I think that continually checking your phone/sms/im constantly is ... douchy. About the same as walking around with a Bluetooth headset stinking out of your ear. I mean, come on, you really expect mr to believe that you're THAT important? Douchebag.
I got the beta from the site (thanks, Brian!) and sent a few of my invites to folks on this thread.
@PJTCLARK: Not St. John's, but Harrison-Middleton University's College of the Humanities & Sciences [[www.chumsci.edu]]. It's affiliated with the Great Books Foundation [[www.greatbooks.org]], and as a matter of fact one of my main tutors, Gary Schoepfel, is the director of Adult Education programs at the GBF. Other…
I just finished a Master of Arts course in the Great Books of the Western World, and I very much agree with many ideas in the linked article. While it helps to have a basic knowledge of the contemporary history and a basic author bio, I find it's better to dive in to the text itself and read it on its own merits,…
Just a warning, tho - pickle jars are not able to stand too much heating, and I'd be darn careful about putting them in the microwave too many times. They're not made of Pyrex, and they'll shatter something fierce if they get too hot. The last thing you need is 32oz of hot chicken juice bubbling out of the bottom of…
"Presentation Zen" is a great blog that I love to reference when preparing for a presentation. The basic concepts: simple slides, preparation, preparation, and preparation.
I use GC, and like it, except that I've run into a new problem: it doesn't work with the iPhone. The full site needs Flash (no go on Mobile Safari), and the Mobile site teases you by launching QuickTime and then displaying a speaker with a line through it.