Institutional Trust and Silencing a 9-Year-Old Girl
Happy Father’s Day, belatedly! My parents and in-laws were in town this weekend, so I was not able to finish this post on time. But here it is, hopefully still of interest. Over the course of Friday,...
View ArticleStorms Take Down Tech, The Physical World Remains Relevant
A severe patch of storms that rumbled across the Eastern U.S. [on Friday night] — leaving [thirteen] people dead and millions without power — also disrupted an Amazon Web Services data center,...
View ArticlePeak, Permanence, and the Precision Bass: On What Lasts
The myth out there is that college teachers have the summer off. I wish. I don’t have to be in my office, but summer is a time to regroup, kill off lingering committee work, get new classes set up, and...
View ArticleOnline Education: Just Like Regular Education, Just Online-ier
It’s the last week in August and I’m back in the classroom. (And back to blogging regularly!) School started on Monday, and suffice it to say that we’re all a bit rusty. Add to that the fact that I’ve...
View ArticleBack to School, with Metaethics Courtesy of Luciano Floridi
So, things have been very quiet around here at Rewiring Virtue for the last 6 weeks. As it turns out, last year I was on sabbatical to focus on my writing. That gave me lots of time to write articles...
View ArticleA Different Kind of Cord Cutting
I don’t tend to think of myself as a tech dependent guy. I’m probably fooling myself, of course. I use my computer and iPad a ton. I watch television and listen to digital music. But the big thing for...
View ArticlePutting the Horse Before the Cart: Music Technology and John Hampton Edition
I’m a big fan of the recording magazine Tape Op. It has been around about a decade and is all about DIY music. They were maker before maker was cool. (Plus, the physical mag is beautiful and U.S....
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