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Rhetoric Soup: Digital Infatuation and The Rise of the Machines
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It's mmm, mmm ,good! Saturday, May 16, 2015. Digital Infatuation and The Rise of the Machines. Last summer, in a Fast Company article on the "internet of things,". Last weekend, I spent several hours updating the firmware for some lightbulbs in my home. Yes, I did a firmware update for lightbulbs. They’re smart lightbulbs, and I've programmed them to do a kind of sundown fade at the end of the evening, and that’s pretty cool. But still, they’re just lightbulbs. And it's a good read. And I, Robot. I'm alr...
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Rhetoric Soup: May 2013
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It's mmm, mmm ,good! Saturday, May 25, 2013. Summer Reading for Educators. The Smithsonian's "Educating Americans for the 21st Century". Project is available online. Just when teachers thought they could forget about school and kick back with a cold diet cola, Smithsonian brings together a collection of articles sure to make you ponder, poke, prod, postulate, predict and plan for your continuing work in an ever-changing educational environment. Randy D. Nichols. Thursday, May 9, 2013. Randy D. Nichols.
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Rhetoric Soup: Your Accent Gives You Away
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It's mmm, mmm ,good! Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Your Accent Gives You Away. After a little while, those standing there went up to Peter and said, “Surely you are one of them; your accent gives you away.” Then he began to curse. - Matthew 26:73. One thing this story makes clear: if you want to maintain anonymity and not be seen as an outsider from a dominant group, (an Other,) then you might wanna keep quiet in their company. Conformity and globalization, etc. And, no, I am not a Southerner. Why do Y'all.
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Rhetoric Soup: You're Doing It Wrong - and It's Working!
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It's mmm, mmm ,good! Wednesday, September 24, 2014. You're Doing It Wrong - and It's Working! Jockeys Before the Race. Public domain image: Wikimedia Commons. I considered titling this entry, "A Pole through the Horse's Head.". Recently, WIRED Magazine ran an article about design that was autobiographical in nature, and theoretically provocative in implications. The article, "Why Getting It Wrong Is the Future of Design". Began with a discussion of Degas' painting, Jockeys Before the Race. We have figure...
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Rhetoric Soup: ESPN, Culture and Speaking "English" Slang
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It's mmm, mmm ,good! Wednesday, January 2, 2013. ESPN, Culture and Speaking "English" Slang. At some point in the term,. When teaching rhetorics, critical thinking, cultural literacies, speech, composition, or other topics -. I find it important to discuss how language is a culturally/socially constructed semiotic system. I usually work from a broader intro that looks at how ontology, epistemology and semiology treat a "thing," but that's another story.). Randy D. Nichols. This content is not yet availab...
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Rhetoric Soup: History is Not Kind, Doesn't Rewind: Blockbuster's Gone
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It's mmm, mmm ,good! Monday, November 11, 2013. History is Not Kind, Doesn't Rewind: Blockbuster's Gone. Every major media outlet ran the headlines we all knew were inevitable:. Blockbuster stores are closing. All of them. Forever. The New York Times might have had the best Pop Culture Headline about the story: " Internet Kills the Video Store. Props to the Buggles.) and Quartz has an illustrated timeline. OK, and maybe to reflect on what this change symbolizes for communicators and educators. We even ca...
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Rhetoric Soup: May 2015
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It's mmm, mmm ,good! Saturday, May 16, 2015. Digital Infatuation and The Rise of the Machines. Last summer, in a Fast Company article on the "internet of things,". Last weekend, I spent several hours updating the firmware for some lightbulbs in my home. Yes, I did a firmware update for lightbulbs. They’re smart lightbulbs, and I've programmed them to do a kind of sundown fade at the end of the evening, and that’s pretty cool. But still, they’re just lightbulbs. And it's a good read. And I, Robot. I'm alr...
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Rhetoric Soup: A Few of My Favorite (Digital) Things
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It's mmm, mmm ,good! Tuesday, December 3, 2013. A Few of My Favorite (Digital) Things. As a little Christmas present - I offer a few of my favorite digital things for 2013. I chose these things because they represent an interesting approach to digital literacies and composing for the brave new digital world in which we live. Or maybe just because I thought they were cool. Anyway - enjoy! The best new interactive web thingy is Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" multi-channel music video. Has stolen time a...
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Rhetoric Soup: April 2013
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It's mmm, mmm ,good! Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Scam-Mail, Bad Grammar and Audience. Every now and then I check my spam filter. And find the usual junk mail: ads for foreign pharmaceuticals, phishing scams, solicitations to buy products to make my hair (or other things) grow, and the many variations on the Nigerian inheritance scam. Here is an example of one such email:. Good day my dear,. Please I am waiting to hear from you soonest,God Bless You. If you are a teacher of English, you feel almost compelled...
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