AcaWiki is a new wiki aimed at academics. They are asking for summaries of academic research. This could be an excellent exercise for students (i.e., don’t hand me your paper: post it to acaWiki, and let me know when I can look at it). From reading the FAQ, It’s not clear to me that they [...]
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October 8, 2009
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AcaWiki: a wiki that encourages academics to write their stuff for the general public
By jose in Opinion, Reading, Web 2.0, Wikis, Writing
October 2, 2009
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If you read only one Google Wave post, read this one
By jose in Announcements, Software, Web 2.0After 100,000 invites went out yesterday, the web is boiling with reviews. The best no-nonsense explanation I found is a chapter of a forthcoming O’reilly book. If you got an account, I’ve been on the dev preview (intended for developers to build on but otherwise identical), my user is quesada@wavesandbox.com
September 19, 2009
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Blogging is not (serious) writing, and that’s a good thing
By jose in News, Opinion, Uncategorized, Web 2.0, WritingIs blogging writing? Of course! You say. I would have said the same, before I encountered Jaron Lanier’s essay: The question of new business models for content creators on the Internet is a profound and difficult topic in itself, but it must at least be pointed out that writing professionally and well takes time and [...]
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September 13, 2009
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How to phD, by Nicholas costa
By jose in HacksJust to continue with the light post streak: How to phD. Ass power!
Tags: comics, insightful