The Comment Box: Character & Policy on the Campaign Trail

At a friend’s suggestion, I’ve taken to “cloud blogging” recently, spending more time contributing comments and responses to others’ sites and blogs,... 

The Comment Box: Character & Policy on the Campaign Trail

What’s up with iCal?

Okay, I love OSX dearly, but this sucks.  When did iCal turn into a memory hog? I launched it after the last Leopard system update and my system went into slo-mo.  And not just... 

What’s up with iCal?

The Latest Reason I Love the Internet

The power adapter for my aging PowerBook literally melted this week.  Apparently at some point I’d put too much tension on the cord, causing the wire to separate inside... 

The Latest Reason I Love the Internet

Features

The Comment Box: Character & Policy on the Campaign Trail

The Comment Box: Character & Policy on the Campaign Trail

At a friend’s suggestion, I’ve taken to “cloud blogging” recently, spending more time contributing comments and responses to others’ sites and blogs, rather than keeping to my own solipsistic little web domain.  I’ve found it really... Read More »

Academics

Studying the Web With Free/Open Source Tools

Studying the Web With Free/Open Source Tools

If you don’t follow this site (overwhelmingly likely), I’m a grad student doing social science research on the Web.  This sounds simple, and being employed at a university, I have access to a lot of tools for just these sorts of projects.  Unfortunately,... Read More »

Journalism

The Comment Box: General Motors’ Latest Trouble

The Comment Box: General Motors’ Latest Trouble

This is based on a comment written in response to a post on the NBC Nightly News‘ Daily Nightly blog, which references the fact that Goldman Sachs recently sell-rated General Motors for the first time ever. ••• Not to pick on a great American company, and I... Read More »

Tech

What’s up with iCal?

What’s up with iCal?

Okay, I love OSX dearly, but this sucks.  When did iCal turn into a memory hog? I launched it after the last Leopard system update and my system went into slo-mo.  And not just a little bit. You’d think I were trying to render a Pixar film on my PowerBook. The... Read More »

Reviews

Publish then Filter: A Review of Clay Shirky’s <em>Here Comes Everybody</em>

Publish then Filter: A Review of Clay Shirky’s Here Comes Everybody

Clay Shirky’s new book, Here Comes Everybody is at once highly readable and a massive undertaking. He sets out to explain, as many recent authors have done, how new communication technologies and the people who use them are changing the world we live in. This... Read More »

Adventures

The Latest Reason I Love the Internet

The Latest Reason I Love the Internet

The power adapter for my aging PowerBook literally melted this week.  Apparently at some point I’d put too much tension on the cord, causing the wire to separate inside the plastic housing.  The effect was that the current must have been literally arcing inside... Read More »

work-by-friends

Brave New World

Brave New World

My first video is up today at the Ventura County Star’s website. Here’s a link to the accompanying story. Photo credit: John Nichols Gallery  Read More →