Monthly Archives: October 2008

Chronicle today, in front page article: Poll: Students Less Engaged Than Thought In four key states, a poll sponsored by CBS News, UWIRE, and The Chronicle has found, undergraduates tend to favor Barack Obama. But not many are working for … Continue reading →

So, I’ve stopped hacking around on my blog, and settled on the new theme. And we’re sticking with it. And for the first time since I launched this blog I’ve given it a title other than my name. The name, … Continue reading →

I’m not the first to say this, but as much as I hate polling culture, I think Insta-polls have done a surprising amount of good. It used to be the pundits would spend the hour after the debate telling everybody … Continue reading →

I mucked my theme some time ago, then decided I was too sick of it to fix it. So I went through approximately 2 billion WordPress themes, before deciding I’d build a new one from the ground up based on … Continue reading →

I was playing KEXP on my computer over the weekend, and I say to my five year old “Hey isn’t it cool we can play a station from the Internet on the computer?” She looks at me like I’m stupid. … Continue reading →

Jim Groom notes the creation of a Copyright Czar. The bill is here. I’m guessing since the “Drug Czar” idea worked out so well, the government just couldn’t help itself. You want to know how screwed up the world is? … Continue reading →