2014 02 01 tweets
Replying to @amandafrench
As the man says, it is far more important to look good than to think good, & dahling, you look mahvelous! \(Srsly, awesome do\.\)
Oh, it’s *that* season, is it? 50-degree day to clear away the old cruddy snow, followed immediately by another snowfall. Sigh.
RT @msbonn: Me doing some thinking about peer review: http://bit.ly/1fFDX9s #iprh_uiuc #gslisUI
Replying to @sgsinclair and @nowviskie
Huge congrats; fantastic news for all of ACH!
RT @NewFacMajority: Through the hard work of PSC members and others calling state legislators, Assembly Bill 8392 has been pulled... http:/…
Replying to @wynkenhimself, @JenHoward and @dancohen
Ayup.
Replying to @dancohen, @wynkenhimself and @JenHoward
There’s a song in that somewhere.
Replying to @dancohen
Wow. I was kinda thinking along these lines. Except with snowy owls. http://www.youtube.com/embed/uuYPCP2RSXA?autoplay=1
I’m not sure whether it’s a good thing that this plane has wifi. I’m pretty sure it’s not a good thing that it doesn’t have in-seat power.
Replying to @savasavasava
Oh ew indeed. I really don’t want to know what’s down there.
RT @briancroxall: Interested in serving on an MLA Committee? Nominate yourself! Nominate your friends! http://bit.ly/10Dyhmj #fb
Replying to @msbonn
So sorry! I managed to have the trip I’m on slot right in between yesterday’s storm and tonight’s storm. \(Here’s hoping I get home\.\)
Replying to @PaulaKrebs
Congrats to the teen, and to you too!
I do not say it often enough. But really, truly: I love you, Eduroam.
Replying to @jmittell
It’s an astonishing thing to open your laptop on some random campus and have it just connect.
RT @rgfeal: Have your read essays on the Common Core Standards by @DianeRavitch and others, published in PROFESSION? http://profession.commons.mla.org/
Replying to @samplereality
Woo hoo!
Replying to @wynkenhimself
It’s a good idea to remain alert for issuances of any variety at all.
Replying to @zonal
Hi. We’ve been discussing in house. Will email later today, time permitting!
Replying to @zonal
Actually, it would be helpful, if you have one handy!
New post at Planned Obsolescence: Evolving Standards and Practices in Tenure and Promotion Reviews. http://wp.me/p2w8Sh-FR
Replying to @dancohen
Thanks, Dan!
Replying to @hjoseph
That’s how I learned it, too - but in this case, the candidate was brung by the department, so. \(Also, MLA: “brought\.”\)
Replying to @hjoseph
Aw, not so!
Replying to @rrkennison
Thanks, R!
Replying to @wynkenhimself and @miriamkp
People visiting NYC need to say hi to me!
Replying to @wynkenhimself and @miriamkp
Me too! Let's plot.
Replying to @mia_out
Good questions! Undoubtedly there is some advantage to market-friendliness - which raises lots of questions about paths not taken.
RT @wynkenhimself: An historically grounded & carefully examined look at what's involved in reconsidering tenure & promotion from @kfitz ht…
Replying to @wynkenhimself
Thanks, S!
Replying to @ayjay
Thanks, Alan!
@plragde For real? I’m coming to Waterloo \(for a conf at WLU\) on Friday, assuming my flight goes. How many layers of HeatTech will I need?
Replying to @plragde
Well, I’m glad it’ll be warmer there, and I’m glad you’ll be somewhere even warmer, but I’m sorry I’ll miss you. Again!
Replying to @LibSkrat
:(
Replying to @LibSkrat
Those things are a real Achilles heel. \(Har har, but srsly, sorry\.\)
Dear Google Chrome: your new PDF viewer *never* works the first time, even with PDFs that are in Drive. And sometimes it never works at all.
This is super uncool. Loading a PDF should not be a big deal. And downloading or printing one should not take 3 steps.
Replying to @wynkenhimself
It’s almost enough to make me go back to Safari.
Replying to @sxflynn
Indeed. I’m shocked by how badly they’ve broken PDF rendering, and that they’ve left it broken for weeks.
Replying to @CapitolClio, @brettbobley and @wynkenhimself
No, they’ve really broken things — and they’ve left them broken for weeks.
Replying to @brettbobley, @wynkenhimself and @CapitolClio
I’m 98% sure it’s Chrome; I don’t use an Acrobat plugin. & I did the new profile thing, too - nada.
Just got an email from my gas company telling me they’re ready for winter storm Pax. Given that it started over 18 hours ago, I should hope.
Replying to @wynkenhimself
I rediscovered not long ago that I gave @jbj his gmail invite back in the day.
