Ryan C. Cordell

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-30

Ryan Cordell — Sat, 01 May 2010 01:00:00 +0000

@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 #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-23

Ryan Cordell — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 01:00:00 +0000

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 #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-16

Ryan Cordell — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 01:00:00 +0000

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? :) #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-09

Ryan Cordell — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:00:00 +0000

@blakerhenson great to see this (via @crevier)-I'm starting at SNC this fall, too! in reply to blakerhenson #
@timwindsor I dunno whether it's been updated for the iPad, but my favorite reader on the iPhone is Reeder (slick UI, quick sync w/gReader) in reply to timwindsor #
@warnick speaking of peeps, have you seen the peeps dioramas? http://bit.ly/bAGud4 in reply to warnick #
Something just popped when I bent over to lift one of the boys-now flat on my stomach w/a heating pad on my back… #
Working on the final prep for my guest lecture on Antebellum American Apocalypticism in a religious studies course this afternoon #
@HouseOfMaps I dunno from which of you that would be a more disturbing statement in reply to HouseOfMaps #
@jrgmckinney We use WCOnline for scheduling, which has an optional online module (extra cost & we haven't purchased): http://bit.ly/bv1i2B in reply to jrgmckinney #
@jrgmckinney NowComment might have interesting WC applications, but I don't think anyone has used it for that yet: http://bit.ly/bAl88u in reply to jrgmckinney #
@alanbenson not yet-it's very new. I've tested it with a few other groups of UVA grad students, though. It's a very promising platform in reply to alanbenson #
@jrgmckinney it would be perfect for that-of course, convincing my committee to all use it would be a task in and of itself… in reply to jrgmckinney #
Amazed (but pleased) that the NCAA Championship is streaming for free online-all the hype made me really want to watch #
@digitalhumanist some mobile twitter clients have the feature built in in reply to digitalhumanist #
Find words you overuse when writing: RT @ScrivenerApp-View>Statistics>Text Statistics. Click the triangle next to “Word Frequency” to reveal #
@eetempleton that would be useful-a personal redundancy meter… in reply to eetempleton #
Final prep for the big househunting trip-leave later today for NoVa-will spend tomorrow in DC w/the twins-fly out tomorrow evening #
@captain_primate we've definitely noticed that-its amazing what even $150k will buy-around here that wouldn't buy a lean-to in reply to captain_primate #
Wow-a mashup of two of my favorite things-it's Waldageddon-"The sun is but a morning star that kills vampires"-http://bit.ly/aQRFyP #
Rory having fun on the playground http://twitpic.com/1donmx #
Leaving in a few minutes to take the twins to the National Zoo. #
Need to make a quick wardrobe change before we leave for the airport-will enter a terminal from 90 degrees, and exit into < 40 degrees #fb #
In Reagan airport-I wanted to tweet some song lyrics about Wisconsin & realized I don't know any songs about Wisconsin-do such songs exist? #
Gotta love academic tweeps! // RT @footnotesrising: "among the blue wisconsin hills" (1885) http://bit.ly/9zqRfg #
At St. Norbert College, on the bank of the Fox River http://twitpic.com/1ecia1 #
@rcooper yes! We're here househunting. I start in the English Dept. this summer. in reply to rcooper #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-02

Ryan Cordell — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 01:00:00 +0000

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 #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-26

