I'm finally reading some of Foucault's stuff - Ethics: Subjectivity and Truth. I have to admit I'm enjoying it. :-) It's also kind of embarrassing, because I can't help but recognize myself in various configurations of the technique's of the self. Foucault identifies changes in the ways people used to write about the self, tracking several phases from the Greeks, through Christianity and the Renaissance. It's sad he died in his 50s, one imagines he could have still accomplished a lot.
The still-in-process new commgrad website is looking awesome! Han has done a terrific job creating a site that promotes us to the outside world. It's clean and provides (so far) basic information that prospective and incoming students will no doubt find extremely helpful, especially international students. All good!
I was hoping there'd be a more interactive component to it for internal purposes but it's not clear that will happen. There is going to be a blog, but since folks are thinking of the overall site as an advertisement it seems doubtful that we'll take many risks there. Yes, here I am again, going on about risk-taking! I'm soooo naive! :-)
i tried to go here before and failed, but now it's working. Another place to play - someday.
Paul's predictive powers are amazing. Free, ad-free Skype was good while it lasted. Their "forward-looking statement" neglects to mention compromises in favor of (assumed) continuing product proliferation.
And then there's SocialText ("wiki meets blogging" - let's hope he's not too prescient with that too? I haven't got to play enough! :-/ I'm sure he's not intending to sell Dexus for a buck. A euro, maybe.
The woman writing this storm blog explains: "The way I post, is also the way I show up in the world - I just go where my energy moves me."
Yeah.
