Category Archives: Writing

RIP NWE

Posted on April 7, 2008 by cbd

RIP Networked Writing Environment: 1995-2008 Continue reading →

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Thankfully, we ain’t scientists

Posted on March 19, 2008 by cbd

Beer leads to more publishing: clearly, Jeff’s secret! Continue reading →

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Braggin’

Posted on December 13, 2007 by cbd

Some very strong projects this year in both the Style course and Computers & Writing: Nascent standup comedian Ryan Budds created a site to promote himself, nicely integrating Flickr, Google Calendar, YouTube, and traditional web pages. Lora Carmichael wrote a … Continue reading →

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Crystal, The Fight for English

Posted on October 22, 2007 by cbd

Commentary on David Crystal’s The Fight for English (Oxford 2007), a history of and argument against prescriptive views of English. Continue reading →

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Tender benches

Posted on August 13, 2007 by cbd

Every now and then, a witty lede gets by the AP style police: English megastar David Beckham resumed his tour of American soccer benches on Sunday, sitting out the Los Angeles Galaxy’s game against the New England Revolution to rest … Continue reading →

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CCCC

Posted on March 25, 2007 by cbd

I had a good time in NYC, attended some good sessions, had some good food and good beer. Only one major foulup: I screwed up my presentation timing. I went over by a minute or two, even though I practiced. … Continue reading →

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