Filmmaker and friend Carlos Pedraza surprised me this morning with a flattering spotlight on the Haiti Digital Bibliography:

Many, many thanks to Carlos for the support, the help, and for spreading the word. The HDB has been an odd and, at times, spastic endeavor thus far, but it has been interesting to note the different (and sometimes not) angles at which writers and analysts have gone about addressing the Haiti earthquake(s). From the headlines alone, you can see the vital role modern technology has played in the course of events.

To contribute a link to this ever-evolving list of digital sources about the Haiti earthquake and its aftermath, please drop an URL to haitilinks @ gmail . com. To donate to relief efforts in Haiti, take your pick.

Check out Carlos’s ongoing film projects at Blue Seraph Productions and his cultural analyses and coast-to-coast adventures on The Cosmic Sitcom.

Banner by Carlos Pedraza used with permission. Aerial photo of downtown Port au Prince, Haiti. Source: United Nations Development Program on Flickr. Used under Creative Commons license.

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Haiti

January 18, 2010

in Information Age

I’m no doctor. I’m not a reporter. I give what I can. I organize stuff.

I threw together a blog the other day. It’s just a (semi-chronological) jumble of headlines right now, but with it I’m compiling links to build a bibliography of digital resources about the Haiti earthquake and its aftermath. Quoting myself,

In an effort to preserve a small slice of what happened and how the world responded in the days after the tragic earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, I’ve set up this site to compile a bibliography of digital resources about the event and its aftermath. Though a comprehensive list of all digital materials on the web would be impossible, I hope this currently random jumble of headlines can be organized into a bibliography that might later prove helpful to those who seek documentation and understanding of what happened in these frantic few days.

It’s not food or water or medical supplies. It’s just what I’ve got.

If you’d like to add some links or help write some citations, send me an email at my usual address or at haitilinks @ gmail . com. The task is big, but it’s not hard. And maybe it might prove helpful to someone some day.

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Pride

January 13, 2010

in Love.

My husband did a great job.

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From Cracking the GRE, a test-prep manual by Doug Pierce:

You will also see a fourth, unidentified, experimental section on the GRE. This section will either be Math or Verbal and will look exactly like the real Math or Verbal section . . ., but it won’t count toward your score. ETS [the company that administers the test] uses the experimental section to test GRE questions for use on future exams. This means that part of your test fee pays for the privilege of serving as a research subject for ETS.

On a related note, I’ll be hunkered down for the next few weeks working on grad school-, job-, and writing-related activities. To catch my quotidian bitchings about said activities (and the occasional soup recipe), follow me on Twitter.

Be well, everyone, and happy new year.

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Guessing a book by its cover: spontaneous collaboration

December 24, 2009

Inspired by his holiday #cnftweet on Twitter, @spitballarmy and I are making a list of typical (and atypical) gifts identifiable through their wrapping.
Check out the booty as it grows under the tree over at Fred’s blog. And come add your own!
Have a safe, happy, scary-clownless holiday season, everyone.

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Tribes, “true” fans, and everybody else

December 22, 2009

Despite my excessive comment at the bottom of the page, this article is an interesting exploration of music fandom and the conflicts inherent to classification and group identity:
“The Language of Tribes: True Fans and Outsiders”
by Kyle Bylin
The difference of opinion, or lack thereof, that occurs between members of the same tribe, is what characterizes what [...]

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Rare books, bridging the physical-digital divide

December 8, 2009

Lengthy for online reading, but worth the eyestrain:
“The Book Mechanic: A modern sensibility binds Terry Belanger to old, rare volumes”
by Andrew Witmer
Some years ago, Terry Belanger found a striking way to reveal the reverence that many citizens of the digital age continue to feel for old books. . . . [He] brings an old volume [...]

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From infotainment to advertisalism: Dallas Morning News editors to report to sales team

December 3, 2009

I smell horses. Do you smell horses?
“At The Dallas News, a New “Bold Strategy”: Section Editors Reporting to Sales Managers”
by Robert Wilonsky
“Dallas Morning News’ Reorganizes to Bring Sales, Editorial Closer”
by Mark Fitzgerald
Twittersphere consensus: apocalypse.*
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ETA (though I can’t say it’s an improvement):
“News Editor Bob Mong: New Business-Editorial Arrangement Won’t ‘Cross Line’”
by Robert Wilonsky
Believe me, [...]

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Grocery store gets grammatical

November 10, 2009

A pleasant surprise at the checkout counter the other day:

Many thanks to Moeskido’s eagle eyes.

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Web hosting change: cursing ahead

November 5, 2009

Please note: some time in the next three days, this site will move to a new hosting service.
If all goes well, you won’t even notice.
If all goes unwell, there may be blood.
Place your bets!
ETA: 11/10: Yep, something got screwed up. Working on it. Expect a lot of wonky changes for a bit.
Got it!
Jeesh.
Thank you for [...]

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