Ryan Cordell — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:00:00 +0000

Excellent // RT @HouseOfMaps: @JLSPIVEY2 @eviedc I have no plans except drinking beer and shooting zombies with @ryancordell. #
Heading to the park on a gorgeous Virginia spring day http://twitpic.com/19t4xw #
.@HouseOfMaps children, zombies-same difference. Lots of drool, incoherent noises- in reply to HouseOfMaps #
A touring antique carousel on Cville's Downtown mall: http://twitpic.com/1a1dgs #
C just asked me which she could have first, a Twitter or Facebook account. Welcome to Twitter, @cadenceac! #
What have we done? // RT @cadenceac: Later me and @eviedc are going to be on twitter- when E and R and J are in bed. #
Touche // RT @cadenceac: @ryancordell You have just let me, a writing maniac, online. Nothing special. #
@johnmjones that's the denomination I grew up in-your tweets are bringing back memories… in reply to johnmjones #
RT @betajames: Pertinent to my #thatcamp talk: OpenCourseware in the Liberal Arts College http://bit.ly/9IQkEL #
@ScrivenerApp users: the new update seems to have fixed importing-you can now pull in docs from SimpleText.ws or the Writeroom iPhone App #
Yes, congrats! // RT @cforster: Huge congrats to @ericrettberg for landing a Mellon/ACLS fellowship. Well done! #
@ErikaJL several twitter clients will do that—both Tweetie and Echofon for the mac/iphone will thread conversations for you in reply to ErikaJL #
@ErikaJL that's true-Echofon does include newer posts. That's one reason I've switched to it from Tweetie in reply to ErikaJL #
Dissertating….dissertating…dissertating. 1st ch. revision was a breeze-this one not so much…July 23 coming either way. #
It's not often, but some days I could really take comfort a job where I go in @ 9, work 8 hours on well-defined tasks, & come home @ 5 #
Do any of my tweeps work in comp programs w/a strong commitment to oral & written communication? If so, I have some questions for you… #
@KateMadd great-my 1st question is general-are there separate requirements for oral & written comm or are they part of one comm requirement? in reply to KateMadd #
@KateMadd so it's not a formalized requirement across the school-not part of the core curriculum? in reply to KateMadd #
@KateMadd I'm taking the lead of a WAC program in August-but the school is working to add oral comm to its core-thinking about CAC in reply to KateMadd #
@amndw2 Ha! My top recommended genre is "Emotional Dysfunctional-Family TV Dramas" in reply to amndw2 #
@kelkel926 Our house out in Crozet will be available for rent soon-if you really want to get away :) in reply to kelkel926 #
@KateMadd well-let's see if it work, first… :) in reply to KateMadd #
Maybe I just need to switch to darker coffee roasts: http://bit.ly/dtV5su #
@brettbobley I'll see you there! in reply to brettbobley #
@briancroxall of course you would plan this just as I'm leaving… in reply to briancroxall #
@eviedc I don't really want to come into town. in reply to eviedc #
@academicdave I dunno-I find myself wishing frequently that I'd been required to learn Latin—would help w/a fair amount of my 19th C reading in reply to academicdave #
@academicdave which would only be useful in even more rarified fields…? in reply to academicdave #
@academicdave actually, strike that about Arabic. That would be very useful to modern students… in reply to academicdave #
@academicdave though what I resist about this line of inquiry is the idea that "usefulness" should be the only standard for what we teach in reply to academicdave #
@captain_primate right-opens up the fact of language's structure to students-Latin & Greek give students a-ha moments abt English's lineage in reply to captain_primate #
@captain_primate or at least one part of its lineage in reply to captain_primate #
@captain_primate @academicdave I have to agree-studying ancient Chinese wouldn't much help me understand 19th C America-G & L would in reply to captain_primate #
@academicdave true-but that's my bit of "cultural heritage," offered as a case study to @captain_primate's larger point #
@cforster I think you should both sue AND add it to the CV-best of both words // @ericrettberg in reply to cforster #
Now to turn back to WC administration and away from a debate I'm wholly unqualified for (having not been required to learn Latin or Greek) #
@captain_primate sometimes feels that way-but it's Writing Center… in reply to captain_primate #
@academicdave is that really the best recap of this whole exchange? twitter fail. in reply to academicdave #
@warnick for me it's hiding distant cousins who report that the United States DIED ON THE BLOODY SWORD OF SOCIALISM this week… in reply to warnick #
@patrickgmj wow-I'm amazed by how many of these are still around. MetaCrawler? Dogpile? Lycos? in reply to patrickgmj #
@erinsells @eetempleton UVA's regalia costs close to $1000. Not sure how/when I'll be able to afford it-but I'll need it at a SLAC in reply to erinsells #
