Monthly Archives: March 2008

I’m Shocked, Shocked To Find that Some Memoirs Are Fake

Posted on March 11, 2008 by Timothy Burke

I’m more irritated by the spinster-swooning over fake memoirs as I am of fake memoirs. Oh my word, someone pretended to be someone else in a memoir. What is our modern society coming to? Where are the standards of yesteryear? … Continue reading →

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Naughty Number Nine

Posted on March 11, 2008 by Timothy Burke

A rule of thumb: public virtue tends to reside most in elected officials who quietly go about the business of enforcing minimal standards of conduct and ethics on themselves and their colleagues, who make enemies reluctantly. Look for people who … Continue reading →

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NITLE Gaming and Teaching Workshop

Posted on March 10, 2008 by Timothy Burke

It’s the beginning of break for us. There was a cancellation at this workshop, so I decided to come up to Bryn Mawr. I’m actually very interested to hear what other faculty and IT specialists are doing with regard to … Continue reading →

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Choose Your Own Fairy Tale

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Timothy Burke

Richard Dawkins really annoys the crap out of me sometimes. I was just listening to a rebroadcast of his interview on NPR’s Fresh Air about his book The God Delusion, and I found myself as irritated with him as I’ve … Continue reading →

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Dungeons and Dragons as Pedagogy and Sociology

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Timothy Burke

I may be the last person this week to blog about Gary Gygax’s death. This spares me of having to come up with a variant form of the “he failed his saving roll” jokes, at least. A lot of the … Continue reading →

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You Gotta Love Gmail Ads Sometimes…

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Timothy Burke

Let’s just say that all the people wetting their pants about the intrusiveness of targeted ads can probably relax for another ten years or so, because the Google algorithms, amazing as they are in many ways, are in some respects … Continue reading →

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