In looking for another video Pete Mortensen of Wired came across a gem: I did find one of the most extensive archives of Apple-related ads and other videos I’ve ever seen. It’s the personal site of Penn State engineering professor Gary L. Gray. (Via The Cult of Mac Blog.)
Noam, as you may know if you follow my Honors blog, is a Tulane grad and was just down here for our Honors Week. I have a great amount of respect for him and thoroughly enjoyed his visit. He, however, did not enjoy Colbert’s WHCD performance. The Plank I’m a […]
My favorite quote: To Mayor Nagin: “Welcome to DC. The chocolate city with a marshmallow center… and a graham cracker crust of corruption. It’s a Mallomar I guess.” part1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcIRXur61II part2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN0INDOkFuo part3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJvar7BKwvQ Technorati Tags: Colbert
Given the recent discussions I have been involved in concerning Universities as businesses this article is timely: Inside Higher Ed :: The Evolving (Eroding?) Faculty Job A week ago, new data on faculty salaries showed that professors’ pay fell behind inflation for the second year in a row. A month […]
I did not have time to note this over the weekend. JD and others have appropriately brought to our attention the passing of one of the first scholars to see and work on the DSS. Trever was the scholar who first authenticated the Isaiah Scroll from Cave 1. JOHH C. […]
Comics are my main vice; I read over 100 (maybe over 150) a day…online. Is the death of newspaper comics coming? Read the article. calendarlive.com: BOOKS – Comic strips’ plight isn’t funny: ‘I don’t think you’ll ever see another ‘Calvin & Hobbes,’ ‘Bloom County’ or ‘Doonesbury’ again,’ says Breathed, 48, […]