http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/340 Mon, 11 May 2009 14:17:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en here are a few twitter-related links that i found to be entertaining and/or informative: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/evan_williams_on_listening_to_twitter_users.html http://www.twittearth.com/ http://twittervision.com/maps/show_3d http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/technology/personaltech/07basics.html?em http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN2HAroA12w   ps i've gotten through my initial twitter paralysis, but it's still a continual battle i'm fighting everyday :)  thanks for helping me through, as i can now look back from a different place.  yaya. http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/340/?p=440 This video could be an example of multimodality gone terribly, terribly wrong:      Now for some crazy puppetland. http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/340/?p=435 so i think there's a literacy that goes along with owning a dog, and walking one, as well.  i never had a dog as a kid, and wasn't around them much.  in the house that i live in now, though, we have a dog, and i was walking her today.  ... http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/340/?p=432 I've posted on Read Over my Shoulder. First day did not go as planned, but that's okay. I've been meaning to post this article from Utne Reader  Way Off the Grid: A Photographer Documents the lives of "Rewilders." They seem radical now, but how many years until the rest of us are relying ... http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/340/?p=421 Hey all, For this last post, I wanted to share a few clips from the film "Coffee and Cigarettes."  clip 1 clip 2 clip 3 Honestly, I just love this movie and wanted to share these 3 scenes with everyone.  But I do really like how Jarmusch approaches coffee and cigarettes as a kind of cross-cultural medium ... http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/340/?p=420 So the other day I was going to meet Noelle for breakfast at Magnolia, and as I got out of the car, I noticed two people feeding the meter next to me.  I explained to them that it was Sunday, so the meters were free, and for a minute they ... http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/340/?p=417 Hey guys, the other day i went to "the office" website to watch a show or two and I came across a link that took me to Andy and Angela's wedding website.  I'm not sure who in the class is familiar with the office (i'm one of those people that prefered ... http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/340/?p=413 Hey everyone, I'm not sure if this week is our last post or if it's next week, but I wanted to just congratulate everyone on a great semester. I personally had a really good time in this class. I've even learned to enjoy texting. Well, maybe not. But I've definitely buffed ... http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/340/?p=411 In the beginning of Moby Dick, Ishmael simply will not shut up about how much man is drawn to water.  His exhaustive list of examples is so convincing that it might be one of those few truths about humanity.  Indeed, for seemingly obvious reasons, mankind builds (and thus brings an ... http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/340/?p=407 Keyna and Jo have left the blog and are now blogging in their own space. with comments disabled. http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/340/?p=405