2013 10 01 tweets
Replying to @melissaterras
Congratulations, Melissa — I hope it’s a great day!
Sending all my best thoughts today to my friends at @NEH_ODH and elsewhere in the government. Thank you for everything you do on our behalf.
Replying to @brettbobley
Here’s hoping you get to enjoy the vast majority of the month back in the office.
Replying to @brettbobley
I did not! The things a person can discover.
RT @MLACommons: Go beyond prepared papers at #mla14 with dynamic, innovative session formats: http://convention.commons.mla.org/?p=250. How are you structuri…
Replying to @ayjay and @tcarmody
Indeed! I will hope for awesome things ahead.
Replying to @tcarmody and @shanakimball
Hey, excellent! We will have to introduce you to our favorite bars. Um, places. I mean places.
Replying to @tcarmody and @shanakimball
Appropriate and family friendly.
Replying to @tcarmody and @shanakimball
Dude, I live in Park Slope. I’ve been in bars where there were more people under 5 than over 21.
Replying to @tcarmody, @atrubek and @shanakimball
Awesome.
Hello, Chicago! I’m giving the Dean’s Lecture at Columbia College this evening. Hope to see some of you there.
Replying to @amandafrench and @NEH_ODH
:(
Ridiculously gorgeous early October day here in Chicago. Surprised the House hasn’t found a way to shut this weather down.
Yes. // RT @ekansa @amandafrench I don’t know what to say. I’m so sorry about @NEH_ODH and, though this sounds corny, the whole country. :(
My former student who is a House staffer is dutifully reporting - unpaid - from the Hill.
14 House R’s now publicly support the Senate’s clean CR. Bring it to the floor, Boehner. Let our government work.
Replying to @wynkenhimself
Oh, @beccarosen only got to see *some* of the best stuff. I see no reference to suffering Her Majesty’s grievous indignation.
Replying to @wynkenhimself and @briancroxall
Not that I recall… but migraines do funny things to my memory.
Replying to @briancroxall and @wynkenhimself
Thanks for the link; good to know!
Replying to @briancroxall and @wynkenhimself
Excellent!
Compelling questions about design today: “All Technology Is Assistive Technology.” https://medium.com/thoughtful-design/a8b9a581eb62
Replying to @ayjay and @ablerism
Good to know - thanks!
In the last three weeks: Bethlehem-Rochester-home; Ithaca-Baton Rouge-home; Minneapolis-Chicago-home.
For this week’s adventure, Tripit just informed me that my flight home has been cancelled.
I’m rebooked two hours later, thank goodness. But I am nonetheless feeling quite whiny about it all. I just want to go home.
And I am trying very hard not to ponder what adventure next week’s Oxford-Fairfax-home will bring.
Replying to @sbmalley
Thank you! It was great getting to talk a bit.
Replying to @trauman
Thank you! It was a great conversation.
Happily, made it home in plenty of time for Bill T. Jones, A Rite, tonight at BAM. http://www.bam.org/dance/2013/a-rite?alttemplate=mobileevent&date=
Replying to @captain_primate, @cplong, @mdfphilpsu, @Matrix_MSU and @PubPhilJ
Rock on! Congrats, all.
Replying to @brettbobley
GRRRRR. I am so, so sorry that #shutdown is interfering with such important connections!
It’s Sunday. I’m at EWR. My flight is 45 minutes late. All is sadly about as right with the world as it gets. #sigh
Replying to @dancohen
Is there a weary frequent flyer emoji?
Replying to @brettbobley
Just infuriating. I’m so sorry.
Replying to @dancohen and @shanakimball
She is, indeed.
Replying to @lisaspiro
Congratulations!!! Fantastic news!
Replying to @glennplatt
Thank you for the tour! It was great getting to see some of what you’re up to - I’ll look forward to hearing how things develop.
Replying to @jenniferwaller
Thank you! It was great getting to talk with you and your colleagues.
Today’s adventure: CVG > ORD > DCA > #thatcampleadership. The good news: enough time for a proper breakfast in CVG.
The bad news: I could read a newspaper through the coffee.
That is not right.
