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05/10/2012
Radical change only appears radical within a short time frame. That must be why discussions around technology and society are so often littered with phrases such as “radical transformation”, “a tsunami of change”, or “a new world.” Technology provides the perfect tapestry on which to weave these rhetorical tropes of major change because it is...
05/02/2012
On March 21 the National Endowment for the Humanities announced 22 Digital Humanities Start-Up Grant recipients. These projects originate from a broad set of organizations, and they cover a diverse set of interests. They are both the cutting-edge of contemporary work in digital humanities and the promise of tremendous future output. The grants,...
04/26/2012
George Monbiot, writer for The Guardian, calls them "the most ruthless capitalists in the western world," and claims their "monopolistic practices makes WalMart look like a corner shop and Rupert Murdoch look like a socialist." When we first mentioned this issue, I described the villains using the following scenario: "A chef researches and...
04/18/2012
Have you heard of Dana Rassmussen? Why not? Dana is the 'author' of some 1,000 books for purchase on Amazon.com. Don't believe me? Look it up. Some of Dana's betting sellers include Celebrities Who Love Butt Sex like Pamela Anderson, Anne Hathaway, Tracy Morgan, Courtney Love, and More, Friend Me: Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, and Social Networking...