Ryan C. Cordell

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

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-30

  • @jeffreyjcohen if you install the "Selective Twitter Status" FB application, any tweet can be sent to facebook using the #fb hashtag in reply to jeffreyjcohen #
  • @jeffreyjcohen I like it b/c I can keep a status on FB longer, only selected tweets go to FB too in reply to jeffreyjcohen #
  • Had a great night out with @cadeceac tonight-saw "How to Train Your Dragon"-such a great movie! #
  • Dear UVA Library: I'm really going to miss you when I go. There should be a fee alumni could pay for continued access… #
  • @amandafrench I love the idea-SNC's library is nice but very small-I'd gladly pay a subscription fee to continue using UVA's resources in reply to amandafrench #
  • @jeffreyjcohen for me FB is mainly for personal interaction, and twitter for professional-the streams don't cross all that often in reply to jeffreyjcohen #
  • @nowviskie cc:@amandafrench That makes sense-would it be worth exploring nonetheless as a new support stream for libraries-or no? #kfutures in reply to nowviskie #
  • Am contemplating selling my CD collection rather than moving it-is this a crazy idea?-my music's all digital-& backed up in two other places #
  • A yes, good point // RT @acavender: @ryancordell Not crazy, but there might be a copyright issue (not sure about that, though). #
  • Good idea // RT @boonebgorges I put CDs in a huge booklet & gave away jewel cases. Saved space & no moral issue #
  • @jbj the legal issue would be selling the CDs while keeping the music on my computer-right? in reply to jbj #
  • Going through iTunes I am realizing how much music I deleted when hard drive space was more of a premium #
  • Can I manually adjust the import date in iTunes? I'd like to rip some old CDs but don't want them showing up as "new" in my auto-playlists #
  • @lincolnmullen thanks for the kind words. I enjoyed writin those posts. in reply to lincolnmullen #
  • @lincolnmullen and also writinG them. I'm a southerner after all… in reply to lincolnmullen #
  • Neat: a short documentary describing how the British Library is digitizing & preserving its C19 Newspaper Collection: http://bit.ly/97sQ3A #
  • @amandalicastro depends on what I'm saving something for. Research bibliography: Zotero. Saving web pages for later use: Evernote. in reply to amandalicastro #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-23

  • Just found out my Hawthorne essay won this year's prize for best UVA English graduate essay! Now I just have to find a publisher… #fb #
  • @jcmeloni I think that should be your tagline for everything from this point on… in reply to jcmeloni #
  • Folks: can you recommend profs. (on twitter or not) doing interesting DH & digital pedagogy work at small liberal arts colleges? #
  • @tanyaclement: @jtheibault said you're compiling a list of SLAC DHers-would you mind sharing? #
  • As always, the DH community delivers: thanks @mkgold, @jtheibault, @amandafrench, & @acavender for SLAC DH suggestions #
  • By the request of several folks interested in responses my earlier question re:DH SLACers, a series of retweets forth comes… #
  • @briancroxall not me this year. I succumbed to the lure of a more lucrative summer teaching assignment @stnorbert in reply to briancroxall #
  • @samplereality surely there's an ani difranco song that fits the bill, though nothing's coming to mind immediately… in reply to samplereality #
  • @samplereality maybe Jenny Lewis' "Acid Tongue?" Chorus declares: "You know I am a liar" in reply to samplereality #
  • @eetempleton I'd second @erinsells: Virginia Woolf in reply to eetempleton #
  • @eetempleton I love Willa Cather, but I think Woolf is more "important" in reply to eetempleton #
  • @lisaspiro a neat idea—would such an app have as much use in the humanities? I'd be interested, but there'd have to be wide buy-in in reply to lisaspiro #
  • @HouseOfMaps congrats! in reply to HouseOfMaps #
  • Have been asked to speak about @omeka for a group of folks @ uva learning about CMSes-I feel like a relative newbie myself, but why not? #
  • @omeka: is there a demo or good explanation page about the forthcoming hosted version? I imagine that would be a big draw to newbies… #
  • Oh no!-the snooze button does more harm than good (from @lifehacker): http://bit.ly/c2qF6L #
  • Help GBers? // RT @eviedc: Found a renter for our house here. Only problem is that we don't have a place to live in GB yet. #
  • Sometimes when you say you just want answers, no matter what they are, you really mean that you want certain answers and not others… #
  • @briancroxall that's this one, right? http://bit.ly/xVbEb in reply to briancroxall #
