Note: Contains spoilers and has become more of a reflection than a review* ... Faith & Geekery claims Star Trek Will Rock the Summer. Yes, Star Trek features superb action, casting, soundtrack, and special effects. As a fan who only reached the theater on Monday (to distinguish myself from Trekkies who went to the early screening in uniform/costume on Thursday night), Star Trek not only fit in the 43 year history well enough, but also created the foundation for a future series which will boldly go where … [Read more...] about Star Trek: The Right Stuff?
Technology in Higher Ed
Keeping “to-do lists”
Are to-do lists a helpful tool to getting things done? Or do you find them frustratingly long and seemingly insurmountable? Or do you find them buried under papers or in old documents/post-it notes on your screen, wall, door? Or do you somehow ignore to-do lists entirely? Thanks to Andy Crouch's 5 Questions post on to-do lists, I've had quite a few good conversations with friends and family on this topic. Two pastors of my local congregation have given some interesting feedback on the topic. One quipped that he … [Read more...] about Keeping “to-do lists”
Chapter 1: Up to the Minute Publishing
Questions inspired by and related to You've Read the Headlines. Now, Quick, Read the Book (by Motoko Rich, NY Times, 3/29/2009, posted at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/30/books/30quic.html) Questions: How does this necessity/predisposition for more, deeper material ASAP affect popular writing by academics and academic publishing in cutting edge fields of technology? Are there particular topics, themes, fields which deserve (possibly even demand) a longer time frame for consideration during the … [Read more...] about Chapter 1: Up to the Minute Publishing
One Positive Use of Twitter: Free Research Software
My post about Twitter didn't generate much (i.e. any) conversation, but here is one redeeming use of Twitter: free software. MacHeist (a website that offers free and discounted Mac software) is giving away a free copy of DEVONthink to anyone who sends a specific message on Twitter. Sure, it's a shameless ploy for free publicity, but DEVONthink is worth it, IMHO. I use it to store research, PDFs, book quotes, random article, and just about everything else digital in my life. It's not cross-platform like Evernote, but if … [Read more...] about One Positive Use of Twitter: Free Research Software
Who Do You Follow on Twitter?
Ok, so this is the complete opposite of people who are giving up Facebook for Lent. I have been playing around with Twitter for a while, and I'm starting to look at it more intentionally. (Here I am, in case you're curious.) I have only occasionally sought out specific people on Twitter (such as Andy Crouch or Alan Jacobs, and I just now discovered that IVP is on Twitter), but I'm looking to follow additional people or organizations that are related to ESN, the academy, and religion in public life. Any suggestions? … [Read more...] about Who Do You Follow on Twitter?