
Replying to @academicdave
Hey, congratulations! That’s huge!
Okay, hands up, Twitter: who *isn’t* changing jobs?
Replying to @academicdave
And you’ll be right down the road \(or rail\)!
Replying to @briancroxall
You & I changed jobs before changing jobs was cool.
Replying to @LibSkrat
Yay for doing great where you are!
Replying to @academicdave
In an extremely kind way! Thank you. \(And good on ya on getting tenure at the new joint\.\)
Replying to @jcmeloni
Yay for that!
Replying to @shermandorn
Nice.
Replying to @Ted_Underwood
What will that do to your commute?
Replying to @jcmeloni
I’ll keep you posted; the DLTS folks are early in the search.
Replying to @surlyF
Yay! or Sigh. Depending.
Replying to @surlyF
Yay!
Replying to @Ted_Underwood
That totally sounds like the definition of win-win.
Replying to @nancybaym
A good data visualization project.
Replying to @d_kompare
Excellent!
Replying to @academicdave
That’s really fantastic. I’m looking forward to hearing more about the new program!
Replying to @rrkennison
We’ve got a couple of months or so then.
Replying to @elotroalex
Excellent!
Replying to @amandafrench
Yay!
Replying to @plragde
Very interesting...
Replying to @mmwwah
Oh, definitely!
Replying to @shanakimball
I am intrigued. This is obviously a portent for our future NYC collaborations: elaborate, improvised, futuristic!
Replying to @mmwwah
Not that I’m *not*, I think you meant to say. :)
Replying to @msbonn
LIKE.
Replying to @BendProf
Oh, Stacey -- I’m so sorry!
Yes! // RT @jmcclurken: Congrats to @nowviskie for her great profile in the @chronicle list of 2013 tech innovators! http://chronicle.com/article/Devising-New-Roles-for/138809/
Replying to @sramsay
The @chronicle uses Mr./Ms. for everybody, for better or for worse.
Replying to @atrubek
Ideally speaking, what kind of time commitment should someone taking your course plan on?
Replying to @atrubek
Excellent! I am pondering, as you may guess...
Replying to @atrubek
Excellent. I’ll take a close look at my calendar and see if it makes sense.
Replying to @literarychica and @atrubek
That’s great to know. Thanks, Liana!
Great interview by @ernestopriego with @rgfeal on the humanities in the public arena: http://4humanities.org/2013/04/rosemary-g-feal-interview/.
Replying to @DoughertyJack
Alas, everything that got posted last week is still missing. We’re attempting to dig out of nightly backups...
Replying to @GeorgeOnline
Totally! I will look forward to hearing about those new responsibilities!
Replying to @techsoc and @EliSymeon
Ta-da: http://www.mla.org/style/handbook_faq/cite_an_ebook
Replying to @techsoc
Yes, I think you can skip it, but it depends on the preferences of the venue for which you’re writing.
Replying to @adelinekoh
WOO HOO! Congrats, Adeline!
Replying to @crsbecker
Don’t know if you got a million responses to this, but \(a\) YES, and \(b\) try Downcast, which rocks.