Replying to @amandafrench
Woo!
Replying to @adarel
If I can engage the brain cells after this coffee, I just may. :)
RT @brandontlocke: The Open Access convo is often science-centric - I'm thrilled to see @brettbobley and @kfitz taking part in the @SPARC_N…
On the plane at ORD, ready to get to DCA and points beyond. See some of you at the Well.
Replying to @shanakimball
Bizarrely enough, the cup I had on the plane was decent, if only by comparison.
DCA & Metro achieved. See you soon, GMU.
Replying to @amandafrench, @chnm, @foundhistory and @dancohen
Woo hoo!
Trying to coax a bit of a charge back I to my dead phone battery before heading down to the Well.
Replying to @samplereality
You said it, man.
Replying to @rgfeal
Feel better!
Replying to @rgfeal
Buffet. Pretty decent options. Most of us are now back in the bar.
Replying to @benwbrum, @ryancordell and @sergenoiret
Whoa, interesting. This is the first time that any stream-crossing has been brought to my attention.
Replying to @benwbrum, @ryancordell and @sergenoiret
Makes me wonder what crossed convos I’ve missed.
Replying to @ryancordell and @samplereality
I really wanted macaroni & cheese.
Replying to @amandafrench
I never remember to do that. Maybe I need an auto-away message that triggers when my inbox hits a certain level.
Replying to @amandafrench
“Whoops, @kfitz must be on a plane or something. She’ll get back to you… some day.”
Replying to @boone and @amandafrench
Now that’s just crazy talk.
Replying to @tjowens, @boone and @amandafrench
I’m my own worst enemy in this regard. I need to stop apologizing for “delays” of less than a week in replies.
Good grief, @triproftri. I’m so glad you’re all safe. You’ve more than earned that donut!
Ah, #thatcamp friends, it was lovely to see you. I hope you're enjoying the Well, while @shanakimball and I sit silently in the quiet car.
Replying to @shanakimball and @jambina
:-|
Replying to @rgfeal
You almost make me begin to regret the quiet car. Almost.
Replying to @rgfeal
Are his younger colleagues as uncomfortable with the monologue as they look?
Replying to @rgfeal
Holy... Unbelievable.
Replying to @brettbobley
I think she may actually have been on the Glengarry Glen Ross Train.
Now that’s an awesome 404 page.
The ongoing drama of aging cats: Kitty #1 has adjusted to the thyroid ear goo, has started gaining weight, and shows normal blood work. +
Had a very alarming moment with Kitty #2 last night, though, who suddenly could not walk without listing to one side. +
She seemed to recover, but is clearly not feeling well. So back we go to the vet this morning. #sad
Replying to @mmwwah
He thinks, therefore he is.
Replying to @GWCChuck
Thanks for the good wishes — and all best to you and your little one.
Today will be spent in part awaiting test results on Kitty #2. In-office tests were inconclusive, as I suspect the sent-out tests will be.
Everything continues to suggest diabetes, though her blood glucose was only a hair outside the high end of normal. But we’ll see.
Replying to @GeorgeOnline and @eetempleton
Thanks for the good thoughts!
Replying to @ncecire
The good news is that then @brettbobley will be able to deal with it in its entirety, rather than at the molecular level.
Replying to @briancroxall, @mkgold and @boone
I hear rumors of a #cunypie in the very, very near future...
Replying to @rrkennison, @GeorgeOnline and @eetempleton
Nothing yet, which is aggravating. Another scary moment with her yesterday. Really want answers. :(
Replying to @eetempleton, @rrkennison and @GeorgeOnline
No kidding! It’d make things a lot simpler. Though cats are sneaky and like to pretend they’re fine.
Totally effing inconclusive test results on Kitty #2 again. Now running another test, and if that’s inconclusive, we’re on to an ultrasound.
Replying to @JenHoward
The waiting and seeing is a bit hard, as she’s clearly not feeling well a fair bit of the time.
So happy for my fed friends that they can get back to doing the important work they’re committed to. Thanks to them for hanging in there.
Replying to @nowviskie, @Purdom_L and @scholarslab
Fabulous news! Congratulations, all!