  • @cadenceac I'm sorry, sweetie! At least we'll get to Wisconsin in time for fun summer stuff! in reply to cadenceac #
  • May rent a perfectly fine duplex in a perfectly fine neighborhood during our 1st year in GB-this depresses me more than it should… #fb #
  • @ibogost cakey…I think? As in a thick, cakey crust…Though I'd love to see cakish get some traction… in reply to ibogost #
  • I think it's official: I'm done with Glee. The only funny character left is Sue-the whole "Election" vibe fizzled out long ago… #
  • @noelrk she's had some good lines—but it's a long show & I'm not laughing all that much in reply to noelrk #
  • @RBen even the singing has gotten dull—"cast members sing song w/vague plot relevance intently in each other's direction" in reply to RBen #
  • @profsusan I'd be behind that. in reply to profsusan #
  • "Seasame Street" parodies of Google search commercials: http://bit.ly/ck7mBs #
  • Good question-if so I need a few for both my current and future faculty laptops // RT @jcmeloni: @nowviskie you have Scholars' Lab stickers? #
  • Excellent // RT @ronda_at_uva: We do have SLab stickers! They're in the lab and in the SLab office free for the taking. Take many! #
  • We have an official moving day!-any locals who want to help us load the truck on May 29 & 30 will be very welcome… #fb #
  • @stevewhitaker & the bluray disc is an unobtanium alloy! Shameful… in reply to stevewhitaker #
  • @jcmeloni this is exactly what I was wishing existed in my exchanges about the field during #uvashape in reply to jcmeloni #
  • This has probably already made the rounds, but: a list of "least common complaints about the iPad"-including "not rhino proof" #
  • should include the link: http://bit.ly/bVEf9K #
  • @acavender If not I'll definitely sneak one in there before graduation next year & try to convince the girls I'm that kind of professor in reply to acavender #
  • A MUST READ: "The Only Thing That Can Stop This Asteroid is Your Liberal Arts Degree" http://bit.ly/cEjoOP #
  • Posted this late last night, but must repost: "The Only Thing That Can Stop This Asteroid is Your Liberal Arts Degree" http://bit.ly/cEjoOP #
  • Strange request: someone send me an email asking me to add them (over the course cap) to PRFHCK 101-wacky excuse for the request welcome #
  • @jenterysayers could one find syllabi for the courses you discuss online anywhere? in reply to jenterysayers #
  • Via @lifehacker-the Foreign Service Institute's extensive foreign language courses available free online: http://bit.ly/bNvWr3 #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-16

  • Looking forward to Meredith McGill's graduate seminar and paper in the UVA English Department today #
  • Incoming UVA students on campus today-had the odd realization that I won't teach any of them… #
  • @jsench will do! in reply to jsench #
  • @erinsells that's not good. My two on-campuses couldn't have been more different in the "feels comfy" category in reply to erinsells #
  • I'm only in a half day today (need to get home so @eviedc can work on pressing projects), so I'm trying to catch up/pull ahead w/WC busywork #
  • @eviedc now if we only had a house… in reply to eviedc #
  • @jcmeloni: I've been out of the loop for days, but good luck (if still applicable) & congrats (soon enough!)… #
  • Whoa—an update to Echofon and suddenly I've got ads for Golden Grahams in my stream—strangely enough the text is about interviewing..? #
  • @briancroxall congrats, Brian! That's great news. in reply to briancroxall #
  • Enthusiastic congratulations for Dr. @jcmeloni! #
  • Doesn't everyone do this? // RT @mike_elgan: In a perfect world, this is how you'd leave work every day. http://bit.ly/cwzd5W #
  • @cadenceac can't wait to see it, sweetheart! in reply to cadenceac #
  • A bittersweet email awarding me a #DH2010 bursary just arrived-they kept me in the pool after I withdrew "just in case"-should I reconsider? #
  • Probably // RT @acavender: @ryancordell #DH2010 Depends. Will @eviedc kill you? :) #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-02

  • I'll be wielding a mic for today's first #uvashape panel, so not tweeting #
  • @nowviskie Now introducing Project Structure and Project Sustainability panel-which should dig deeper into #uvashape #039;s most prominent theme #
  • @sramsay Jedi archive's got my vote #uvashape in reply to sramsay #
  • @jcmeloni No corners! in reply to jcmeloni #
  • @jcmeloni Which, have you noticed, is an aesthetic that Caprica has not maintained…? in reply to jcmeloni #
  • Report from the Anti-Christ: some silos deserve to be blown up-failure as a goal-death can be a good thing #uvashape #
  • Andy Stauffer skeptical of separation b/w interface & data-books are also interfaces-interfaces can be invaluable scholarship #uvashape #
