magic damsons
About a year ago, Jen opened her own artisinal food business. I ordered a pot of damson butter from her posthaste, because I knew that something made by someone who loves food so much and writes so well could not … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2007
amusement while grading
“Therefore, it stands to reason that without the MP, there would be no PC‚Äôs due to the size and price of bulky super commuters. ” “Both companies made exiting strides in the software arena.” “The wiki-way gave birth to many … Continue reading
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forming
Since early January, I’ve been working on getting the dissertation going. This is the first time I’ve launched a project of this scope, and the way the process has impacted my life has been curious. I expected that I would … Continue reading
Posted in PhuD
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a short list of longer lists of things to read
The Best of Technology Writing 2006 Media Ecology 101: An Introductory Reading List
Posted in Internet Studies
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Socks in the mail!
Day 4 of being sick on the couch has been wildly improved by the arrival of socks in the mail. There’s a reason G* is my BFF!!!omg!4evah&evah!!!111! *BFF G is not to be confused with Compatriot G. I gotta come … Continue reading
twitter and privacy
I’ve been watching twitter blow up over the past couple of months. Some smart things are being written about it already. And I just got my first email from someone who wonders why I’m not already twittering. I’m the sort … Continue reading
Posted in Internet Studies
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tempting fate
Ah, Spring Break! Make to-do list on Saturday. Include some large things that absolutely must get done this week. Remark upon the fact that I haven’t been sick in about a year and have avoided falling prey to this flu … Continue reading
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sample
Hand-coding a tiny bit of the text for the diss prospectus sample analysis.
Posted in PhuD
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fiddling
I’ve decided I’m updating things around the domain come hell or high water. So the pages will undoubtedly get uglier before they get prettier.
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the never-fails playlist
There’s a little dip in the M section of my writing playlist that never fails to make me smile: Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (Minutemen) Big Fat Momma (Mississippi Fred McDowell) I’m a Believer (The Monkees) Up On the … Continue reading
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Welcome to Thinkery, est. 2003. At the moment, I'm an Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Writing at Syracuse University. I'm interested in new media, historical conceptions of authorship, and human/machine agency. I write about all of that elsewhere, mostly, and keep this space for other areas of investigation about the world: namely, cooking, gardening, and travel.
