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on lingering, time, and digital media
I recently encountered this passage in an online journal (ironic, given its content), and found that it stuck in my mind for days afterward. In the article as a whole, the author (somewhat snarkily) muses on what has become of attention and time in our digital world. Without veering into technological determinism, he addresses the fact that using ( Read more... ) -
Punish supporters and Mormon church, but not Utah, for Prop. 8
Like many, I'm ashamed of the very slim California majority who voted Proposition 8, which amends the California constitution to discriminate against same-sex couples in not allowing them to marry. Similar propositions were passed in Florida and Arizona, and anemone has told me about a new law in Arkansas that prevents same-sex couples from fostering or ( Read more... ) -
Proposition 8 insanity
I wrote about the danger of California's Proposition 8 to ban same-sex marriage last May, shortly after the California Supreme Court rightfully threw out Proposition 20 from 2000. Well, it seems that after initially being against it, a majority Californians are coming around to support Proposition 8, in part because of an ad campaign (that got ( Read more... ) -
random find: cool yarn creatures
I know certain friends who would appreciate these awesome kitted and crocheted creatures. It's almost enough to make me want to try it again ... almost ( Read more... ) -
pottery and other updates
Last Wednesday, I played with a pottery wheel for the first time in 10 years. In high school, pottery was one of my respites from hectic days full of AP classes, along with orchestra, print-making, and (even) auto mechanics. I found wheel-throwing particularly meditative, with its paradoxical combinations of muscle tone and gentle movements, ( Read more... ) -
Values in Design
I've spent the last week at a small workshop/institute on values in design at Santa Clara University, which has been a wonderful experience of collaboration, discussion, and fun with a whole room of people doing research like mine. When I'm so used to having to always promote and defend myself academically (especially true for academics at the ( Read more... ) -
SAT scores and constraint vs. risk-taking
ADDENDUM to the previous post on alleged gender differences (that I meant to post yesterday but didn't have time):
At bab5 eight days ago we also talked about a recent study finding that the gender difference in math SAT scores has all but disappeared, at least for the average, which I take as further evidence that the difference could well be ( Read more... )