@amndw2 Hi, Amanda! *waves from the center of the balcony*
Replying to @wynkenhimself
COMCAST!!! *shakes fist*
Replying to @amndw2
Just amazing, wasn’t it?
Replying to @JenHoward
Is there a code for the obsessive reloading of a flight status page?
I like American’s can-do spirit. Departure is at 8.05; at 8.02, completely unboarded, still listed as on time. You go, American!
\(No, seriously\. You go\. Now\.\)
This after a flight cancellation, getting rebooked on an oversold flight, and getting passed from airline to airline with a five hour wait.
Replying to @brettbobley
We are awaiting one crew member who will apparently arrive at 8.11. And yet we are on time!
Replying to @nancybaym
That would be ideal, yes.
Replying to @sleonchnm
New York. *sigh*
Replying to @sleonchnm
Yep.
I’ve moved almost all of my notetaking and drafting into Ulysses III \(http://ulyssesapp\.com\) and have been very happy with it. +
I just wish that it synced everything with Daedalus, and not just the stuff in the Daedalus group. I’d like access to *all* my notes on iOS.
Replying to @warnick
Syncing across computers via iCloud is seamless. And syncing the Daedalus stuff with iOS is, too. But I don’t see why you can’t +
Replying to @warnick
get the full iCloud sync onto Daedalus.
Replying to @LibSkrat
Have I already asked you what you’re moving to? I’m pretty sure I have. But I’ll ask again in case…?
Replying to @LibSkrat
Nice!
Replying to @LibSkrat
That’s a good thing. Alas, my dependency keeps growing.
Replying to @LibSkrat
Srsly.
Replying to @warnick
Completely. It’s been great for organizing and focusing.
Replying to @Ed_Raso
It’s very cool, and so easy to write in Markdown & export to numerous formats.
RT @eetempleton: Good advice: http://tsl.pomona.edu/articles/2013/11/15/opinions/4501-take-useless-classes-advice-from-a-sage-hen
Case in point for why teaching there was the best job in the universe. #lrt
Replying to @Ed_Raso
Maybe! It’s worth downloading the demo, reading through the \(brief\) documentation, and playing around with it.
Replying to @ricksva and @warnick
mentioned it to me. Its flexible organization & syncing plus use of Markdown were a big improvement on Evernote for me.
Replying to @warnick and @ricksva
I’m sorry to hear that! I haven’t tried to get them to work together - but that wasn’t part of my Word workflow either.
Replying to @maximolly
Congrats, Dr. Molly!
Replying to @alicetiara
I bought two awesome new pairs of shoes last month. I don’t know what I was thinking.
Replying to @alicetiara
Exactly. I’ve been in an endless rotation of the same 3-4 skirts with tights & boots. I so look forward to pants & fancy shoes.
Replying to @alicetiara
Indeed. And given that highs are projected for the 40s all week \(& even 50 on Friday\!\), here’s hoping for a fast if sloppy melt.
Replying to @CameronNeylon
See you in KC!
RT @atrubek: one academic just bought a contingent faculty member a spot in @thinking_writer’s Op-Ed Course anonymously. That’s *real* acti…
RT @mkgold: Fantastic to see that @cbox won Best Tool in the 2013 @DHawards !! http://dhawards.org/dhawards2013/results/ Congrats to the team & thanks to all …
Replying to @kfitz
Huge congrats to @mkgold @boone and the whole @cbox team on their well-deserved @dhawards! We’re thrilled to work with you on @MLACommons.
Hear, hear! // RT @miriamkp: @amandafrench @CHNM Happy trails, Amanda! THATCamp will miss you. *sniff*
Replying to @amandafrench
Sending you all the best vibes for awesome things to come, and much gratitude for where we are today.
Replying to @JenServenti
ARGH. That’s just a step too far, winter.
Replying to @jmittell
Eep.
RT @MLAnews: The MLA is a proud cosponsor of #DHSI 2014. See http://dhsi.org for info, including special rates for members http://t.…
RT @DHInstitute: Also very pleased to announce several dedicated #DHSI tuition scholarships to MLA members! Apply via http://t.co/GKQwb8j9…
Replying to @briancroxall, @katinalynn and @rgfeal
Sorry I missed this; was in a meeting. I get lunch from Flavors nearly every day: salads, soups, etc.
Replying to @MPartogi
I’m not quite sure what sides you mean, but ask away.
Replying to @MPartogi
I think that criticism, done well, is itself a form of making, so I challenge the opposition a bit.
Replying to @captain_primate, @katinalynn and @sherah1918
You might look at hypothes.is & http://annotatorjs.org, which use the Open Annotation standard.
