The regular APA style is such an awful thing. I wish it would stop being the default mandated style …

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The regular APA style is such an awful thing. I wish it would stop being the default mandated style in so many situations. I cannot understand the rationale for peppering a page with (Author, date). It totally distracts from the focus of the content. There’s a reason we have nice things like the ability to make superscript numerals and footnotes. ... continue reading

I don’t think calling him a videogame god…

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I don’t think calling him a videogame god does justice to what this is. It’s a profound social experiment and for the winner, I wonder down the road whether he might regret what he’s won or become something nobody could have imagined. Which, to be realistic might also just be a blip of celebrity in time. Still, this strikes me as likely to transform the content of the game and its players into som ... continue reading

I don’t think calling him a videogame god does justice to what this is. It’s a profound social experiment…

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I don’t think calling him a videogame god does justice to what this is. It’s a profound social experiment and for the winner, I wonder down the road, whether he might regret what he’s won or become something nobody could have imagined. Which, to be realistic, might also just be a blip of celebrity in time. Still, this strikes me as likely to transform the content of the game and its players into s ... continue reading

Interesting project from Ronald Rudin to document online…

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Interesting project from Ronald Rudin to document online and thus restore (in a sense) the voices of people that were forcibly removed from Kouchibouguac, NB when it was turned into a national park. An article on the project from Concordia University says “This practice rarely resulted in opposition, but in the case of Kouchibouguac National Park there was significant resistance, particularly from Acadians wh ... continue reading

Timeline of Conservatives’ Deeds Against Science

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In the Confessions of a Science Librarian blog, John Dupuy writes about the Harper Conservatives’ war against science. He’s logged and linked activities from 2006 to 2013 that show how the Conservatives have muzzled, cut budgets, and otherwise attacked Canada’s scientific research programs. The article is good, the situation is awful. But one area that is a little misleading is the article’s ... continue reading

Interesting project from Ronald Rudin to document online and thus restore (in a sense) the voices of…

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Interesting project from Ronald Rudin to document online and thus restore (in a sense) the voices of people that were forcibly removed from Kouchibouguac, NB when it was turned into a national park. An article on the project from +Concordia University says “This practice rarely resulted in opposition, but in the case of Kouchibouguac National Park there was significant resistance, particularly from Acadian ... continue reading