@cforster that's just irresponsible. Do you realize how much it would cost to clean the sword after EVERY impaling? in reply to cforster #
@triproftri I know that Rice U. will be publishing (dead tree) the essays & transcripts of the Q&A sessions within a few months of #uvashape in reply to triproftri #
Awesome // RT @jcmeloni: new blog post: for Ada Lovelace Day, let's celebrate @nowviskie http://bit.ly/cInJUx #ald10 #
Me too! I'll see you there… RT @hcayless: Awesome! My #THATCamp prime application was accepted. #
@briancroxall Huzzah! See you there. in reply to briancroxall #
Oh wait-ugh. I just realize that #THATcamp conflicts with UVA's graduation on 5/23-@eviedc will graduate that day-I have to be there #
@briancroxall definitely yay for graduation-but I do wish I could do both in reply to briancroxall #
@nowviskie @acavender the costumes are a bit much… in reply to nowviskie #
I need to make some tough decisions about summer conferences, and soon. I have to decide among 4-5 possibilities-narrow down to 1-2 #fb #
@eetempleton 1.) doubtful 2.) yes(ish) 3.) YES! 4.) not yet-but still a little in grad funds b/c conferences happen pre-graduation in reply to eetempleton #
@nowviskie @triproftri ah, that's great! I misunderstood Prof. McGann when he was talking about it. #uvashape in reply to nowviskie #
Why, every few months, do I forget my own history and think it will be a good idea to post something political on FB? #angryfriends #
@ErikaJL congratulations! in reply to ErikaJL #
@HouseOfMaps what are you talking about? Hulu is great. in reply to HouseOfMaps #
@HouseOfMaps I have no complaints-we hook up the computer to the TV w/the VGA cable. in reply to HouseOfMaps #
From @Lifehacker, learning to power nap for a more productive day #
@Scrivenings depends on the genre & doc length-most 5 page papers need a concise (140 ch?) claim-wouldn't work for many good research papers in reply to Scrivenings #
@briancroxall go Brian! in reply to briancroxall #
Hoping to attend a few #shapeofthings panels today, but have a few other commitments-will be there all day tomorrow, though #
McGann's big vision: every book, every periodical, every user plugged into one interoperable network #uvashape #
Conference papers and transcriptions of discussions will be published online and freely available #uvashape #
Just great // RT @jerridkruse: PHD Comics: Marriage v. The Ph.D. http://post.ly/VdiI #
Sad to be missing the #uvashape panel on the Grub Street Project-I need to be talking with others melding geospatial and literary #
@nowviskie I don't see them either in reply to nowviskie #
@warnick Not to beat a dying horse, but @ScrivenerApp supports Multi-markdown (not sure if that's WYSIWYM)… in reply to warnick #
Finally made it to one of today's #uvashape panels (the last). Will be here all day tomorrow. #
P. Robinson: "The very concept of a single DH center runs counter to the decentralized nature of the web." #uvashape #
From Greg Crane: The return of editing as a primary activity-and a valuable research opportunity for undergraduates #
From Greg Crane: The return of editing as a primary activity-and a valuable research opportunity for undergraduates #uvashape #
Crane's thoughts on undergraduate research are inspiring thoughts about what I should start doing in an SLAC next year #
Crane's thoughts on undergraduate research are inspiring thoughts about what I should start doing in an SLAC next year // forgot #uvashape #
Crane discusses the most successful Classics Dept. in the world @ Univ. of Cairo-interesting node for classics discussion earlier this week #
@KathrynTomasek I'd love to talk about that sometime-I'm moving to a SLAC next year and want to jump right in w/these kinds of projects in reply to KathrynTomasek #
@dancohen commenting right now-the microphone makes me feel like I'm listening to @digitalcampus #uvashape #
David Radcliffe: the concept of extending "who" does DH research to include amateurs and undergraduates is exciting #
David Radcliffe: the concept of extending "who" does DH research to include amateurs and undergraduates is exciting #uvashape #
Sorry for all the duplicate posts-I keep forgetting to add #uvashape to my tweets #
@KathrynTomasek to be honest, I wasn't sure-looking at the NITLE site, though, I think the answer is unfortunately "no" in reply to KathrynTomasek #
@triproftri I think (esp. among senior scholars) there's still uncertainty about how DH projects can serve pedagogical purposes in reply to triproftri #
@triproftri one speaker today said that 30 years ago it was simply assumed that undergrads couldn't do meaningful research… in reply to triproftri #
@KathrynTomasek that would be hard to manage when Sat. Is also day 2 of #uvashape in reply to KathrynTomasek #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-19

