[ From the Ottawa Citizen via Scripting News ] “”Without visiting all 37 million sites coughed up by Internet search engines, it is safe to assume that most blogs are not worth the cyberspace they occupy.” Who cares? Does the presence of this or any other blog prevent a more worthy entry from occupying its cyberspace? Why not rant on the billions of junk mail solicitations (the paper variety) that are sent out each year and end up in our rubbish dumps? I blog here because it helps my thought processes and (hopefully) my writing. If someone finds it interesting…
Beyond The Commons.
I came across this website while wandering the web in search of something to stimulate my brain and assist in identifying potential Ph.d. research topics. Its editor, Dr. Anthony McCann, and I seem to share some common interests, and he is also a lecturer in ethnomusicology at the University of Sheffield, where I will be presenting my MA research this summer. I downloaded and printed out his Ph.d. dissertation, and hope to start reading it this weekend. It discusses the evolution of the Irish Music Rights Organization (IMRO) and the incredible shift in its public perception in regards to Irish…
Why Bush is coy about his Irish links.
[ From The Guardian ] ‘Tapestry artist reveals ancestors of US president as murderous bunch.’ Hmm….
I won’t say Jack Shafer doesn’t get it, but his comparison of blogging and Shamberger’s ‘Guerrilla Television’ misses the target.
One huge difference is the availability of pipes – amateur videographers had no vehicle for getting their creations to a mass audience. The web gives bloggers equal access to the same audience as the Times. The trick is getting people to find you – no small feat.
Super Ferry Ahoy!
The first Hawai’i Superferry is scheduled to begin in early-2006. I can’t wait, though I’m sure Aloha and Hawaiian Airlines aren’t thrilled at the prospect of the competition. Perhaps it will revive their merger talks, which fell apart a few years ago.
For Eagle’s fans only: A variation on a joke my daughter told me.
Tom Brady dies after a long and successful career. He gets a personal tour of heaven from God, and is taken to his home – a humble, single bedroom home painted in Patriot colors. Tom looks across the street and sees a huge mansion, five stories tall with probably 20 bedrooms, and a couple of Rolls Royces in the garage. It’s painted green and white, with a huge flag bearing the Philadelphia Eagle’s logo fluttering in the wind. Brady turns to God and says, “Not that I’m complaining, but why do I have this dinky little home and Donovan McNabb…
Irish language schools land US windfall.
Lucky Irish-medium schools in N. Ireland will receive $40,000 that the founder of the Irish-American Cultural Institute left to them in his will.
Happy Birthday Macintosh!
I didn’t discover the joys of Macintosh until it was about 2 or 3 years old, and met Scott about the same time. He was, and still is, quite the Mac evangelist. I still have my first Mac Plus functioning as a bookend in my home office.
Governor Lingle’s State Of The State Address.
I’m most happy to see this line: “…I’ve included $20 million to build the long-promised Hawaiian Language Building at UH-Hilo.” Yes, it is long-promised and long-overdue. We’ll keep our fingers crossed that the legislature funds this request. Mahalo e ke kia‘āina!
Namu Pa’i ‘Ai.
Sarah Roberts’ weblog features “News and Linguistic Sketches on Hawai’i Creole English and Other Pidgins and Creoles.” One of the web examples she posts, though it is not her own, is curious: Lyk da ada dae… he wen stay making troubLe… so den she wen make hym go in tha breakout room… en den Lyk he was pLaying wif everything in there. I grew up in Kihei, Maui. I spoke SE (Standard English) in front of the parents, and HCE (Hawaiian Creole English, or “Pidgin” as it’s called here) with friends. I never heard th become f in Pidgin as…