  • Todd Presner discussing imaginary maps created to extrapolate possible futures of Ollantaytambo, Peru #uvashape #
  • Agreed // RT @ericrettberg: Hypercities interface is amazing: amazing, too, that the varied sources work together so seamlessly #uvashape #
  • @mkirschenbaum argues that the idea that we don't know how to archive webpages is nonsense-#uvashape is ignoring groups working on just that #
  • @JenHoward sounded off to me-the DH community seems overwhelmingly historians and lit folk-perhaps CHNM sways my perceptions? #uvashape in reply to JenHoward #
  • @JenHoward they did indeed-such a great panel! in reply to JenHoward #
  • @captain_primate @brettbobley @JenHoward I'm sure my perspective is skewed by my own interests & institution (& relative inexperience in DH) in reply to captain_primate #
  • From Ken Price: "silo" a bugabo used dismissively in many #uvashape papers-both massive data sets & edited projects necessary scholarship #
  • and of course I meant to type "bugaboo" #uvashape #
  • From the floor: notes objections from humanists about the empirical nature of DH projects-is DH self-consciously recovering older modes? #
  • Cooking metaphors galore: is your data raw, cooked, or braised? #uvashape #
  • From the floor: where does research fit into the stream of these projects? Scholarship can't just be the icing on the cake #uvashape #
  • Anyone seen the British movie/show The Color of Magic? Any good? Appropriate for what ages? #
  • Prepping w/@eviedc for our househunting trip to Green Bay next week-trying to narrow down from 40 houses to 15 or so… #
  • Just wrote a tough email withdrawing from #DH2010 Even if I got a bursary, I just couldn't swing it in the same summer as our move #sigh #
  • In happier news, there's now one less applicant in the #DH2010 bursary pool: good luck those who applied! #
  • From How to Write Badly Well-Improve the SEO of your writing using strategic keywords: http://bit.ly/c091m7 #
  • @GeorgeOnline they're paying for many of our expenses (truck, etc.), but it's not enough to cover everything (downpayment, etc.) in reply to GeorgeOnline #
  • I've been silent today for a reason: just about to turn in another chapter revision to my committee #end in-sight? #
  • A question stemming from the Hypercities presentation at #uvashape is there a good tool for Georectification that runs on OS X? #
  • @loriemerson It doesn't have an ESP function, but programs like TextExpander save me tons of time w/repetitive responses http://bit.ly/S2egp in reply to loriemerson #
  • @trevormunoz @loriemerson actually, you should be able to tie a snippet right to that url-perfect! #
  • @loriemerson there are several programs for that-Beer, Wine, Bourbon, Gin, &c.-& all compatible with most operating systems in reply to loriemerson #
  • Writing folks-good examples of prompts for timed writing assessments?-would need to be appropriate for general use w/incoming freshmen… #
  • RT @hastac: We posted this yesterday–everyone's so so relieved to be a Geek! Difference between Nerd, Dork, and Geek http://bit.ly/9jBINr #
  • @erinsells congrats! in reply to erinsells #
  • Yes! // RT @nowviskie: @sramsay & @nirak, this is for you: http://bit.ly/9RY1Bg (huge success) #
  • From MacBreak: Transcriptions-free text editor "optimized for fast transcription of audio or video http://bit.ly/7IpUbU // cc:@georgeonline #
  • @sramsay maybe. I had some similar thoughts during the conference, but from the perspective of a newbie. #uvashape in reply to sramsay #
  • I wrote a tweet mid-conference that I never posted. Guess I can post now… #
  • @sramsay I wrote a tweet mid-conference that I didn't post. Guess I can post now in reply to sramsay #
  • Question for senior DHers: how can the tiredness of certain questions in the field be conveyed to newbies w/o estranging them? #uvashape #
  • @sramsay Yes, but the guy in the middle who thinks the speaker made an interesting point & then reads the quick dismissal is left…where? #
  • @nowviskie yes, the design of #uvashape likely exacerbated this tendency-as do the designs of many academic conferences in reply to nowviskie #
  • @sramsay that's a good question-certainly to get started in any field requires a hefty dose of "catching up" w/its history/bibliography in reply to sramsay #
  • @sramsay twitter does make public some of the exchanges that would be otherwise between 2-3 people-conversations at the bar after the panel in reply to sramsay #
  • @sramsay which can be great (access for newbies to the club) and sometimes disorienting (feeling @ the outset like you're hopelessly behind) in reply to sramsay #
  • @melissaterras Hm. There is a difference, though-most DH pioneers still living, writing, attending conferences (1/2) in reply to melissaterras #