Ryan Cordell — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:00:00 +0000

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 #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-12

Ryan Cordell — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:00:00 +0000

Inbox zero-it's been awhile #
@mattthomas @briancroxall Video chats are a part of our daily kids/grandparents ritual-but it's iChat, not Skype… in reply to mattthomas #
@briancroxall my mom became a mac user b/c of iChat (7-8 years ago when it was the only vc app around that actually worked) in reply to briancroxall #
@nowviskie of course–what a group this is shaping up to be! // @jcmeloni @digitalhumanist in reply to nowviskie #
"How Millennial?" scores plunge! // RT @ProfHacker: @jbj learns about calling state legislators in lieu of slacktivism: http://bit.ly/bJD0AD #
@nowviskie @jcmeloni – @eviedc just called (thnx dear) to point out that Ten serves sushi. I'll have drinks at least & bathe in DH wisdom :) in reply to nowviskie #
@nowviskie @jcmeloni cause that's how unhip I am… in reply to nowviskie #
@KelliMarshall please don't tell me you're going to visit IKEA & *not* have some Swedish meatballs… in reply to KelliMarshall #
@KelliMarshall thank goodness! in reply to KelliMarshall #
@GeorgeOnline: not sure if you're an Evernote user, but if so have you seen this iPhone app? http://bit.ly/dB5c5U #
@profsyn I honestly don't know-I just found it on Evernote's site today-I'll be playing with it soon in reply to profsyn #
New @ProfHacker: My look at Scrivener (@ScrivenerApp), an enhanced word processor for OS X-& my favorite Mac App http://bit.ly/dCsZyK #
@alogemann What I forgot to mention explicitly in the article is using its website importing is to collect online resources for a class in reply to alogemann #
@muziejus you can't get those new anymore, can you? Now that I know the iPad isn't a laptop replacement, I'm tempted… in reply to muziejus #
@mwidner I don't think so-I'm a loyal Mac user in part b/c I can't find anything comparable to Scrivener on other platforms in reply to mwidner #
@lincolnmullen think there'd be any interest in someone from an outside field for the "Religious History's Digital Future" panel? in reply to lincolnmullen #
@lincolnmullen I appreciate that-I sometimes worry that my arguments won't speak to religious historians-always happy to hear otherwise in reply to lincolnmullen #
@jrgmckinney Frozen custard sounds good. I'll be teaching English & directing the WAC Program/Writing Center at SNC in reply to jrgmckinney #
Been trying to cut back/cut out the coffee in my diet-tea substitutes just not cutting it-need to write not crash #
@samplereality @jmcclurken I allow laptops on certain days (workshops, group research, etc.), but most days do not in reply to samplereality #
@captain_primate most days they're not necessary-& I think too distracting-even for good students in reply to captain_primate #
@captain_primate maybe—I don't give the students the choice to read a different book in class, though—or watch a movie on their iPods in reply to captain_primate #
@captain_primate I do of course realize how backwards this makes me in the DH crowd in reply to captain_primate #
