I’m trying to get back in the habit of posting here, even if it’s not super important, interesting, or research-related. Yesterday, I submitted another small grant application for OPOSSEM. We need some MediaWiki development work done, and [surprise] I haven’t been able to find anyone able or willing to work for free. Hopefully, with some [...]
The editorial assistant for the Journal of Pension Economics and Finance just sent me a copy of this book review. Detailed TOC here. Lots of economists at Big Name Schools there. And, my chapter is mentioned for its contribution.
Earlier this week, we said goodbye to Doyle, our NAFTA kitty. He was almost 17 years old. Doyle was our second pet; we still have our first cat, Pannonica, who is either 17 or 18. We got Doyle in January 1995 from the Austin Humane Society on North 183. I went looking for a cat [...]
Consider this just a big link dump for Brian. Now there’s an easy response when people ask what you might do with a Master of Information degree: Information Ninja! The CIA (see also) Ninja librarians Sentiment analysis World mood ring Self-surveillance Tracking DC homicides
I’m thinking that someday, I would like to have an info packet like Richard Stallman. For instance, consider: If you can find a host for me that has a friendly parrot, I will be very very glad. If you can find someone who has a friendly parrot I can visit with, that will be nice [...]
Nunberg offers a reflection on the “i” prefix, and even mentions the U of T iSchool toward the end of the essay. Now Brian can just point people to that essay when they ask what he’s doing in grad school.
Or at least that’s what you might think if you read this Globe and Mail Canadian University Report. Not only is McMaster Canadian “Ivy League,” [which I suspect many in the social sciences would scoff at.... just go read PSJR sometime, or don't...] but our undergrads give the University some of the highest ratings among [...]
I am only semi-joking when I consider writing a journal article entitled, “Everything you need to learn about elite interviewing you can learn from Columbo.”
Read, or better yet, listen. Here’s the song lyrics and the full mp3.