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Hammer Time
I suppose this was inevitable. The unholy convergence of unaccountable tenure decisions; the up-or-out nature of tenure; anti-discrimination clauses; and...
The John or Paul Project
My sincere thanks to all of you who responded to my Funky Easy 1-Question (Okay, 2) Sociological Survey. You people...
Ad Hoc Extra Credit
No. Oh God, no. No, no, no. Nein. Nyet. Non. Huh-uh. Negative. I'll qualify that. Extra credit that's built into...
Passwords
There has to be a better way. I have what seems like thirty thousand logins, each requiring its own username...
Professor Lipton
It's specious, writes Philip Larkin in his fear-of-death poem, Aubade, for philosophers to tell us that No rational being Can...
Public Scholarship at CC's
This is really an exercise in idea-stealing, rather than a developed thought. Have you seen (or do you work at)...
My Funky Easy 1-Question (Okay, 2) Sociological Survey
I can explain later (or not), but I'm quite serious. Please answer the following: John or Paul, and why?
Me
Paul has said, famously, that the song “Yesterday” came to him in a dream. It was so complete that he...