Robert W. Gehl @robertwgehl@scholar.social

Can anyone recommend a good open source CalDav server software setup?

CTRL A + CTRL C + CTRL V != scholarship

ach, forgot to link to my blog write up for maximum self-promotion

https://www.socialmediaalternatives.org/?p=168

For what it's worth, at my talk last night at the University of Calgary, I promoted Mastodon to a group of undergrads who were gathering to express their anxieties about corporate social media (mostly Instagram). Prepare your servers, ye instance mods, for the coming flood

Gearing up for a presentation on the Marianas Web and mythologies of the Dark Web at the University of Calgary.

https://ucalgaryessaycontest.weebly.com/uploads/4/3/2/3/43232213/social_media_contest_event_poster_final.pdf

The presentation is based on this draft chapter: https://hcommons.org/deposits/item/hc:20325/

It happens: I thought I explained something quite well during teaching, and then I find out (through student feedback and other channels) that I simply confused everyone. I will have to own it and work with the students to clear things up.

Every time I get one of those spammy "A researcher is following your work" or "People are reading your work" emails from ResearchGate, I mentally replace words until I get

"An angry old man is following your work"

or

"Angry old men are reading your work."

Prepping for an upcoming keynote at the University of Calgary where I will argue that the Marianas Web is real. (Real in the sense that memes have real-world effects)

Ok, so I'm considering switching to dot-matrix printing for all my paper printing needs, but I am afraid of being accused of doing so as an affectation. Thoughts?

guess what? If you steal work from grad students, it messes with their careers SO DON'T DO IT

My son: "It's cool how the three lights come on when the car turns on."

My partner and I in unison: "THERE. ARE. FOUR. LIGHTS!"

The difference between an algorithm and a bureaucracy is that the algorithm has an exit condition, whereas the bureaucracy cannot imagine a condition in which it is unnecessary.

Instead of watching a BS superbowl, I am going to research the philosophy of "bullshit"