Replying to @captain_primate
Should have known @sherah1918 would be on annotatorjs!
Replying to @MPartogi
I think the notion of “sides” here has been overblown. Both approaches are key means of doing DH; many scholars blend them.
Replying to @MPartogi
It’s not a matter of necessity. New technologies open new kinds of questions & enable new kinds of answers.
Replying to @MPartogi
I do not understand where these questions are coming from. It’s not required that everyone do digital humanities.
How lovely to emerge from a fantastic executive council meeting into a sunny, 50 degree Saturday afternoon!
Replying to @eetempleton
Congratulations!!!
Stay away from fearmongers and vultures preying on your anxiety, & more excellent #altac advice from @wynkenhimself: http://sarahwerner.net/blog/index.php/2014/02/some-altac-advice/
I am working on a talk that’s had me a bit nervous. The more I poke at it, though, the more excited I’m getting.
The reason the talk has had me nervous? Mostly about the company it’s keeping: http://www.pomona.edu/news/2013/08/27-mellon-liberal-arts-series.aspx
Replying to @LibSkrat
Aw, you are way too kind.
Replying to @captain_primate
Yikes. Be safe!
Replying to @captain_primate
Just saw the ROTC thing. Phew.
Someday I will remember that the awesome results of a first cup of coffee does not imply double awesomeness from the second.
Replying to @boone
Nice! In this case, tho, the problem is less an unchanged result than the tipping over from not enough to too much w/no sweet spot.
Replying to @boone
Thus explains the failure of strong AI.
In other complaints about the fundamental unfairness of the world: I am more comfortable in contacts but I see infinitely better in glasses.
Replying to @sheepeeh
I was, too, until I turned 40. This is one of several indignities that followed.
Replying to @sheepeeh
Undoubtedly. I am massively near-sighted but have started developing the post-40 reading issue.
Replying to @sheepeeh
My glasses, for whatever reason, correct distance well without interfering with my ability to read close-up.
Replying to @sheepeeh
Contacts do a half-assed job of both.
Replying to @sheepeeh
They are. A compromise in the truest sense: everybody’s unhappy.
Replying to @jvinopal
Alas, not just diminishing, but paradoxical. The first produces Great Focus. The second, total scatteredness.
Replying to @footnotesrising and @sheepeeh
Yes, I know. It’s not an option for me.
The other thing I always forget about wearing glasses: I am exponentially more sensitive to allergens. Funny what a tiny plastic bit can do.
Replying to @mihaela_v
They do! Or at least give the impression of doing so. They also protect against the onion-chopping reaction.
Replying to @katinalynn
Exactly! It’s an onion/jalapeño combo that just set my eyes off on the current freakout from which they are refusing to return.
Replying to @tcarmody and @TheWire
Hey, congrats!
Other downsides of glasses \(vs contacts\)? Permanent angry red indentations on the bridge of my nose from the weight of the stupid things.
Upside of glasses? Seeing. So there’s that.
Replying to @wynkenhimself
Ooh, I forgot that benefit!
Replying to @wynkenhimself
Also, I’m a fan of something I hated as a kid: the pane of glass between me & the world.
Replying to @wynkenhimself
I’m over here; you’re over there; let’s keep it that way.
Replying to @briancroxall and @wynkenhimself
Mine is ridiculous but in a totally other way.
Replying to @rgfeal
Way more sensitive. Contact lenses protect the most sensitive part of my eyes.
Congrats @surlyF! Fantastic news for HathiTrust! http://www.hathitrust.org/mike_furlough_executive_director
Just walked outside and could read signs from a distance. Today’s count: glasses 5, contacts 2. I think it’s back to the glasses for a bit.
Replying to @gmbritton
Agreed with the sentiment, and yet where would you go these days?
Replying to @surlyF
Keep me posted on any plans in that direction!
RT @MLACommons: Latest post from David Laurence, director of research, analyzes employment trends in the humanities. http://mlaresearch.commons.mla.org/2014/01/15/our-phd-employment-problem/
Replying to @jcmeloni
It is, isn’t it.
Replying to @jcmeloni
I was wondering. :)
Replying to @nancybaym
Is that a… rabbit…? #bunniesareterrifying
Replying to @pmhswe
What @amndw2 said! A fantastic group, and a great program.
A Doll’s House tonight. Not quite the existential angst of the time I saw Brand on my birthday, but steeling myself for Ibsen nonetheless.
Replying to @mkgold, @NYTimeskrugman and @CUNYGradCenter
Wow. You guys are on a tear!
Replying to @profwernimont
Hey! I will hope that wherever you are then things are going great - though I’ll be sorry to miss you if I do.