@jrgmckinney Thanks! I'm directing UVA's Writing Center right now, but that's a 1-year grad student position (unusual for a univ. our size). in reply to jrgmckinney #
I tend to agree w/you, @muziejus. Of course students can distract themselves w/o laptops-but it's much easier w/them in reply to muziejus #
At home we try to encourage bits of "wireless" time-when we interact w/each other w/o intervening screens (1/2) #
Students always have access to their computers-it might benefit them to have some classes that ask for 1 hr. of wireless learning (2/2) #
@captain_primate right-my rationale (which I tried to outline in my last 2-part post) is that some classrooms might not be the right setting in reply to captain_primate #
@captain_primate I hope in my classroom to encourage discussion and interaction-& I encourage plenty of tech in their research & writing in reply to captain_primate #
@academicdave maybe I'm too parental w/my students-b/c w/my kids it has to be a demand from above :) in reply to academicdave #
@eetempleton that's a fair point. UVA is decidedly first-world. The discussion might change in other settings… in reply to eetempleton #
Just got an email from a local tv station asking me to interview (on camera) about laptops in the classroom-Twitter what hast thou wrought? #
@acavender okay-so you're not sad you bought it, only that you bought it quickly?-worst case, you're supporting an indie developer in reply to acavender #
Excellent! // RT @amyeetx: I'm testing Scrivener for my book project. Really impressed with what it does for writing. #
Yes // RT @digiwonk It's about paying attention-if I can't focus on human beings when my laptop is open, then I don't expect my students to. #
Many of the points being made about lectures and lecturers are fair-but laptops aren't limited to lectures #
Any Zimbra users out there? My new school is all Zimbra, but all my mail/calendars are Google-possible to sync? #
@crevier okay, cool. in reply to crevier #
Had Chipolte w/a friend for lunch today & now we're both doubled over in our respective beds-food poisoning FTW? #
@erinsells good luck! in reply to erinsells #
@muziejus hey—if you're gonna go, go big—don't think I could get away with this in an English class… in reply to muziejus #
@muziejus i know-same here in reply to muziejus #
@alogemann indeed-but we need more of an expert. I use DEVONthink as a glorified shoebox—don't use its more advanced features // @profhacker in reply to alogemann #
Tomorrow the first potential new renters will come look at our house-I'm not ready for this to start yet! #
What the…? // RT @magpie: .@edmj More insanity: TX Board of Ed. is dropping all mentions of our friend TJ. http://bit.ly/ak18SD #
@seabright @ UVA we know that TJ single-handedly lit the Dark Ages, wrote "Shakespeare's" plays, & defeated the British w/his powerful kicks in reply to seabright #
Sigh-not b/c of the texts, but b/c of the proposal // RT @yourenglishclas: Texts for proposed common core standards: http://bit.ly/aS14J5 #
@amndw2 @seabright – ah yes, the zombies! that was part of TJ's plan to bring down the Third Reich, wasn't it? in reply to amndw2 #
@briancroxall congrats, Brian! in reply to briancroxall #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-05

