books – D’Arcy Norman dot net https://darcynorman.net no more band-aids Wed, 24 Aug 2016 23:21:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://darcynorman.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/crankforpeace3-552f33a1v1_site_icon-32x32.png books – D’Arcy Norman dot net https://darcynorman.net 32 32 1067019 pulp https://darcynorman.net/2010/06/03/pulp/ Fri, 04 Jun 2010 02:04:03 +0000 http://mindfulseeing.com/?p=2207 Continue reading "pulp"]]> 2010-06-03 pulp.jpg

As a kid, I was a voracious reader of science fiction. Anything by Clark. Anything by Asimov. Tolkein. Anything by Heinlein (also, I can’t believe my parents let me read Heinlein as a kid – I’m guessing they’d never read some of the pervier stuff…). And, of course, every Star Trek novel I could get my hands on. Later, I sucked in anything by Greg Bear. Gregory Benford. And on and on…

2010/06/03: Think of a favorite childhood sport, game, or activity. Make a nostalgic photo today. (@muffett68) #ds200

]]> 6993 teller of stories https://darcynorman.net/2010/05/26/teller-of-stories/ Wed, 26 May 2010 22:16:41 +0000 http://mindfulseeing.com/2010/05/26/teller-of-stories/

Evan tells a story he crafted as part of a storytelling workshop at his school.

]]> 6986 proto-office https://darcynorman.net/2008/09/21/proto-office/ Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:54:54 +0000 http://mindfulseeing.com/?p=527 Continue reading "proto-office"]]>

I carved off a small portion of the basement to serve as a dedicated home office area – the “real” home office was converted into guest bedroom / storage. I took over an old bookcase that was storing useless old crap books, moved it into my Les Nessman inspired office, and started setting up shop. Eventually, a desk, comfy chair, table, light, beer fridge, drywall, iMac, etc… will fit in. And the pool table is nice and handy…

]]> 6463 technopoly https://darcynorman.net/2008/09/05/technopoly/ Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:15:13 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/?p=2257

New technologies alter the structure of our interests: the things we think about. They alter the character of our symbols: the things we think with. And they alter the nature of community: the arena in which thoughts develop.

Neil Postman, Technopoly, 1992

]]> 2257 hammers and nails https://darcynorman.net/2008/09/05/hammers-and-nails/ Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:58:48 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/?p=2255

To a man with a pencil, everything looks like a list. To a man with a camera, everything looks like an image. To a man with a computer, everything looks like data. And to a man with a grade sheet, everything looks like a number.

Neil Postman, Technopoly, 1992.

]]> 2255 the postman delivers https://darcynorman.net/2008/08/27/the-postman-delivers/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:31:59 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/?p=2204 Continue reading "the postman delivers"]]> My copy of Postman and Weingartner’s Teaching as a Subversive Activity was delivered in the mail today, thanks to the speedy Amazon.com shipping system. It’s got a fresh, blank Page 61 and I’m looking forward to having it filled up. I also picked up a copy of Technopoly. I decided to not go ahead and buy the other dozen books in my shopping cart in an effort to avoid credit-card-related domestic difficulties…

]]> 2204 subversive https://darcynorman.net/2008/08/14/subversive-2/ Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:22:49 +0000 http://mindfulseeing.com/?p=405

I checked out our copy of Neil Postman’s Teaching as a Subversive Activity, published in 1969. The year I was born.

]]> 6424 Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, etc… for classrooms https://darcynorman.net/2006/04/26/blogs-wikis-podcasts-etc-for-classrooms/ https://darcynorman.net/2006/04/26/blogs-wikis-podcasts-etc-for-classrooms/#comments Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://188873820 Will's book "Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms" just came in. Looks like it's going to be a pretty good read, providing the perspective of an in-the-trenches teacher, rather than just the geek echochamber I usually expose myself to... Will Richardson: Blogs, Wikis, Podasts, and other web tools for classrooms The book is definitely on top of my nonfiction reading list (my fiction reading, on the bus ride commute, is currently another Gregory Benford book I'm deliberately reading out of sequence...)]]> My copy of Will‘s book “Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms” just came in. Looks like it’s going to be a pretty good read, providing the perspective of an in-the-trenches teacher, rather than just the geek echochamber I usually expose myself to…

Will Richardson: Blogs, Wikis, Podasts, and other web tools for classrooms

The book is definitely on top of my nonfiction reading list (my fiction reading, on the bus ride commute, is currently another Gregory Benford book I’m deliberately reading out of sequence…)

]]> https://darcynorman.net/2006/04/26/blogs-wikis-podcasts-etc-for-classrooms/feed/ 1 1157 O’reilly Safari Subscription at U of C! https://darcynorman.net/2005/02/03/oreilly-safari-subscription-at-u-of-c/ https://darcynorman.net/2005/02/03/oreilly-safari-subscription-at-u-of-c/#comments Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://1167031327 safari.oreilly.com account, and it was doing something odd... It somehow identified me as "University of Calgary", and was offering the entire catalog for me to read! Wow. What an awesome thing! I assume our library bought a campus-wide license (and the safari website must be detecting my IP domain), or, perhaps this is available for all campuses now? Regardless, very cool! 1165 technology books available at my desktop. Freaking amazing! Thanks to whoever did this! UPDATE: Looks like it's part of the University's subscription to ProQuest - the same subscription that gets us the online journals and newspapers. UPDATE: IP detection is preventing access from home... Must remember to load up with content while in the office... /sw/bin/wget -r anyone? :-) note - any automated site-sucking technique is almost definitely a violation of the Terms of Service, and would likely result in sanctions of some sort. Please don't be foolish enough to actually try this...]]> I just went to sign into my safari.oreilly.com account, and it was doing something odd… It somehow identified me as “University of Calgary”, and was offering the entire catalog for me to read! Wow. What an awesome thing! I assume our library bought a campus-wide license (and the safari website must be detecting my IP domain), or, perhaps this is available for all campuses now?

Regardless, very cool! 1165 technology books available at my desktop. Freaking amazing! Thanks to whoever did this!

UPDATE: Looks like it’s part of the University’s subscription to ProQuest – the same subscription that gets us the online journals and newspapers.

UPDATE: IP detection is preventing access from home… Must remember to load up with content while in the office… /sw/bin/wget -r anyone? 🙂 note – any automated site-sucking technique is almost definitely a violation of the Terms of Service, and would likely result in sanctions of some sort. Please don’t be foolish enough to actually try this…

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