The new validity of social media
Sometimes, when the rate of social change is so rapid and its effects so broad and widespread, all points along the time continuum become murky…
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Tweets are Sweet
If you need any indication of Twitter.com’s booming popularity, look no further than Nick Douglas’s recent publication, Twitter Wit, which describes itself as “an authorized…
Sudoku: behind the scenes
Upon meeting Will Gibson (Doctor Octagon) the creator of the Manitoban’s sudoku puzzles, two things are abundantly clear: this man knows his computers and he…
Browsing for web browsers
Back when I was a kid, there were only two kinds of peanut butter on the shelf — chunky and smooth — a handful of…
Fuck computers
As inhabitants of the 21st century, we are all forcibly products of our time. Like every era, ours provides us with a chance to make…
Don’t have friends . . .
According to primate research, the number of meaningful social relationships you can maintain at any one time is directly linked to the volume of your…
A critical analysis of facilitated communication
In the final installment on facilitated communication (FC) we are going to look at three people who have embraced FC — one who has raised…
Bill Gates looks to improve online education through grants
Bill Gates has recently announced in his 2010 annual letter that he will be offering grants from his foundations to further the usage of online…
Universities need to learn from Facebook and Twitter
The Internet is constantly becoming more advanced, but is taken for granted as a passive tool for gathering information and being entertained. Social networking, one…
A critical analysis of facilitated communication
The use of facilitated communication (FC) on Rom Houben, a 46-year old Belgian car crash victim, contributed to his recent diagnostic change from being in…