2014 08 01 tweets
RT @MLAnews: Newly launched 6th ed of the Literary Research Guide is available for free through 8/31. http://news.commons.mla.org/2014/08/01/free-trials-of-new-edition-of-literary-research-guide/
Replying to @briancroxall
Oh no! I hope she’s better this morning.
FCC makes public comments on net neutrality more accessible, seeks data analysis that can assist with understanding. http://www.fcc.gov/blog/fcc-makes-open-internet-comments-more-accessible-public
Replying to @jwolman
Slacker.
I am trying very hard not to order a certain book I need to order from a certain online bookseller. So I’m going to order it from another! +
I haven’t ordered anything from this seller for a while & my login isn’t working. Resetting the password does the email-with-a-link thing. +
I no longer have access to the email address tied to that account. And can’t log in to change it. So trying to contact customer service. +
To contact customer service, you have to log in. Which... *sigh*
Replying to @eetempleton
Sheer stubbornness. Also the mistaken conviction that I had some old gift card credit remaining.
No.
Replying to @paulasimoes
That would be a good question to ask NYU Press! I’m afraid I’m not sure what formats they’re distributing right now.
Replying to @CJ_Daugherty and @CarinaRozenfeld
Cannot. WAIT.
The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy’s editorial collective is seeking a new member: http://jitp.commons.gc.cuny.edu/join-the-collective/
RT @DSHjournal: Proudly announcing @DSHjournal which will replace #LLCjournal from 2015 onwards. New name, broader mission to serve #DH in …
How much do I love @ftrain? Probably more than it’s polite to say. https://medium.com/message/how-to-be-polite-9bf1e69e888c
RT @kristenwarner: Braverman Cancer Levels of Tears. RT @hystericalblkns: This. Breaks. My. Heart. https://twitter.com/hystericalblkns/status/499706123872911360/photo/1
RT @TimOBrien: “@JHWeissmann: Since '06, police acquired some 432 MRAPs, 533 aircraft & 93,763 machine guns http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/09/us/war-gear-flows-to-police-departments.html http://t…
RT @manofsteele: Standing in tear gas, protestor holds up a sign: "Hands up don't shoot, #JusticeForMikeBrown pic by @pdchris http://t.co/X…
RT @Salon: A black person is killed every 28 hours in the U.S. by law enforcement. It's time to acknowledge we're under siege http://t.co/0…
RT @TheAtlantic: Turning policemen into soldiers: Another poisoned fruit of the post-9/11 sensibility http://theatln.tc/1sWixu6 #Ferguson
RT @SaraLang: Stop what you're doing and read this: http://www.blackgirldangerous.org/2014/08/things-stop-distracted-black-person-gets-murdered-police/ #Ferguson
Replying to @jvinopal
J, my point wasn’t really to defend this particular practice, but to say that we need to develop new practices & standards.
Replying to @jvinopal
But lots of readers do find foot/endnotes an intrusion. New tech might provide more flexible practices, so different readers +
Replying to @jvinopal
can get what they need from the text.
Replying to @jvinopal
Yes - authors and publishers both!
Replying to @jvinopal
Agreed, totally.
RT @MLAnews: Good news! Free trials for the Literary Research Guide have been extended through 8/31. Visit http://www.mlalrg.org. http://t…
Replying to @jwolman
🙌💃👏
Oh boy does this resonate. http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/23/on-not-writing/
If you have an ayphone 5 w/a crap battery, see if it’s eligible for replacement. Mine was and hoo boy is it better. https://ssl.apple.com/support/iphone5-battery/
The preceding public service announcement is brought to you by the fact that my battery lasts longer than 3 hours at a stretch now.
Replying to @daveheal
Mine totally flopped the diagnostic, happily, but yeah, it’s a huge difference.
RT @zunguzungu: If you work at the NY Times, now's a good time to tell your boss that racist smearing a murder victim on the day of his fun…
RT @JamilSmith: I'll freely admit that I'm very sensitive about the "perfect victim" framing. But that paragraph in the NYT Brown profile i…
Replying to @CJ_Daugherty
YES YOU DO.
Replying to @ayjay
That looks uncomfortable.
Replying to @ayjay
I hear that.
Replying to @tcarmody
12.9 x 1. It’s a touchscreen ruler!
Replying to @tcarmody
Oh, shoot. I just remembered that I forgot how to calculate the hypotenuse of a triangle. BRB.
So… not only is my TWC Internet down this morning, but http://tinewarnercable.com is not found. Something going on we might want to know about?
Replying to @dexterauthor
Yeah, but only in the tweet, not the browser. The typo-free version is not found.
Replying to @dexterauthor
Or was. It’s now back. Here’s hoping my connection follows.
Well, @TWC appears to be back. But seriously: nationwide outage? Does not instill confidence.
Replying to @boone and @TWC
Hahahahaha! Hahaha! Ha. *weeps*
Replying to @captain_primate
Woo hoo!
Replying to @wynkenhimself and @captain_primate
Hey a little gratuitous praise never hurt anybody.
Replying to @sivavaid
Boy there are times when you really want to look at someone and say “seriously - what were you thinking?”
Replying to @jwolman
I’m using it with a bunch of folks at work for project-based communication. Happy to experiment with other possibilities for it!
Replying to @jwolman, @couch and @secretcath
I am right there with you.
Replying to @tcarmody and @shanakimball
Great, now I want nachos.
Replying to @nicolaz
Yikes, that sounds just awful. So glad to hear things are improving for you!
Replying to @nicolaz
That’s really good to hear!
RT @nowviskie: Symposium at #UVa, 16-17 October: Universities Confronting the Legacy of Slavery. Register here: http://slavery.scholarslab.org/
Replying to @sherah1918
Fingers crossed for you!
Replying to @sherah1918
It has been! I'll hope we can catch up soon, too.