  • @melissaterras no one expects theology students to know ALL of theology-but w/a smaller, newer field comprehensiveness seems possible (2/2) in reply to melissaterras #
  • @melissaterras not saying it IS possible, only that it might seem so in reply to melissaterras #
  • To add to this great discussion of DH's lineage: does the speed of technological change make these questions more urgent in DH? #
  • That is, if I spend 3 years catching up on Shakespeare studies, the field won't have ENTIRELY shifted in that time, but in DH…? #
  • Yes-a perfect gloss! // RT @cliotropic: the speed of change in DH can make the scope of skills needed seem like running a treadmill #
  • Another day, another email sending my regrets re: a cool conference. Sadly I won't be seeing you all at #THATCamp #
  • @captain_primate @amandafrench I'm not happy about this one at all-but I'm not sure my marriage would survive missing my wife's graduation in reply to captain_primate #
  • @eviedc just called to say that power is out at home-any folks in Crozet have the same problem (and can see/answer this via cell phone)? #
  • Power @ home unaccountably kaput (on a gorgeous day)-so it's an unexpected restaurant night. #fb #
  • @cliotropic Congratulations! in reply to cliotropic #
  • Watching Pond Hockey on Hulu (should help me get more familiar with my new neck of the woods): http://hulu.com/w/3jds #
  • @captain_primate holy crap…I have no idea what that means… #lifetimesoutherner in reply to captain_primate #
  • @captain_primate ah, okay–Wikipedia to the rescue http://bit.ly/aF9aqe in reply to captain_primate #
  • @eviedc no. in reply to eviedc #
  • From @Lifehacker, a roundup of #aprilfools pranks – http://bit.ly/aoihJj – check out Hulu's "Training & Orientation" video w/Alec Baldwin #
  • @jmcclurken the link in my first version didn't work-yours doesn't either-you have to separate the url from the dash w/a space #
  • @triproftri absolutely true-but if DH wants to continue as the "friendly, collaborative" humanities field, it should avoid this trap in reply to triproftri #
  • iCade? // RT @LizaPotts-Promise me this isn't for #AprilFools -RT @Dave_L_Jones-Coolest peripheral ever-RT @karlstolley http://bit.ly/9Wh2h0 #
  • .@LizaPotts It's not real, as you find out if you try and add it to your wishlist or cart. Man it should be, though! in reply to LizaPotts #
  • ThinkGeek's entire 4/1 homepage is worth a look #aprilfools http://www.thinkgeek.com/ #
  • @academicdave one less than there used to be in reply to academicdave #
  • Email from my director means: two chapter revisions down, two to go. #DefenseInSight #
  • As excited as I am about this upcoming move, I'm going to miss springtime in Virginia #beautifulday #southernermovingnorth #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-19

  • Happy 2nd birthday to our twin boys, Rory and Jonas! Hard to believe it's been two years since your early arrival! // @eviedc #
  • Following a bunch of new folks using the #cccc10 tag-wish I could be there but I have a conflicting presentation this Friday in C'ville #
  • @acavender no-couldn't justify the costs for that one in the end-next time it will be drivable, and I'll definitely be there. in reply to acavender #
  • So what does "Very Long Wait" mean, exactly, for my @Netflix queue? I've returned nearly 10 DVDs while waiting for my #1 movie to ship… #
  • @billiehara Inglorius Basterds-I know it's popular, but I could've rented it elsewhere weeks ago-surely they have a few copies @netflix? in reply to billiehara #
  • @ecriturefemme yeah, they keep sending those extra movies-though that list is getting pretty darn thin now… in reply to ecriturefemme #
  • Needed: an inspirational dissertation-revision speech (most effective if delivered by Admiral Adama) #
  • Huzzah! RT @nowviskie: Proposal to eliminate funding for Va Foundation for Humanities defeated-Senate funds VFH at $1.14 mil for 2011-12. #
  • C'ville folks-if you know anyone who might be able to watch my twins for 1-2 hours tomorrow, please DM me (I've exhausted my other options)! #
  • @mkirschenbaum Just this weekend @HouseOfMaps introduced me to a great card game based on the Reign of Terror: http://bit.ly/9rnF7c in reply to mkirschenbaum #
  • @mkirschenbaum yeah, Guillotine has very little historical content (basically just a few names) in reply to mkirschenbaum #
  • @mkirschenbaum I agree—we wouldn't play a game called "The Holocaust" (from the article), but we play plenty of WWII games &c. in reply to mkirschenbaum #
  • @briancroxall congrats again! It's been so great seeing this string of tweets from you! in reply to briancroxall #
  • @briancroxall I worried about the same thing-but I think the community here really is encouraged when things go well for someone in reply to briancroxall #
