Author: o.w.
o.w. , January 15th, 2013
By Aaron Swartz. July 2008. Reposted to honor his goals, to remember him, and to motivate change in the justice system that failed him. His suicide is…
o.w. , April 30th, 2011
A few weeks have gone by, flowers have bloomed, the snow is gone, and I’m far less agitated then I was immediately after the thesis defence experience. In…
o.w. , March 29th, 2011
How was it? Brutal [even if it was accepted with minor revisions!] !!! I’ll do my best to summarise the experience, and issues raised, over the next few…
o.w. , March 9th, 2011
[This post is a reply to a reader’s question, “What about books?”] Discussions related to Open Access often focus on journals, but as one thesis reader has asked…
o.w. , February 13th, 2011
Another thesis version has been submitted and this project is finally coming to a long drawn out close. In the end I’ve created a rather ugly beast. It’s…
o.w. , January 18th, 2011
[look who didn’t drink his coffee this morning] Let’s begin with a pessimistic idea. People are stupid [insert ignorant, arrogant, whatever] and academics are people. And a hundred…
o.w. , December 14th, 2010
A few tips to quickly share. I am easily distracted, and easily inspired. As a result I’ll be in the middle of a thesis paragraph when I’ll jump…
o.w. , December 2nd, 2010
A recent Inside Higher Ed article, “Anthropology Without Science”, discusses the American Anthropological Associations recent changes to its’ “vision” (not definition for…
o.w. , November 10th, 2010
Just a quick note to let a few interested parties know that Chapter 3 v2 has been posted. The thesis is coming around second base now and well…