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iBooks, eBooks, and Episodic Writing
Apple announced a new version of iBooks for iPad on Thursday, focusing on how it can deliver inexpensive textbooks to students. It’s being pushed as a revolution in education, but does the same update have applicability outside of the classroom? Aside from the (often gimmicky) interactive widgets and other benefits of electronic books, they offer…
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A Critical Analysis of London's "City of Opportunity" Unofficial Theme Song
Photo by Scott Webb When London Ontario’s mayor, Joe Fontana, revealed an unofficial theme song for the city, reactions were, to put it kindly, not positive. If you haven’t seen it, here (fast forward to 1:19:30) is the awkward unveiling that would be right at home on one of the “so uncomfortable it’s funny” sitcoms…
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The Best Most Listened-To Albums of 2011
I use Last.fm to keep track of all the music I listen to, and every year I like to look back and see which music I listened to most, then post the top 10 here for all to see and judge. I’ve bolded ten albums throughout these lists. Call these my consciously chosen top 10,…
I’m Phronk, also known as P.T. Phronk, or Mike. I’m a writer and scientist. Here’s where to find my stuff:
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