This morning, my brother pointed me toward a very excellent rant by Steve Yegge about what he calls the “shit’s…
In defiance of Internet Time, I’m going to recommend an essay I came across a couple of months ago: Sven…
Back in 1995, I was a college freshman. One night I was sitting around the dorm with some friends (including…
Over the last few days, I’ve been thinking a lot about Paul Graham’s essay, The Top Idea in Your Mind.…
David Duchovny, why don’t you love me? Or, if you’re like me and have never seen the X-Files, you could…
In Stanley Fish’s post on plagiarism, he argues that plagiarism is not a “big moral deal” – a phrase I’m…
More books! (And musings on creativity, below the cut.) Gone Tomorrow, Lee Child Relentless, Dean Koontz Undone, Karin Slaughter The…
Over the last two months I’ve been working intensely on my dissertation. If you’re wondering whether this relates to my…
As a researcher, I’ve wanted a site like whichtest.info for ages. By answering a few simple questions about your data…
I just came across the New York Times’ review of Jaron Lanier’s new book. Ordinarily I’d read it before opining,…