Ryan Cordell — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:00:00 +0000

@briancroxall congrats! in reply to briancroxall #
Oh no!-so sad RT @JimDuncan: Sad news – Charlottesville Ice Park Closing http://post.ly/PuI4 #
Love "I Can See for Miles & Miles" // RT @eetempleton: I'd watch some of these for sure! // 16 possible Lost spinoffs http://viigo.im/2zWD #
We need nap-spaces around campus // RT @ProfHacker: New at ProfHacker: @jbj on "Napping Your Way Through the Semester" http://j.mp/9YnANC #
This may be old news, but "Stay Positive," from @ProfHacker's house band, The Hold Steady, is $5 on Amazon right now http://bit.ly/b3gXU0 #
@Scrivenings @briancroxall @jbj I have both already-I'm recommending for the edification of others-I prefer Stay Positive, though in reply to Scrivenings #
@briancroxall wow-I almost missed this one. Congrats! in reply to briancroxall #
@Scrivenings @briancroxall I believe @jbj has out-hipstered us in reply to jbj #
@briancroxall incredible news, Brian-congrats! in reply to briancroxall #
On Blue's Clues-Steve said he'd love to go to college. E's reaction? "You'll never go to college-you didn't learn enough in your old school" #
Indeed // RT @wragge: The #dh2010 'virtual conference' sounds promising for those of us without travel budgets – http://bit.ly/9IXuCy #
3 job announcement(s) @ UGA in pre-1900 American, Renaissance/Early Mod & Postcolonial-Humanities Computing desired http://bit.ly/9UKBar #
Re:my last tweet-job announcements came in through our jobseekers email list-couldn't find online yet-tweet links to the PDF we were sent #
I could use this! RT @omeka: Help us test @omeka's new embedded document viewer, courtesy @jimsafley http://bit.ly/bjtAzU Uses Google Docs. #
@eetempleton oh no! that's one of my favorite books of criticism… in reply to eetempleton #
Another job that's just come to my attention: Postdoc in Digital Humanities & American Culture at Washington U. in StL http://bit.ly/9d6SzY #
College where I had my 1st on-campus wrote b/c the candidate they hired fell through somehow-I declined their offer to reopen my application #
I dunno how many of you are fans of @MacHeist-but a new one looks to be starting in just over two minutes: http://macheist.com #
Hoping to schedule my summer dissertation defense in Mr. Jefferson's Rotunda. If successful I'll consider wearing a powdered wig. #
@HouseOfMaps well you've already hijacked his twitter account-his sports allegiances should be easy in reply to HouseOfMaps #
@academicdave We discourage students, maybe, but the 1000s of colleges looking to field a good team don't always-& the pro field is tiny in reply to academicdave #
@academicdave which is to say, I think the problems are very parallel in reply to academicdave #
I've been working on a new @ProfHacker post this afternoon-should be going up on Monday (if the venerable Profs. Hacker approve it) #
My little sister has joined twitter-say hi to @alisonmatthie for me- all you media studies folks, she's in the news business #
@alisonmatthie @johnmjones actually went to elementary school w/me when we lived in Clarksville-now he's a grad student at UT Austin #
@alisonmatthie I "got it" when I started using Twitter less like facebook & instead started sharing interesting news & links w/colleagues #
Ditto here // RT @rcooper: I am often sad that I can't @eatateppies Mon through Wed nights. Sometimes a girl really wants some tasty eppies. #
Favorite single-volume Lit compilation (for an intro to Lit class): Go! #
@erinsells for me it's only a few times-it's a curveball for when I want to shake things up, not an every-class exercise in reply to erinsells #
I should have better anticipated the DH response to this :) // RT @academicdave: The Web. #
@kfitz I like this. I'm pretty sure one of the big publishers was pitching something similar at UVA a few years ago-not Pearson, though in reply to kfitz #
Dissertation defense scheduled-Friday, July 23rd in the North Oval Room of the Rotunda. The room only seats 12, so tickets are limited… #
@samplereality JLC remain one of my favorite bands-love their farewell live album in reply to samplereality #
@barbarahui can't wait to meet you (IRL) there! in reply to barbarahui #
@amndw2 @jcmeloni I can't either-though if McGann ever does, I hope he picks up @BrianCroxall's proposed handle, @the_real_jizzy_mcgann in reply to amndw2 #
@edmj Fair enough in reply to edmj #
RT @erinsells: RT @ktcrow: Awesome. RT @jbj The truth of first-year composition, reduced to 1 index-card-sized graph: http://bit.ly/cv3qDS #
RT @eviedc: Suggested to @ryancordell that me & the kids come to his defense & bring signs that say, "WAY TO DISSERTATE" & "DOCTOR DADDA". #
Last Daily Show/Colbert in my Hulu queue this morning-will I browse to two separate websites each day to watch these shows?-not everyday #
@KelliMarshall no cable, no TiVo—Hulu is my TiVo—aggregates all my favorite shows in reply to KelliMarshall #
@HouseOfMaps this is the last week-Comedy Cental announced that they're leaving Hulu in reply to HouseOfMaps #
Hurray! // RT @erinsells: RT @pitchforkmedia: The new National album gets a title and release date http://bit.ly/aeQWi6 #
@briancroxall good luck! in reply to briancroxall #
A post from one of my undergrad profs (Margaret Soltan of University Diaries) pushing back against the wired classroom http://j.mp/cSGAJt #
@amandalicastro congrats, Amanda! in reply to amandalicastro #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-26