  • I'm looking through my podcasts, looking to trim things. Anyone know if the @ProfHacker podcast is coming back? I hope so… #
  • At the urging of @jcmeloni & @nowviskie, I'm forgoing a sitter bringing the twins to their talk-yep, that's what I'm going to do…gulp. #
  • @acavender adorable, yes. Today we'll see how interested they are in N-dimensional Archives… :) in reply to acavender #
  • @erinsells they turned two this past Saturday. in reply to erinsells #
  • @nowviskie @amndw2 hey-I'll have kids with me!-I'll keep myself under control this time…. in reply to nowviskie #
  • Just had my 1st coffee in 2 weeks & am really hoping to prove wrong my theory that coffee–>recent stomach problems #
  • @jcmeloni if you have 5 mins come by the WC this morning (314 Bryan Hall)-I have an idea re:a topic of last night's conversation #
  • Is there a good platform for web-based bibliographies? I'm thinking this kind-http://bit.ly/d6Q3nj-& don't think @zotero is quite right-y/n? #
  • I'm not looking to gather references and/or sources for a writing project, but to build and present a bibliography/textual history #
  • @muziejus Yes, I suppose that would work. I don't really need any functionality not in zotero-time to fire up firefox in reply to muziejus #
  • @dancohen @samplereality @andyashton I'm glad I asked the question-I was unaware of either Citeline or CSL-just what I needed! in reply to samplereality #
  • @samplereality Zotz claims it won't install in FF 3.6-know of a workaround? in reply to samplereality #
  • All in jest! // RT @jcmeloni: so @ryancordell just asked me how I got into a lit department. Good question! #
  • @billwolff @jcmeloni's been hashing out her plans to seize control of academia-but details are all classified… in reply to billwolff #
  • MacUpdate's new bundle includes Parallels & Bee Docs' Timeline 3D (a favorite, I believe, of @briancroxall) for $50 http://www.mupromo.com/ #
  • Attn @ProfHacker Dropbox users! // RT @Dropbox: It's our Digg Day 2 year anniversary! Win 500MB and a t-shirt! http://blog.dropbox.com/ #
  • @mwidner tell me about it. Folks this AM pointed me to Citeline, but I can't get my Zotero bibliography to work there, exporting or w/Zotz in reply to mwidner #
  • "Felawshipe is wrot amongst many fyne hypster pilgrimes"-Chaucer Tweets SXSW-http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2010/3/18roy.html #
  • In never a dull moment news: today J is blue (after a food coloring incident) & R is covered by a mysterious rash (@ the dr. right now) #
  • Trying to keep up with both #dayofdh and #cccc10 and failing to keep up with either…. #
  • @carl_whithaus it'd be a real disaster were I participating fully-I've just been trying to keep up w/others in reply to carl_whithaus #
  • @johnmjones I know that hallway well from the AP Reading (which is also in the Louisville Convention Center) in reply to johnmjones #
  • @johnmjones Actually I probably won't be-looks like I'll be teaching a summer class at St. Norbert (and making decent summer money for once) in reply to johnmjones #
  • Yes! // RT @profsusan: Get ready, #MLA11 RT @baratunde: me backstroking through a crowd. on the floor. of a hotel lobby http://ping.fm/NoS8y #
  • Anyone have a favorite "Introduction to Lit" syllabus they'd like to share? UVA doesn't have a 1-semester version of this, but SNC does #
  • @briancroxall Yes—looking at a few from SNC, the goal seems to be a wide breadth of period and genre…. in reply to briancroxall #
  • Finally got Citeline to manually import my @zotero bibliography (Zotz plugin stalls out each time)-not sure I dig its display, though #
  • Anyone here have experience with refbase (www.refbase.net)? Looks like another possible bibliography publication solution… #
  • So long as you express yourself honestly, @johnmjones…. in reply to johnmjones #
  • Final tinkering w/my presentation for the UVA Bibliographic Society-this afternoon at 4, if you're in Cville for Festival of the Book #
  • Smashing Magazine has compiled a showcase of well-designed college and university websites: http://bit.ly/bkc1sJ #
  • @ktcrow It'll be a riff on my Hawthorne project—recovering new witnesses of texts in newspaper archives-don't know if BSUVA will record… in reply to ktcrow #
  • Midday playground break w/the boys… http://twitpic.com/19jxmv #
  • My talk this afternoon overlaps w/both Fred Moten & John Yoo (& anti-Yoo protests). For real excitement, go w/bibliography, people! #
  • Talk to the UVA Bibliographic Society very well received-had a nice talk with Thomas Tanselle afterwards #
  • @amandalicastro no, unfortunately not. McGann's heard my spiel enough-he didn't need to be there in reply to amandalicastro #

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