I’m looking for a job. I’ll be begging you for job leads soon enough (after I know where I’m moving to), but here’s what I’ve been absorbing: I’ve seen many blog posts and tweets recently about how to get a job using social media such as LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. (For example, there’s this Lifehacker [...]
Betsy’s Eclection
Language + Technology
22
Mar
More tools for displaying data
Published in Language, Web2.0I’ve been on a chart-making kick lately, somewhat like Lisa Simpson – it’s good geeky fun to make graphs using Web 2.0 tools! I found out about Rich Chart Live from Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day. The chart I made (using invented data) is above. Reload the page if you didn’t see the animation [...]
20
Mar
I can has Venn diagram?
Published in UncategorizedLast week, I wanted to create a Venn diagram to visually represent data in a study. One of my colleagues (who shall remain nameless unless he chooses to reveal himself) recommended that I try out GraphJam. So, I visited the site, and I found that it was intuitive and even fun to make a simple, [...]
15
Mar
CALICO 2009: Fun, informative, and productive
Published in LanguageThe past three days (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday), I was attending the Computer Assisted Language Consortium (CALICO) conference in Tempe, Arizona. It’s the first time that I’ve attended CALICO, although I’ve been interested in it for a while. It’s also the largest conference that I’ve ever presented at or attended – there were about 350 [...]
10
Mar
Shocked to find that I’ve been published
Published in UncategorizedNo, it wasn’t plargiarism. It was merely an utter lack of communication from the editor of HITESOL The Word. On January 2, 2009, I submitted a manuscript to the editor. I had received no communciation in return by yesterday, March 8, 2009, so when I ran across a journal that the topic seemed perfect for, [...]
9
Mar
Paper frogs
Published in OrigamiI work with an amazing group of people who have a wide variety of skills. Two of these people are Patrick Nakamura and Nathan Hutchinson, and one of their amazing skills is photography. They took a series of photos of some origami frogs that I folded, and one of my favorites is above. I may [...]
8
Mar
Presentations – PowerPoint = Prezi
Published in PersonalPowerPoint slides are boring, as we all know. However, at conferences, they are difficult to escape because of the lack of alternatives. This is the perfect opening for Prezi, a new kind of presentation tool. You can zoom in and out of different text and graphics on an unstructured plane. You can add arrows and [...]
3
Mar
The Web Laureate: I’m a new fan
Published in OpenSource, PersonalI was surprised and honored to find that The Web Laureate had linked to my post about Dimdim vs. Elluminate within a lovely poem. Apparently, this is what the Web Laureate does. I’ll describe it as Web 2.0 through the eyes of a poet. But you should check it out for yourself. In tribute, here [...]
1
Mar
Ubuntu 8.10 on the HP 2133 Mini-Note
Published in OpenSourceImage via Wikipedia The tale of my HP 2133 Mini-Note is long and frustrating. I love it because it is small and light – it’s a netbook, and weighs less than 3 pounds, including the battery and AC adapter. I hate it because it is constantly breaking. I bought it in May of 2008, and [...]