Ryan Cordell — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:00:00 +0000

RT @ProfHacker: New at ProfHacker: @jbj on "Berube’s 'Teaching to the Six'" – http://bit.ly/c5bgnc #
My undergrad professor Margaret Soltan has a new post about Amy Bishop up at IHE: http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/university_diaries #
The boys, still in Pjs & drawing http://twitpic.com/14wu7t #
Congrats @briancroxall // Phone interview scheduled. #jobmarket #
Pleased & a little dumbfounded to receive an acceptance email for #DH2010 now the question is, can I afford it? #
@barbarahui congrats! me too! in reply to barbarahui #
@nowviskie yes, that's a real plus. The plane ticket is the only wildcard… in reply to nowviskie #
@seabright I primarily use on the Mac, but having my lists on my phone is handy-here's my @ProfHacker article on Things http://bit.ly/doC2ZU in reply to seabright #
@seabright ah-nevermind in reply to seabright #
@seabright the desktop app is much more important to have-if it really becomes part of your workflow then the phone app will make sense in reply to seabright #
Each Wed. the lanes in UVA's Olympic-sized pool are set lengthwise-it's my weekly reminder of how little Olympic ability or spirit I possess #
I don't text-message // I scored 71/100 on the Pew Research Center How Millennial Are You? Quiz http://pewresearch.org/millennials/quiz #
@movingtype @warnick @eviedc @cforster I think it was: 1. no landline 2. no newspaper (I interpreted as print) 3. play video games in reply to movingtype #
@ktcrow tatoo can't be important to the quiz-I was pretty high sans tatoo in reply to ktcrow #
@gordon_ryan thanks for recommending @echofon-I'm really digging the computer to phone syncing in reply to gordon_ryan #
The proposal reviews returned w/my #DH2010 submission (esp. 1 negative review) will really help me prepare-wish more conferences did this #
@ktcrow it was very detailed-four reader reports, an evaluation rubric in reply to ktcrow #
Wow-just wow // RT @briancroxall: Nikola Tesla's letterhead is amazing: http://bit.ly/b7Tpxy. @foundhistory was kind enough to share. #
@jenterysayers @acavender @jcmeloni double points if you get a tattoo of a piercing in reply to jenterysayers #
@nowviskie @ktcrow I'm a two-spacer in the midst of a conversion-still two-space by default but am consciously working to stop in reply to nowviskie #
@nowviskie essentially I heard an editor argue convincingly that modern Word processors make that issue largely moot-at NLH we were 1-space in reply to nowviskie #
Just got a campus visit invitation for a non-TT job I applied for-it was remarkably freeing to say "no thanks" for the first time #jobmarket #
@LizaPotts Indeed-hope I wasn't too catty in my last update-didn't mean to be, but it is nice to be on the other side of the job search in reply to LizaPotts #
@warnick you could instead refer to them as "Bobby Fischer-esque" in reply to warnick #
@betajames you know, the "good old days" of 1994-95 in reply to betajames #
Awesome // RT @powermobydick: How to kill Moby Dick http://bit.ly/crMvHJ #
10 years ago I married my high-school-sweetheart. Happy anniversary, @eviedc–I love you! #
Got a particularly brutal reader's report from a journal today-Rejection I can take, but this one makes it hard to keep writing right now #
Emory grads!-DM me if you'd be willing to talk about the Ph.D. program with a friend from UVA's MA program who's been accepted there #
@erinsells Yeah-it felt much better to be on-campus with an article under consideration-if they invited you to campus, they value your work in reply to erinsells #
@academicdave I agree w/you in theory, but timidly worry about what my tenure committee will say about that in a few years #cowardlyDHer in reply to academicdave #
@academicdave This is the problem with institutional inertia-the folks best positioned to make changes are those who stand to lose the most in reply to academicdave #
Much needed today (from @lifehacker): Set up a Praise Folder to Track Successes for Performance (& Tenure?) Reviews http://bit.ly/b9tt2w #
@triproftri that's what I was trying to get across-it's often junior faculty members working for change-& they often have to tread lightly in reply to triproftri #
@johnmjones Congratulations! Now you just have to get through the campaign… in reply to johnmjones #