Monthly Archives: January 2008

daft bodies

Posted on January 26, 2008 by Michael

A friend showed me this video yesterday. I’m in love with it.

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notes from the interblags

Posted on January 26, 2008 by Michael

• Who owns images of products? The company that produces them, or those that take the pictures? This comes up in the case of Ford, who is arguing that the Black Mustang Club cannot produce and circulate a calendar with … Continue reading →

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Read It Later: New Firefox Extension

Posted on January 26, 2008 by Michael

If you’re like me, you keep somewhere between 15 and 40 tabs open at a time because you open something, decide you want to read it later, but don’t want to tag it in del.icio.us or bookmark it — and … Continue reading →

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conferencing with students

Posted on January 25, 2008 by Michael

Yesterday I put myself through hell, scheduling 27 20-minute conferences with students (4 didn’t show up), and come 6:30 when I finished, I was exhausted. Today, I have considerably fewer, though I also teach two classes today. However, I’m currently … Continue reading →

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excitable speech: don’t ask, don’t tell

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Michael

Judith Bulter’s Excitable Speech was a great read over winter break, and I appreciated her understanding of the speech act “I’m gay” in the context of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the nefarious law signed in by Clinton to restrict openly … Continue reading →

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