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• Why “Talk” Culture Ruins Everything

  March 18, 2010 in technology, web

  In the New York Times, Michiko Kakutani takes on the Internet, remix culture, post-modernism and the technology-induced Decline of Western Civilization. She quotes the usual suspects: Jaron Lanier, Andrew Keen, Nicholas Carr as well …

• LibriVox Needs Your Help

  February 24, 2010 in librivox

  Dearest LibriVox listeners, volunteers, & supporters: For four-and-a-half years, LibriVox volunteers have been making audiobooks for the world to enjoy, and giving them away for free. We’ve made thousands of free audiobooks that have been downloaded …

• Bite-Size Goes Social

  February 19, 2010 in books, myprojects

  A recent study done by Roger Bohn of UC San Diego, estimates that the average American consumes about 36,000 words of text per day, during leisure hours. That number includes print, email, the …

• How to Turn off Buzz

  February 12, 2010 in technology

  If you are worried about privacy and Google Buzz (you should be), here’s how you can turn it off. 1. Log into Gmail 2. Scroll down to bottom of the page 3. Click: “Turn off Buzz” UPDATE: …

• The Tworacle of Delphi

  January 14, 2010 in books, web

  Dinner (beef stew and mashed potatoes, if I recall correctly) was smelling delicious and ready to be eaten. We wanted to watch a movie. We’ve got a subscription to Zip.ca, and I have a habit …