Wikipedia describes academia.edu as a for-profit "social networking site for academics", whose misleading .edu domain name "was registered in 1999, prior to the regulations requiring .edu domain names to be held solely by accredited post-secondary institutions". For my part, I'd describe academia.edu as "a source of large volumes of annoying unsolicited email".
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👓 Tech Culture Can Change | danah boyd
We need: Recognition, Repentance, Respect, and Reparation.
👓 Alan B. Krueger, Economic Aide to Clinton and Obama, Is Dead at 58 | New York Times
A labor economist, Princeton scholar, Treasury official and chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. The police said the cause was suicide.
👓 Alan Krueger, prominent Princeton economist, passes away | Princeton
Princeton University is saddened to share that Alan Krueger, James Madison Professor of Political Economy, passed away over the weekend. Alan was recognized as a true leader in his field, known and admired for both his research and teaching.
👓 Announcing @IndieWebCamp New Haven Keynote | Greg McVerry
Greg McVerry (quickthoughts.jgregorymcverry.com)I am happy to announce that Kimberly Hirsh will join us as the key note for IndieWebCamp New Haven.
I can’t wait to hear what Kimberly Hirsh comes up with for the upcoming camp!
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Beneath the pro-Trump sentiment is a region struggling to rebuild itself.
A New York Times op-ed goes beyond “red state” versus “blue state” simplifications.
Yes! There is a lot more complexity than partisanship and fear mongering allows…
👓 Galaxy show signs of life without Zlatan Ibrahimovic in win over Minnesota United | Pasadena Star News
Barros Schelotto tinkered with the lineup with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Romain Alessandrini remaining sidelined with injuries for the Galaxy (2-1, six points).
Recap of the game I went to.
👓 Your favorite way to get around The New York Times paywall might be about to go away | Nieman Lab
Publishers are increasingly blocking those who use incognito mode to sneak around their paywalls. But browser makers may have the last laugh.
👓 Media Education and Change | Buzz Machine | Jeff Jarvis
Lately I’ve been scolding myself that I have not been radical enough — yes, me, not nearly radical enough — about rethinking journalism in our...
👓 Europe Against the Net | Buzz Machine | Jeff Jarvis
I’ve spent a worrisome weekend reading three documents from Europe about regulating the net: The revived, revised, and worsened...
👓 [Update]: Will Twohey’s Building Be Saved? | ColoradoBoulevard.net
Built in 1951, Twohey’s restaurant in Alhambra is a structural grandparent in the constant architectural tumult that is Southern California. Yet the building’s fate hangs in the balance. The current owner wants to tear the building down and build something else. A move afoot is to make the building a historical monument (the building is located at Huntington Drive and Atlantic Boulevard).
How many years has it been since Twohey’s was supposed to leave the building anyway? Will they ever really go? That’s the real headline…
Of course it’s been several years since the food quality has hit rock bottom, so I suppose I don’t care that much anymore since I’m not planning to patronize them anymore.
👓 Alhambra Charges $30 to Attend State of the City Address | ColoradoBoulevard.net
If you want to attend Alhambra’s State of the City Address, you have to fork over $30 or sponsor a table for $300. You also had better be retired or get time off work to attend because it is on a weekday at 11:30 am. This always has been the case according to Sharon Gibbs, Executive Director of the Alhambra Chamber of Commerce and host of the State of the City Address. When asked if residents who did not want to pay the $30 fee could still attend, Ms. Valero, Chamber office assistant, said no.
50 year no-bid contract? Really Alhambra?! You should be ashamed of yourselves.
👓 There Are Whales Alive Today Who Were Born Before Moby Dick Was Written | Smithsonian
Some of the bowhead whales in the icy waters off of Alaska today are over 200 years old
An interesting idea to contemplate given the span of time.