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Archive for March 2008
R.E.M.’s New Release - Accelerate
March 30, 2008 by alikat.
R.E.M.’s latest album, Accelerate, will be released in the US on April 1, 2008. This is R.E.M’s 14th album. Josh Modell from SPIN has this to say about Accelerate:
“Accelerate will be rightfully championed as the defibrillator that shocked a once-great band back to its senses. R.E.M. lay no claim to being the biggest rock group on earth — leave that empty title to their contemporary U2 — but if they need an award, here’s one that fits: Most Improved.”
John Mulvey from Uncut magazine sums up his review of Accelerate with:
“Stipe has scolded us often enough for misinterpreting his lyrics as personal revelations. But when, in “Hollow Man” [4th track on Accelerate], he ruefully notes, “I took the prize last night for complicatedness,” the temptation is too great. Accelerate is a simple, pragmatic record built on an uncomfortable truth: sometimes, even the best bands have to retrace their steps, if only to remind themselves what they’re really good at.”
Check out a video clip of the 3rd track “Supernatural Superstitious” .
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Zotero - Research better and easier
March 29, 2008 by alikat.
The next-generation research tool that makes it easy to gather, organize, annotate, search, and cite materials you find online and off. Zotero is a Firefox browser extension.
Zotero’s features include: automatic capture of citation information from Web pages; storage of PDFs, files, images, links, and whole Web pages; flexible note taking with auto save; fast, as-you-type search through your materials; and playlist-like library organization, including saved searches (smart collections) and tags.
Zotero is a production of the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.
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Why We’re Powerless To Resist Grazing On Endless Web Data
March 14, 2008 by alikat.
For most of human history, there was little chance of overdosing on information, because any one day in the Olduvai Gorge was a lot like any other. Today, though, we can find in the course of a few hours online more information than our ancient ancestors could in their whole lives.
Just like the laser and the cat, technology is playing a trick on us. We are programmed for scarcity and can’t dial back when something is abundant. more
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