Ryan C. Cordell » Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-20

Assistant Professor of English and Director of Writing-Across-the-Curriculum, St. Norbert College // ProfHacker // Curator, celestialrailroad.org //

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-20

@bazalka it doesn't help that I work with religious texts-I've never been so worried that someone would mix us up in reply to bazalka #
@younglibrarian nevermore? in reply to younglibrarian #
Aaarrrgghh! The stores are bad enough, but they're putting the big tree up on the downtown mall today? Really?!?
http://twitpic.com/pj54u #
RT @KelliMarshall: What Stormtroopers Do on Their Day Off: http://su.pr/77Mxqg (RT @princesscowboy) #
RT @billwolff In today's NYTimes Magazine, a great article about gaming "Can D.I.Y. Supplant the First-Person Shooter?" http://bit.ly/1okuaQ #
Ugh-tracking down students who still need to make up Writing Center appointments in order to get credit for their 1st year comp class #
There is a bird in the Writing Center-apparently our windows don't have screens #
RT @mwidner: "What are we doing, anyway?" A HASTAC scholar questions the nature of digital humanities work: http://bit.ly/2BnfJ3 #
RT @samplereality 5 yo isn't buying my interpretation of "Baby Beluga" as a postcolonial transhumanist revision of Moby Dick's mythopoetics #
@msstewart I try to replace handouts w/digital presentation-quotes I'm discussing big on screen-link for interested folks to find biblio. in reply to msstewart #
RT @bazalka: RT @alicejrobison "Unfriend" is the Oxford Dictionary's word of the year. For realz. http://is.gd/4WuGg #
Wait-I thought @omeka had a timeline plugin..? If not, any users have good ideas for creating one? #
Did you know there's a gmail cap? Just emailed the 900+ users of the Writing Center website about a problem & gmail cut me off for 24 hrs. #
@ericaustinlee no mercy, no surrender! in reply to ericaustinlee #
My Hawthorne project will be a discussion topic at this morning's #geoinst session-hope to soak up some geo-brilliance (#geon00b) #
@ktcrow thanks! So far the response to the project has been very positive. I'll keep updating as things develop... in reply to ktcrow #
@bombayologist Thanks for mentioning the site, but I need to actually make the map viewable! Right now it's not public #geoinst in reply to bombayologist #
*Yes-and support to play therein* RT @jonjab: every grad student needs a sandbox.
#geoinst #
@wayne_graham where is the timeline plugin for Omeka? I find mention of it, but I don't find an official release anywhere..? in reply to wayne_graham #
@wayne_graham are these relevant to the Hawthorne project? I'll confess-the scary minimalistic interface is throwing me... #
RT @FakeAPStylebook When using "Apocalypse," be specific: Meteor Apocalypse, Punk Rock Biker Apocalypse, Duran Duran's Wild Boys Apocalypse. #
*geez* RT @eviedc: overheard conversation, "My TA better fix my grade or I'll go tell on him then he won't get his recommendation." #
@casuist indeed-undergrads should follow the model of initiative & resourcefulness of children re: their annoying siblings in reply to casuist #
@casuist boy, that was an awkwardly-worded tweet in reply to casuist #
@acavender apparently the conversation continued: "That is the only reason TA's teach you know to get their recommendations" from @eviedc in reply to acavender #
RT @ericrettberg RT @FakeAPStylebook When referring to a Ph.D. as "doctor" immediately follow it with "but, you know, not a REAL doctor." #
@ProfHacker @GeorgeOnline great trio-the Instapaper "Read Later" bookmarklet is #4 for me #
Lingering question for DHers from #geoinst session: how do you explain/defend time spent gaining technical skills? (1/2) #
I still worry that each hour spent learning CSS, Drupal, etc. is an hour not spent in primary sources or boning up on recent criticism (2/2) #
@profsyn but so are grad students, which is why we're often blind to the profs' accomplishmentsâ€”we're self-absorbed profs in training in reply to profsyn #
@candace_nast right-I'm wondering about building a base of helpful DH skills-what should scholars know, where should tradeoffs be made? in reply to candace_nast #
@clio504 that's standard college fashion here @UVA-the short skirt w/leggings has been replaced by the shirt w/only leggings in reply to clio504 #
@eviedc my first animal power was radioactive platypus. in reply to eviedc #
@eviedc unfortunately there are no platypuses in North America, so conversation was limited-it was a lonely power to have in reply to eviedc #
@mwidner That was my plan-but with the 10 hour days I've been working lately, I just want to veg/play video games in the pm #guiltypleasures in reply to mwidner #
@mwidner I do recognize that my refusal to work 12-14 hours days besmirches my character as an academic in reply to mwidner #
@mwidner exactly-that damn xbox ruins everything. It's Microsoft's fault! in reply to mwidner #
RT @ebellempire: Add LightBox to @Omeka: http://jeffersonsnewspaper.org/2009/adding-an-image-lightbox-in-omeka/ a not quite perfect guide. #
@profsyn this perception is so prevalent in academia. Having kids=unserious academic. I'll keep my kids close to the vest on the #jobmarket in reply to profsyn #
Yay! I just received my first #jobmarket nibble. I'm not shouting into a void! Next stop-additional materials! #fb #
@mattthomas @profsyn @amndw2 great link Matt. Kids have been an advantage for me-they keep me grounded & focused (mouths to feed & all that) in reply to mattthomas #
In Silicon Valley, "Settlers of Catan" is the new golf: http://blog.summation.net/2009/11/in-silicon-valley-settlers-is-the-new-golf.html #
@jtheibault right-and I want to say learning DH=learning deconstructionalism et al (learning an interpretative mode) but few would buy that in reply to jtheibault #
@gerryblog I knew it! in reply to gerryblog #
@profsyn that's a good point-I might seem more likely to hang around-less likely to head back on the market after a few years in reply to profsyn #
@kelkel926 King Family Vineyard in Crozet is our favorite-we're not experts, but they're always highly rated in local guides in reply to kelkel926 #
The boys all bundled for walk-to-school
day in Crozet
http://twitpic.com/q7zzr #
Not ashamed to admit I teared up during this week's Glee-@eviedc & I are where we are b/c our parents were more like Finn's than Quinn's #fb #
RT @amhistorymuseum 11/20/1820-80-ton sperm whale attacks the Essex off South American coast-Partly inspiring Moby Dick
http://ow.ly/E3yv #
@SmartyPig every 14 days in reply to SmartyPig #
RT @triproftri: RT @dancohen: Terrific guide from the MLA: "The Evaluation of Digital Work": http://tr.im/FnmL #
While swimming overheard 2 lifeguards discussing their fav "oldies" from last night's party-incl. "In Your Eyes" & "Paradise City" #I'm_old #

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