Short URLs: Goo.gl going under
tokyokevinGraphic from Strategic Planet News today (and not it is not April Fool's) is that goo.gl URL shortener. Here is the message: Starting March 30, 2018, we will be turning down support…
Media Literacy Debate
My brain hurts. Dana Boyd gave the keynote speech (1 hour) at SXSWedu (an annual media conference with an educational add-on). I first caught wind of the controversy through Stephen Downes'…
Altered Carbon: Bad Good SciFi
Netflix continues to push the envelope, with a greater variety of TV that appeals to a wider audience, especially one that has tired of typical fare. It is another golden…
Cormac McCarthy on Language
Cormac McCarthy, author of novels like No Country for Old Men and The Road, is, believe it or not, interested in physics and complex systems. Writing in Nautilus (great publication),…
Interactive Fiction and Time Travel
I have been delving into Interactive Fiction lately, becoming more consumed by both reading (watching, playing) branching fiction stories (Choose Your Own Adventure, or CYOA) and the like. Zork is…