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Arabic Machine Manuscript
I love these old mystery schematics where the idiosyncratic drawing style and lack of a readily identifiable energy input system often leave me fairly puzzled as to the true context or viability of the machines. I’m not necessarily sure that a knowledge of Arabic would enlighten us to any great extent. Although there are a …
Plastic Man #37
Plastic Man #37Plastic Man #37
News from 1984
The New Light of Myanmar is a government-owned newspaper, published by the Ministry of Information in the country formerly known as Burma. Yes, the above page is dated September 28, 2007. But at the Ministry of Information in “the peaceful and stable country,” it’s 1984. I’ll let the text speak for itself. One note though: …
“Library Lullaby”
An iSerenity soundscape for when you want to hear the quiet.
Overreactions and decisions
The SILS MSIS curriculum requires a master’s paper or project and the professors of even the core required classes encourage the students to begin thinking early about likely topics. Fortunately, it’s possible to review a database of previous master’s papers from SILS graduates so you can gauge the scope and treatment of the topic areas. …
ARTISTS IN LOVE, part twelve
Pierre Bonnard was a part time law student and a part time painter. A man of diverse interests and little focus, he also considered a career as an interior decorator, or possibly a set designer. But mostly he enjoyed an active social life, spending much of his time at the theatre or chatting with friends …
Mystery in Space #97
Mystery in Space #97Mystery in Space #97
Proustian advice for students
My friend Stefan Hagemann has observed that so many students on a college campus seem to be elsewhere. As I walk around my university’s campus, I understand what he means: phone conversations, text-messaging, and iPod management can take precedence over attention to one’s surroundings. Even without the distractions of a gadget, the sidewalks and quads …
Another new WP theme
I went to plaintext.org, looking for something clean and minimal, and so am trying out the Barthelme template. I figured out that one reason I wasn’t posting more often was that I didn’t think the Chameleon look was really “my blog” (though I did like the two small administrivia columns to the right of the …
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