In the early modern age a number of individuals lived in England. These people claimed supernatural powers such as being able to heal, catch thieves, discover treasure, and cause love between people. The villagers who witnessed them thought that these individuals knew more about the world around them than anyone else, or that they […]
The Monk’s Writing Desk Creating programs is a very interesting and complex process. However, the means of writing these programs seem very familiar. In order to write any program, the author of that program must know the language of that program in order for it to have any significance. Also, writing the program itself can […]
Scarcity or Abundance? Roy Rosenzweig in his article reveals a growing problem in the field of historical preservation. The problem itself is twofold, first the media on which we record data is becoming less and less substantial, and second, while this may be a good thing for our new era the overabundance of information makes […]
Google Ngram Viewer The tool I find most interesting for this week is the google ngram viewer because with it you can view the trend of research on certain subjects. However, what I find truly interesting is by studying the usage of certain word you can learn about individual cultural attitudes. The Data One thing […]
The Gettysburg Powerpoint The Gettysburg Powerpoint is an excellent satire on the format of powerpoint in the field of academic discourse. It reveals that powerpoint has actually set back the academic discourse a great deal. Methods Revealing what the Gettysburg address would have looked like in powerpoint. In essence, it emphasizes only the key concepts […]
The Feltron Report When looking at this particular Feltron Report, two things had an enormous impression on me. First, I was impressed the amount of detail and research that went into producing this work, and second, how easily the information can be read due to the use of charts and graphs. For example in this […]
Cartography The history of map-making has been integral to the recording of history since the institution was established. While written accounts are quite telling, a map provides visual information that reveals the greatest concentration of the historical subject. Map-makers at the time probably used these techniques to discover problems within their own communities. This also […]
Google Originally, Google was merely a search engine. However, as time went on more and more tools were added to the Google Family. With this in mind it is now possible to find anything you could want on Google websites. The Tools Google Docs Google Docs is an amazing tool to use. Not only can […]
The End Justifies the Means “I asked Phobia why he did this to me. His answer wasn’t satisfying. He says he likes to publicize security exploits, so companies will fix them. He says it’s the same reason he told me how it was done. He claims his partner in the attack was the person who […]
Dangerous Waters Fair Use is by far the area that is the most difficult to traverse in the world of information. Fair Use has been used on the internet for many different pieces of information, however, finding what constitues fair use could be as difficult as traversing a minefield. First, there is no standard law […]