Scranton woman cited for cursing at toilet…
What can I say? This is fucking bullshit.
Month: October 2007
In case you were wondering…
I realized that, being that I live near Seoul, someone might wonder whether I am trustme3, mentioned in this pretty silly, anxious, pathetic document pertaining to the whole illegal takedowns notice thing that Andrew Burt of SFWA instigated. Although I enjoyed Cory’s book, that wasn’t me. I didn’t even know about Scribd until Doctorow mentioned […]
Heater Present. Cannot See. Don’t Worry.
One of my classes was moved this week to the new building on campus. I was a little surprised, to be told that I’d be moving. My evening schedule is pretty odd, is why. The night classes at my university run like the day classes — each “hour” has 50 minutes. However, while the break […]
The Pressurecooker Classroom
Students are interesting creatures. Teachers too! There are all kinds of complicated interactions that happen inside classrooms, the kinds of complications that don’t often happen in comparable ways in other parts of students’ lives. It can be like a pressurecooker of all kinds of different energies, and as a teacher, you’re right there in the […]
Oh Ursula, Ursula, Why?
On this, and this, and this, which I learned about from this. In the comment thread to the first post, Mr. Burt, the snarling copyright poodle of SFWA, claims that Fair Use is often recommended to be 5-10% of a work. Which, of course, raises an interesting question. Nick Mamatas notes how this is a […]