Tired, but can't seem to sleep. I'm about 4 days off tobacco, and the insomnia is starting to hit pretty hard. I decided to do something with it ( Read more... )

This is a climate change and GIS nerd post. You've been warned.

An interesting development for our local student ASPRS chapter - we're looking at adopting a glacier (actually, a remnant snowfield) in the Trinity Alps. There's a glacier monitoring project based out of Portland State - we're hoping to meet with the program managers at a conference ( Read more... )

Dear Lit folks (and other qualitative analysts):

What do you all think of the use of Google search returns as a cultural text? I mean the search return itself - not as the departure point for other research.

I'm handing out the following (or something similar) to my practical criticism class, and could use a bit of feedback.

Using Google Search ( Read more... )

open letter to the vegan who lives down the street ( Read more... )