Posted in culture, epistemology, perturbation, popular culture, web2.0 on Jan 26th, 2006 2 Comments »
or, How A Meme With A Reference To A Jew For Jesus Hip Hop Artist Reminded Me Of Dangerous Ideas
I don’t really remember how I got there, but I ended up at memepool, the brainchild of del.icio.us founder Joshua Schachter and Jeff Smith. Posted on January 5th, 2006, was an entry which read:
The popularity [...]
Posted in culture, epistemology, popular culture, questions, technology on Dec 31st, 2005 Comments Off
Here are some things that are making me think as we transition into 2006:
Joanna Weiss predicts that 2005 will mark the beginning of the end of serendipity.
George Siemens is grappling with the nature of meaning making, learning, and subjectivity.
Doug of Borderland is searching for a “broadened conceptualization of curriculum.”
Lisa Lynch and Bob Stein of the [...]
Posted in guilt assuagement department, kids, parenting, popular culture on Nov 5th, 2005 4 Comments »
I have learned to love Baby Einstein; not for me, but for my son. I always thought that I would never let him watch TV before the age of two. My top three responses to the No TV for Toddlers rule are as follows:
I can do things, like breathe, clean, and write guilt-mollifying [...]
Posted in popular culture on Oct 29th, 2005 1 Comment »
According to the “highly accurate” OK/Cupid Politics Test, I am a “Social Liberal” and “Economic Liberal,” best described as a “Socialist.” The test goes on to inform me,
You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness.
Yeah, I’d buy that.
Posted in learning ecology, popular culture, technology on Oct 27th, 2005 Comments Off
Just a couple of weeks ago, I commented on a post at Savage Minds, an anthropology blog I like to read on a regular basis. It seemed like a fair comment on the article, until I returned later and read a few more comments people had left. What I had done was my comment made [...]
