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Where’s Neil Postman when you need him?

~LS~ — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 01:22:35 +0000

I'm contemplating teaching Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves to Death in my Introduction to Humanities class this semester, particularly Chapter 4 ("The Typographic Mind"). I don't feel like scanning the chapter and I couldn't find a pdf or doc... Read more

The World 2.0

~LS~ — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:57:03 +0000

* I can't remember the last time I heard a busy signal. * The Guiding Light has gone off the air after 72 years. I used to watch that show with my grandmother when I was ten. * An MSN article predicts that, due to the competition from virtual,... Read more

The Kindle and “Picard’s Syndrome”

~LS~ — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:20:02 +0000

Due to my recent tech splurge, I'm now the owner of a brand new Amazon Kindle, acquired just before Thanksgiving. I'm quite happy with it. Reviews all over the net are fairly accurate. I like the weight, the screen's readability, the size, the... Read more

Ten Tech Gratitudes for 2010

~LS~ — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 07:52:49 +0000

(In no particular order) 1. Droid I bought my Droid in November 2009 and it has changed how I interact with people, sometime for the worse, but usually for the better. On the one hand, even though I’m a technophile, I really don’t like the... Read more

Telephone Exchanges ~ NYC Nostalgia

~LS~ — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:29:56 +0000

When I was growing up in Manhattan, my very first phone number was LO4-4327. It's funny to me that I still remember it after all these years. I wonder how many people remember their first phone number. It's not like I use it all the time. I haven't... Read more

Second Life

~LS~ — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:55:00 +0000

About a year and a half ago, someone told me about Second Life, the mmorpg. I got a character there and I even bought a new video card to play there. I was very psyched about joining. I spent a couple of weeks learning how to get around and building... Read more

Pecha Kucha in Public Speaking

~LS~ — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:11:39 +0000

I have always hated using PowerPoint in speeches. Always. I suspect many speech teachers feel the same. PowerPoint becomes a teleprompter and it defeats the purpose of giving a speech. Last semester, I taught Business Communication for the first... Read more

New Tech Toys

~LS~ — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:10:57 +0000

I'm posting from my new Motorola Droid. It's frustratingly wonderful. Or wonderfully frustrating. The WordPress app seems to be working well and I'm getting the hang of the keyboard. Immersion seems to be the key for me. I typically type 125-150... Read more

Mix tape obsolescence

~LS~ — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:28:38 +0000

As the decade draws to a close, many commentators are remarking on the demise of various technologies. I am sometimes rueful and sometimes relieved by the disappearance of the technologies, of their associated objects and habits. Think of letter... Read more

Maslow’s Hierarchy

~LS~ — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:15:38 +0000

This cute take on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs has been floating around on Facebook for a while. It's been on my computer desktop for a couple of weeks. I'm definitely showing it in class when we talk about Maslow, but it's just too cute not to post... Read more