Category: Read

A little moan about school.

Just finished my application for a special course next semester as part of the “President’s Dream” Colloquium which is available to the public as a lecture series, but can also be turned into a grad course. This is a new project of the university… Continue Reading “A little moan about school.”

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Bookshed: High Rise

I was recently in a condo tower in Port Moody attending a party. While waiting for the elevator up (one was blocked, and with only two in operation there was a queue forming to get on), I noted the strange stilted conversations going on… Continue Reading “Bookshed: High Rise”

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Bookshed: 1Q84

I just did something I never do…… A crime against story-telling, really. But when the book is 920 pages longand there’s a plot summary online – is it really so bad to forgo the last hundred pages in lieu of slogging through the book?… Continue Reading “Bookshed: 1Q84”

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Responses to Crisis: Apocalypse

“But here’s what I’ve come to believe. That maybe it’s no different now than it ever was. Maybe it’s always the end of the world. Maybe you’re alive for a while and then you realize you’re going to die, and that’s such an insane… Continue Reading “Responses to Crisis: Apocalypse”

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Social reading: A user review of Byliner

In my quest to pare down the general social noise and hone into fewer readings of more substantial value, I’ve gotten pretty excited about the web service Byliner recently. The Byliner site launched around this time last year and does two basic things: It… Continue Reading “Social reading: A user review of Byliner”

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