…I haven’t exactly been posting a lot lately. That’s due to the start of the new semester, which has kept me pretty busy, and research and writing. So far, the semester is off to a good start. I like the subject material I’m teaching, and I’m pleased with my students. What more could I want? [...]

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Now that Flock has updated to use the FireFox 2.0 engine, my reference manager (Zotero) will work with it. Since it also integrates nicely with Facebook and Twitter, both of which I use extensively, I’m considering making the switch.

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…read this, then check your forwarding and filters. I was lucky; all was well with my account, and Google has apparently fixed the vulnerability. The fix doesn’t take care of any evil filters that are already in place, though, so if you’ve been hit you’ll have some deleting to do.

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Those who remember that comparison between Windows and the Mac OS will appreciate this piece.

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Rod Dreher’s making a good deal of sense today. I frankly couldn’t care less what (if any!) religion a political candidate happens to practice. A candidate who exhibits integrity and shares my political views will get my vote. End of story. Christoper Hitchens, on the other hand, went on a rant about Chanukah on Monday. [...]

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I had quite the assortment of birds at or near my feeder this morning: From left to right: cardinal, black-capped chicakdee, red-breasted nuthatch, white-breasted nuthatch, blue jay, red-bellied woodpecker, downy woodpecker, mourning dove. I often see tufted titmice, too, but they weren’t around this morning.

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