Not Much To Say
Lynne Kiesling I don’t have much to say about yesterday’s London bombings that hasn’t been said elsewhere, except for adding my condolences.
Lynne Kiesling I don’t have much to say about yesterday’s London bombings that hasn’t been said elsewhere, except for adding my condolences.
Lynne Kiesling OK, girl’s gotta work. More on that later.
Lynne Kiesling Gotta run, but happy to report that the comment/trackback problem appears to be solved. It was an anti-spam plugin that was conflicting with other plugins and causing comments and trackbacks not to show up.
Lynne Kiesling The gloating karma is reaching up and biting me in the butt … none of my test comments are showing up, even after several tweaks. The MT support folks and I are working on it.
Lynne Kiesling Congratulations to my friend Todd Zywicki for his election to the Dartmouth College Board of Trustees. Todd is one of the smartest, nicest, most thoughtful people I know.
Lynne Kiesling My fellow Chicagoan and knitter and all around hip chick, Bonne Marie Burns, is fond of pointing out that there are times when you have to boss your knitting around. Sleeve shape not turning out the way you expected? Feeling like once you’ve started a project your knitting is controlling you and it’s …
Michael Giberson In a stunt reminiscent of Alan Sokal?s article published in the journal Social Text, three MIT grad students in computer science were invited to present at an academic conference on the basis of a paper randomly generated by a program they wrote. Reuters reports (via CNN.com): [Co-author Jeremy] Stribling said the trio targeted …
Lynne Kiesling Ray Gifford alerts us to a new blog from NY Post editorial writer Robert George. It’s called Ragged Thots. Robert seems to share my enjoyment of wordplay and language (and sports), but also seems to enjoy writing about politics, which I do not. So, the benefits of product differentiation … although I am …
Lynne Kiesling Lest Megan McArdle think that she is the only person missing “House” on Fox while abroad, let me chime in. I enjoy Hugh Laurie immensely in every role he has ever played, the writing on this show is sardonic and good, and Robert Sean Leonard, woof. I’ve always had a hankering for him. …
Lynne Kiesling An offer for all students and recent graduates: The Institute for Humane Studies offers fantastic and free week-long seminars during the summer. Topics range from Environment & Society to Liberty, Art & Culture. I strongly encourage you to attend if you are looking for a week of brain candy, with great lectures, conversations …