Maybe you discovered also this nifty little arrow that appears in OS X Snow Leopard Mail indicating that a date is being recognized (and can be moved to ical) or an address (ready for transfer into the address book). (Show me more…)
I confess, yea, there is a misunderstanding (sometimes) between generations. A new mindset list like the Beloit College List is therefore very handy as it explains
Most students entering college for the first time this fall [...] were born in 1992.
2. Email is just too slow, and they seldom if ever use snail mail. [...]
7. “Caramel macchiato†and “venti half-caf vanilla latte†have always been street corner lingo. [...]
20. DNA fingerprinting and maps of the human genome have always existed. [...]
46. Nirvana is on the classic oldies station. [...]
52. There have always been women priests in the Anglican Church. [...]
65. They first met Michelangelo when he was just a computer virus. [...]
Maybe I should reserve some time to rewrite that in German with my children, yea, yea.
von Robert Gernhardt (Heine Gastprofessur 1986 in Düsseldorf – einer der wenigen wirklichen Virtuosen der deutschen Sprache) erschienen in “Gedichte 1954-1994″, Haffmanns Verlag, ISBN 3-251-00254-6. (Show me more…)
I am a blogging researcher: Motivations for blogging in a scholarly context
Sara Kjellberg
The number of scholarly blogs on the Web is increasing. In this article, a group of researchers are asked to describe the functions that their blogs serve for them as researchers. The results show that their blogging is motivated by the possibility to share knowledge, that the blog aids creativity, and that it provides a feeling of being connected in their work as researchers. (Show me more…)