Replying to @mkgold, @shanakimball, @amndw2, @briancroxall, @boone and @savasavasava
Rats, I’m booked. Keep me on the list, though!
The latest Kitty #2 update: more extensive test results, so inconclusive that they’re negative. On to the specialist. :(
Replying to @nowviskie, @djp2025 and @readywriting
Indeed, thank you! \(Now maybe I’ll post again someday…\)
Replying to @zunguzungu
I'd have to do some poking around; I pay way too little attention to what's going on in contemporary poetry. But I'll ponder!
Have been thinking about this a lot lately: You need more downtime than you think. http://pocket.co/sjrRD
Replying to @mamamusings
Thanks for the link! @pomeranian99
Haircut. Ramen. Now maybe a nap. The only problem with Saturday is that there’s only one a week.
New post at Planned Obsolescence: Engage. Disengage. Repeat. http://wp.me/p2w8Sh-Fp
Replying to @LibSkrat
Backatcha. And thanks.
Touché.
Replying to @debcha
I did. It’s pretty hilarious. \(My “touché” lost its sarcasm in the typing\.\)
Key line from the Loehr & Schwartz book I mention in http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/blog/engage-disengage-repeat/: “Is the life I am living worth what I am giving up to have it?”
Replying to @rgfeal
Ha. I take the line to be pointing to the separation between the values that lead us to a path & the ways we work once we’re on it.
Replying to @rgfeal
The path is the right one; it’s just the means of walking it that need adjustment.
Replying to @rgfeal
Ha again. I should have known!
Replying to @rgfeal
Yes, I think so. But also what are you giving up that you might not be aware you’re giving up, and is it a choice or a default.
Replying to @sleonchnm
*fist bump*
RT @brettbobley: Monday: Looking forward to speaking on a @SPARC_NA panel at World Bank w/ @kfitz @sutefune @CameronNeylon @stebbins @hjose…
I am on a southbound train. I have green tea, oatmeal, and a ton of work to do. But no suitcase, because I get to head back home tonight!
Hmm. The conductor just announced that there’s a problem with the wi-fi, but it’s working quite well for me. Perhaps that’s the problem.
So happy that @brettbobley and @stebbins can speak at the @SPARC_NA @WorldBank event today \(w/me, @sutefune @CameronNeylon @hjoseph\). +
The #oaweek kickoff would not have been the same without them. http://live.worldbank.org/open-access-week-2013
RT @CLIRnews: CLIR receives Mellon grant for postdoctoral fellowships in data curation for Early Modern Studies http://bit.ly/1a7Fi6I
RT @wynkenhimself: In which I share my most recent lessons from negotiating a better contributor's contract: http://sarahwerner.net/blog/index.php/2013/10/more-lessons-on-negotiating-a-contributors-contract/ #oaw2013
The @SPARC_NA @WorldBank #OAWeek kickoff event was terrific fun! Thanks, @hjoseph @brettbobley @CameronNeylon @stebbins @sutefune.
Now back to Union Station and points north.
Replying to @brettbobley and @SPARC_NA
Aw shucks. You are much too kind!
The entire #oaweek kickoff panel was great, but @brettbobley was particularly awesome, with epigraphy and papyrology at his disposal!
Replying to @brettbobley
I fear I’ve used my Amtrak wifi karma quotient for the year.
Very sorry to be missing #HumToday, but grateful for tweeting by @rgfeal @amndw2 and @katinalynn!
Okay, I give; the brain has clearly given up on work for today. Novel reading time instead.
Replying to @nancybaym
Criminy.
It’s time to call an end to the pedantry of plural “data.” The overflow of digital records makes data’s multiplicity a singular problem.
So knock it off.
Replying to @wynkenhimself
Super, super cool! Congrats!
Replying to @captain_primate
I know, right? How much you want to bet THEY DON’T PUT THE YEAR IN THE NAME THIS TIME.
Replying to @captain_primate
He said “free with OS X purchase,” but the new OS X upgrade is free, so… Free?
Replying to @ranti
Hey cool! Thanks for letting me know.
