Chris AldrichI remember thinking over a decade ago how valuable it would be if researchers kept open notebooks (aka digital commonplace books) like the one Kimberly Hirsh outlines in her article Dissertating in the Open: Keeping a Public Research Notebook. I’d give my right arm to have a dozen people in resear…
In my previous post, I talked about curated listings of blogs. This time I want to talk a little bit about computer generated lists. Following
A following list is a staple in social media. Who you are following and who is following you are very useful pieces of information. You can tell a lot …
In Fall 2018, Dr Rebecca Barnes of Colorado College began asking her environmental science students to write Wikipedia pages for women scientists. In response, her students have risen to the occasion, producing a total of 52 new biographies for women in a wide variety of STEM fields since then.
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There’s a war going on. When isn’t there a war going on? But I’m not talking about a physical war here: I’m talking about a war over meaning. This particular war is a fight over what “open source” means. Let’s take a few steps back. The Free… | Steve Klabnik | “The most violent element in society is ignorance.” – Emma Goldman
Ben WerdmüllerI’ve been building open source platforms for my entire career. It has not made me rich. Nonetheless, I’m more committed than ever to openness as an ideology, strategy, and organized response.
It took me years to realize that the startups I founded were more acts of resistance than they were ways to …
Open source is a bottom-up, worker-led movement. The means and outputs of production are available to everybody. I think that’s beautiful – and, in a world where every aspect of our lives has been packaged and monopolized for profit, a powerful force for good.
There is a good reason people call Twitter the hell website.
Teaching is behavior and behavior is founded on habits. How can teachers build good teaching habits for active learning?
Our dog, Arlo, went to his rest on March 29, 2019. He was 12 years old, and he is greatly missed. Arlo came to our family as a shelter dog. He was intended for one of our children, but ended up being “Dad’s dog”. Andy took great pleasure in walking Arlo, playing with him and taking care of his needs. Arlo loved it when the family would get home in the evening, and would be ready for dinner and a walk. Arlo was an older dog when he came to us (seven years old), so he was not as active as a younger dog. However, that was the right kind of dog for our family. His favorite place was the bed in the master bedroom, where he would take naps during the day, watch TV with us in the evening, and sleep with me and my wife. He was a great snuggler, and was always ready to be close when someone was having difficulty and needed some love. Arlo was Andy’s first dog, and it was in his 50’s that Andy discovered he was a dog person. Arlo will always have a special place in our hearts. We love you, Arlo.
Marking the passing of a good friend.
Arlo 2007-2019
