From the files of Duh!
If it wasn’t obvious before, now it should be without a doubt. Wikipedia isn’t a source of research, at least not as the end all authoritative voice. During a speech at the University of Pennsylvania back in June, Wikipedia’s founder, Jimmy Wales, warned students against using the online encyclopedia as an academic source for class...
Respond… React…Redux
Remember React juice? In my younger days I sported a pair of shoes with a liquid that promised something or rather with the endorsement of Larry Johnson. You remember him, he played for the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets and showed up in advertisements as Grand Mama, the dunking granny… the gimmick became such a phenomenon that...
Old skooler, Ceppos speaks of the future of media
Former Executive Editor of the San Jose Mercury News, Jerry Ceppos spoke to San Jose State University students in a talk entitled “The future of mass media in a changing economic and technological environment,” a discussion about the future of the news and how people get the news. Ceppos spoke to a nearly packed audience,...
Ode to the Canon D2000, I still kind of hate you… old friend
The other night Daniel Sato reminded me of Dr. Dennis Dunleavy’s March 2005 post about my experience in Reno, NV for the 2005 NCAA WAC basketball tournament. Dennis wrote: “Tonight, while helping out on the Spartan Daily, we were waiting for Shaminder to email some images he made at a basketball tournament in Reno. When...
The Hardest Part
Blogging is a pretty simple endeavor, but I don‘t have to tell you that. (If you’re reading this, chances are you have a blog. Thanks for stopping by by the way. I hope you wiped your feet.) I quickly learned that making a blog is pretty hard. Not in the sense of setting one up...