RT @BryanAlexander: "The point, as founder and CEO David Blake has said, is to “jailbreak the degree.”" http://gigaom.com/2013/10/02/microsoft-joins-degreeds-crusade-to-jailbreak-the-degree/
You know what’s the best way to “jailbreak the degree”? FULLY FUND STATE UNIVERSITIES. http://gigaom.com/2013/10/02/microsoft-joins-degreeds-crusade-to-jailbreak-the-degree/
Replying to @maitri
You misunderstand. The price tag is so high because of the withdrawal of federal/state support for higher education. +
Replying to @maitri
Unlike the case of health care, there is no bad actor getting rich off of tuition payments, except in the for-profit sector. +
Replying to @maitri
True. I’m not suggesting universities don’t need to reconsider priorities. But those shiny things are coming at the expense of +
Replying to @maitri
having a stable, full-time faculty. So absolutely, those things need examination.
Replying to @maitri
But those expenses are not the primary problem. The primary problem is the defunding of higher education on the federal level.
Replying to @PaulaKrebs
WHOA.
Uh, paging @amandafrench and THATCamp SoCal organizers? Seen this lately? http://www.thatcampsocal.org/
@adelinekoh Could you change the link that’s on my name here: http://digped2014.thatcamp.org/propose/ \(Follow it and you’ll see why\!\)
Replying to @adelinekoh, @thatcamp and @amandafrench
Honestly, almost anything else. My blog. My profile on another functioning THATCamp site.
Replying to @ernestopriego
It’s an eye-opener this early in the morning.
Replying to @adelinekoh, @thatcamp and @amandafrench
Many, many thanks!
Replying to @sherah1918
The link was to http://thatcampsocal.org, which must have been taken over from the actual THATCamp SoCal organizers…
Replying to @sherah1918
I think so, yes, though perhaps @amandafrench @ddchamberlain or @profwernimont can help confirm?
Replying to @sherah1918, @ddchamberlain, @amandafrench and @profwernimont
“More hack, less yack” takes on terrifying new dimensions.
Replying to @amandafrench, @adelinekoh and @thatcamp
Thanks, Amanda. I can’t stop wondering what Google must think of me now!
Replying to @captain_primate
Not true! If you paid for iWork 09, even the box version, the upgrade is free. Is a bug in the App Store.
Replying to @captain_primate
Search http://discussions.apple.com. I found a few suggestions \(incl sign out & back in to the App Store\).
Replying to @captain_primate
If all else fails, email support. Apparently they can issue a code for “purchase” if need be.
Replying to @ernestopriego
Congratulations!
Replying to @dancohen
So sorry not to be there, but we’re waving at you from the MLA! \(And sending huge congratulations, to boot\!\)
Replying to @surlyF
Sounds like you should get in on @pmhswe’s day instead.
Replying to @surlyF and @pmhswe
Well that’s awesome. And deserves a little Nina Simone of its own!
Replying to @CJ_Daugherty
Ah, Louisiana. Just makes you nostalgic, doesn’t it?
Replying to @katinalynn, @wynkenhimself and @vcmcguire
I had a very small number. Most annoyingly, vols 2 & 3 of the Baroque Trilogy, but not vol 1.
Replying to @meganeabbott
Whoa. I can't wait!
Replying to @jvinopal
Hey, I'm in!
Replying to @jvinopal
INFJ. The F is unexpected!
RT @rgfeal: The new PROFESSION is now live and open-access on @MLACommons. Articles by @MichaelBerube1, @josh_boldt and others. http://t.co…
Replying to @briancroxall and @wynkenhimself
They were indeed pretty awesome.
RT @MLAnews: PROFESSION is now available open-access on @MLACommons. First release features #MLA13 Presidential Forum: http://t.co/xUIFmsf6…
Replying to @wilbanks
Whoa.
Replying to @DanielPaulOD
So, so wish I were going to get some poolside time while I’m there!
@CJ_Daugherty You are a total rock star. Hope it’s been a great birthday!
Hey, folks. Did you know that the MLA’s Profession has gone OA on @MLACommons? The first release is up: http://profession.commons.mla.org/
Just about to start at #2013wha!