Sargoth (skateboard aspect) @Sargoth@scholar.social
I am become the skateboard academic, surveyor of words
Decisiveness: A Theory of Clarifications
During my offlineness, I read a 700 page biography of Sinatra
this is your regular reminder to branch out in unexpected directions every so often
What would Glaucon say?
Writing advice for the ages Show more
Alternatives To Hegel
The Pedagogy of The Surveillance State
Before turning in thesis: there are a gazillion things that need to be done, and a gazillion plus one interesting things that should be done but haven't
After turning in thesis: huh, I only need to do the five things specified on this list, and then the project is done? Well then, I understand and accept these new terms and conditions
Husserl was right. Intentionality is nine tenths of everything
A comprehensive list of books ostensibly authored by men but in reality written by women in their proximity
corny academic joek Show more
OH “I like the word ‘symposium’ because it stems from the Greek word symposion, meaning “drinking together”!”
Hmm. #introductions
yeah, I could do one of those
A vital component of being on social media is to be company. This includes an element of interacting with others. But it also includes an element of being seen, of consistently being there, saying things that are at once new and unsurprising. There is an art to it, to be consistently novel and familiar. I cannot teach it to you, since it stems from you being yourself in the company of others; in exchange, we are company
Oh, and I like cats
Reminder: accomplishments fade, failures accumulate
Local school kids are sharing the national standardized tests online, and all I can think is
yes
good
this is the exact purpose for which information technology exists. I support your collective sharing and partaking of information relevant to your lives
I wrote 1x thing about science and astrology, and about being methodical in exhausting all the scientific options
http://discursiveanomalies.com/2018/05/12/astrology/
Via Reddit, an excellent take on cis and trans woman actors. ^_^
and you may ask yourself
what is a skateboard academic?
this
it's this
https://nextshark.com/cornell-student-strips-underwear-present-thesis-professor-questions-outfit/
My intelligence is growing for every quote.
This is a really great blog post about
a problem with publishing which libraries and others struggle with. Publishers are actively hostile to users getting content which is either OA or even available through the library’s subscription (eg they’ll leave a “buy this” button when the user has the rights to just download it for free). This post uncovers even more... https://researchremix.wordpress.com/2018/05/06/wheres-waldo-with-public-access-links/
Has anyone in our professions written about how libraries are intensely consortial/cooperative enterprises when we talk about cross-institutional work, but it contrasts with how deeply hierarchical most are governed internally? Who should I be reading on this?
