Courtesy Sivacracy (and the New York Times, I guess), a blog about fashion which shows that the intellectual property issues are every bit as alive there as they are in the world of digital music: Counterfeit Chic.
Author Archives: Jonathan Sterne
Speed Conferencing or, “I had a nice ASA; how was yours?”
Yes, it’s like speed dating, only a conference. The American Sociological Association is having its annual meeting in Montreal. I’ve never been to ASA before but it appears to follow the rules of other large association conferences. Those rules, as far as I can follow, go something like this: –>the least important thing that happens …
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My solution to the phone recording problem
This is one of those things that should be easy to find in an internet search but isn’t. Luckily, they had it at the music store. The sound quality isn’t great, but I suspect that comes from DSL. It seems to have worked fine for an intelligible 2.5 hour conversation, though. Woo hoo. It’s also …
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And now for something completely different. . .
. . . a powerpoint on library cart safety. It gets better toward the end.
While looking for something else,
I stumbled upon this article on Quebec English. It’s got some inaccuracies but is a pretty interesting read.
Bed and Breakfast in Full Effect
We’ve got a steady stream of visitors coming until mid-month. But I’ll try and keep it together. In the meantime, tV reminds me that if you were wondering about the Harper administration’s agenda for higher education, their initial big idea is a plan to make Canada the first country ever to pull out of the …
The Sound of a Cat Puking
That’s what woke me up on this fine, sunny birthday morning. You’d think that would be upsetting, since puke on the bedroom carpet is not fun to clean up, but it actually made me smile. As of last February, I thought his days were numbered and instead he’s made it to my birthday. Skinnier and …