As you approach the tram to take you to the baggage claim area of the Pittsburgh Internation Airport, you are greeted by two statues of approximate life size. On the right is George Washington. You know who he is. On the left is Franco Harris, a running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl teams …
Author Archives: Jonathan Sterne
Two for Two
I forgot to write that I’m off to Pittsburgh for a few days to make some doctors. Of philosophy, that it. So here I am, and for the second time in a row on a Montreal-Pgh trip, USAir has managed to lose my luggage. I would ask what the odds are but I’m starting to …
Job Security and Free Time in France
As you probably know, protests have erupted over changes to French labor law. My friend Jayson has an interestingly circumspect take on the matter here.
Things I Have Learned Recently
Today we walked from our apartment to the Pullman Bar, which is on Parc just north of Sherbrooke. Took about an hour, which by extrapolation means that it would take about an hour an 20 minutes door to door to walk from the apartment to my office. At least if we go through Parc Lafontaine. …
Freesound
On Friday night, I discovered the Freesound Archive while looking for various sound effects to include in a recording Carrie and I were making (which will eventually become part of the first installment of the podcast). It’s a pretty awesome resource, so I thought I’d post a link here. There has always been a small …
and the winner is. . .
. . . Radio Super Bon for the podcast. By far the most popular by email and in the comments column. The first real installments will be up soon.
and while I’m linking to things
Here’s a description of what it actually takes for a speaker from another country to come to a campus in the U.S. and deliver a lecture for which he or she receives an honorarium. I avoid these inconveniences since I’m a U.S. citizen, but I have stories from colleagues. Just another way that the American …