“The more psychotic the voter, the more likely they were to vote for Bush.”: An Opportunity for the Republican Machine: [Christopher] Lohse, a social work master’s student at Southern Connecticut State University, says he has proven what many progressives have probably suspected for years: a direct link between mental illness and support for President Bush. […]

Whither Information Architecture?: Peter Morville (author of Ambient Findability) wonders out loud about the future of Information Architecture as a discipline, as well as about the role of IAs. Then a bunch of smart people comment… [Tags: information_architecture peter_morville librarians taxonomy folksonomy everything_is_miscellaneous] ——- is information architecture dead? I think that the plurality of practices […]

Under Surveillance (Flag) Mini Sticker: —— There are many great stickers here.

Spotlight News – Carnegie Mellon University: Despite the portability of laptops, only a minority of students used them off campus, accounting for only 2 percent of the overall time spent on assignments. The exception was the strong tendency to work at home. Students reported preferring the comfort of working at home even though they recognized […]

Virginia Tech | Invent the Future : Virginia Tech ranks #1 (again) in college and university vanity license plates Hokie Nation has taken to Virginia’s highways. . . and they have the license plates to prove it. —— this is sort of like “we’ll always have paris” where… you’ve never been to paris.

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland   “You have a Midland accent” is just another way of saying “you don’t have an accent.” You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston […]

The Claremont Institute: The Era of Big Ideas is Over: Do liberals think that conservatives’ fundamental ideas are wrong? Or do they think that having fundamental ideas is wrong? In the intramural debate over liberalism’s meaning and future these questions have become contentious. But whether this is a real debate between distinct alternatives or just […]

RIAA wants the Internet shut down: RIAA wants the Internet shut down ONE OF THE lawyers involved in defending cases bought against people by the RIAA claims that if the music industry wins a crucial case, the Internet will have to be switched off. ——- switched off? hah!

Imperial History: —— middle east history by maps and empires.

Half million Chinese now make a living from the acquisition and sale of WoW gold: Inside World of Warkcraft Gold Farm, Future of Work. Amazing. And don’t miss the video below if you have not seen it. “an astounding half million Chinese now make a living – about $100 a month – from the acquisition […]