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Archive for November 1st, 2010

Monday, November 1st, 2010

Because some battles are worth fighting

By Thoreau
I did some phone banking for Yes on 19.  Boring and unrewarding, for the most part, but some battles are worth fighting.  I think I persuaded at least one person, and in a close race if each supporter just wins one more  person over then we win.

Monday, November 1st, 2010

Buzzwords: Profaning the kool-aid god?

By Thoreau
So, “assessment” is a buzzword in academia, and probably in other areas of endeavor as well.  At the core, there’s little that’s objectionable to periodically taking a deeper look below the surface of what you’re doing, and seeing if it actually does what you think it does.  Of course, taking a deeper look is [...]