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B.A., Sociology with a minor in Science, Technology, and Society, 2010, The University of Texas at Austin
M.B.A., Business Analytics, 2024, Midwestern State University (TX)
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online privacy
[Originally published related to INF312/STS311] Do you intend to change any of your current behaviors regarding your personal information as the result of what you have learned? Why or why not? For the most part, no. I already use a spam-friendly e-mail address for public postings and do what I can to restrict information being…
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job hunting and blogs
[Originally published related to INF312/STS311] According to Professor Elizabeth Lawley, it is almost standard practice for employers to do a Web search on job applicants. Assuming she is correct, what would a potential employer find out about you? Is your online presence an accurate reflection of the person you are? (and is that the person…
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just playing around
This is just a sandbox post to play with some new plugins I’m trying out on the site. I added a location plugin that adds the “from [location]” as part of the “posted” information after each post. If you click on the location, geourl will return with various websites that are located near me. I…
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the classroom of tomorrow
[Originally published related to INF312/STS311] A couple of nights ago, I attended my first “virtual class” for INF 312. The professor spoke to the students through a live video feed (either Real or Quicktime). The students interacted with each other and the professor by using a chat client. In this case, we used Blackboard‘s built-in…
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i312: this shouldn’t be too bad
[Originally published related to INF312/STS311] With the first summer session starting last week, I started INF 312 (Information in Cyberspace). This course in the School of Information is designed to give students a understanding of basic internet concepts hitting highlights such as Unix, proper XHTML coding, basic computer security and whatnot. The course is web-based…
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public school baccalaureates
The not-so-biblical biblical baccalaureate GetReligion, a blog dealing with religion in media, commented Tuesday on a story out of St. Louis that Lindbergh High School will be having two baccalaureates this year. Baccalaureates, traditionally, are religious services held before graduation. After the division between church and state became more defined, school-sponsored baccalaureates overall disappeared. Some…