A community challenge, my bloggers
Michael Gorman, president of the American Library Association, writes in a recent article that blogs consist of the thoughts of random people, “unpublishable” and “untrammeled by editors or the rules of grammar.” He continues his diatribe:
“Given the quality of the writing in the blogs I have seen, I doubt that many of the Blog People are in the habit of sustained reading of complex texts. It is entirely possible that their intellectual needs are met by an accumulation of random facts and paragraphs.”
It’s entirely possible that Michael Gorman is completely wrong. Of course, in his “blog post” in the Library Journal, he covers this case:
“Perhaps that latter thought will reinforce the opinion of the Blog Person who included “Michael Gorman is an idiot” in his reasoned critique, because no opinion that comes from someone who is “antidigital” (in the words of another Blog Person) could possibly be correct.”
Unfortunately, Michael Gorman, you do a disservice to bloggers. We are entitled to some amount of pride in our work, even if self-published. The blog is an expression of literary and personal value. The best blogs focus around originalityof ideas and facts. Rather than be insulted, take this as a call to action.
Make your blog a complex text.
Canada refuses to join US missile defense initiative
Canada decides it can handle its own missile defense
Etch-a-sketch Tech Support
When an Etch-a-sketch needs tech support
Unreal Tournament 2004
Unreal Tournament 2004 was selling for a mere $14.99 at NewEgg, so after trying the Demo to make sure my old system can run it well enough to play, I sent in my order. According to an amortized review site, Unreal 2004 wins a 93% vote.
I played this at a PC arcade in Phoenix once, and I was extremely impressed with the multiplayer mode. Unlike regular first person shooters, UT 2004 offers a variety of multiplayer modes, including “onslaught” where two teams fight for territory, “invasion” where two teams vie to be the last one standing against an invasion of aliens, and “assault” where one team tries to hold a series of objectives against assault.
If that’s not enough, check out this screenshot. It’s a pretty game:
I’ll post more once I get it in the mail and try it out…
Snoop Dogg visits Cornell
Big Snoop Boss Dogg is visiting C-to-the-o-rnell Univershizzle
