Writing

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    the internet: behind the world wide web

    [Originally published related to INF312/STS311] Below is another reflection for my i312 course. This one concerned a documentary about the origin of the Internet. The documentary was very informative, detailing…

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    mit weblog survey 2005

    There is about a week left to participate in this survey; the larger the sample, the more accurate it will be.

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    bapchule bound 2005 completed

    Bapchule Bound 2005, the summer mission trip that I coordinated along with Vanessa Gonzalez and Stephanie Elliott, is now complete. Over the next few days, I’ll go into more depth…

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    a quick stop for a hot dog

    I was in Oklahoma last week checking out the Blanchard Relay for Life. While there, they had hotdogs and remembering this grand quest of mine, I asked someone connected to…

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    saveplayers.com is online

    Well, the cat is out of the bag now. In Today’s Austin American-Statesman’s Metro section, an article discusses Player’s fight against UT’s efforts to claim their land. UT is intending…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…