Monthly Archives: November 2007

During the CDI Workshop at Rennselaer in September, one of the computer scientists complained that when he collaborates with social scientists, he feels like they view him as a service provider rather than a collaborator. It sounded like he had some experience with a social scientist who’s approach was to say, “Go build this thing Read more...

I have a meeting tomorrow with a leader of a product group at a Silicon Valley-based household name. On the itinerary, I’m described as “a PhD student who has worked on use of social media and etc. by science and engineering research groups”. I’ve been asked to come up with a 3-5 minute introduction for Read more...

I, like many of you, have a lot to do. Not all of it needs to be done right now, and not every item on the list is mission-critical. I often find that I have a small amount of time to work – maybe an hour or two – before something like a meeting comes Read more...

This time, someone wanted to accompany a news story with a picture I took. Have you heard of this NowPublic thing? Apparently it’s citizen-written news. My picture is of 3 very tasty desserts from an apparently sketchy restaurant. Read all about it. This reminds me of that time in high school that my whole German Read more...

I’ve been somewhat hesitant to share my 365 Beers in 365 Days mission on my blog, but I’ve gotten tremendous support from my colleagues in this endeavor. So, I decided I could start reporting progress occasionally here. A group of friends and I started on this quest in spring 2007 (my start date was April Read more...