Comments for Old Is The New New http://www.robmacdougall.org Rob MacDougall Dot Org Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:28:40 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Would You Rather by “Best of…” Lists and Historical Thinking « The History Channel This Is Not… http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2010/03/would-you-rather/#comment-2600 “Best of…” Lists and Historical Thinking « The History Channel This Is Not… Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:28:40 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/?p=650#comment-2600 [...] of ranking reminded me of a post that Rob MacDougall wrote about engaging students in debates about “would you rather” and how these types of prompts can encourage very sophisticated, multi-faceted historical thinking [...] [...] of ranking reminded me of a post that Rob MacDougall wrote about engaging students in debates about “would you rather” and how these types of prompts can encourage very sophisticated, multi-faceted historical thinking [...]

]]> Comment on Cliocaching by Tim http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2010/03/cliocaching/#comment-2241 Tim Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:01:30 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/?p=705#comment-2241 I hid several "easter eggs" while doing some research in the National Archives as a favor to a member of my graduate committee. I took around 700 digital photo's of several different documents and hid tiny little pictures I'd drawn on scraps of paper on the corners of about 10 documents. They were just little Easter eggs, bunny rabbits, people waving, etc... I mostly did it to see if he would actually use the photo's, and if I was just wasting my time, but part of me found joy in the thought of him reading through the documents and coming across a little man waving at him in the corner. For the record, I don't think he ever found them. I hid several “easter eggs” while doing some research in the National Archives as a favor to a member of my graduate committee.

I took around 700 digital photo’s of several different documents and hid tiny little pictures I’d drawn on scraps of paper on the corners of about 10 documents. They were just little Easter eggs, bunny rabbits, people waving, etc… I mostly did it to see if he would actually use the photo’s, and if I was just wasting my time, but part of me found joy in the thought of him reading through the documents and coming across a little man waving at him in the corner.

For the record, I don’t think he ever found them.

]]> Comment on Toys Not Games by James http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2010/05/toys-not-games/#comment-1904 James Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:16:15 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/?p=750#comment-1904 Rob, Thank you for that vocabulary and distinction. I can see that same spectrum useful for thinking about writing tasks--my own bailiwick. Cheers, James Rob,
Thank you for that vocabulary and distinction. I can see that same spectrum useful for thinking about writing tasks–my own bailiwick.

Cheers,
James

]]> Comment on Playful Historical Thinking by netpoetic.com > Haunts: Place, Play, and Trauma http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2010/03/playful-historical-thinking/#comment-1347 netpoetic.com > Haunts: Place, Play, and Trauma Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:34:24 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/?p=584#comment-1347 [...] Rob MacDougall’s call for playful historical thinking, I’ve been imagining what you could call playful geographic thinking. Let’s turn locative media [...] [...] Rob MacDougall’s call for playful historical thinking, I’ve been imagining what you could call playful geographic thinking. Let’s turn locative media [...]

]]> Comment on Concept Courses by Rob http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2008/05/concept-courses/#comment-840 Rob Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:32:20 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/index.php/2008/05/concept-courses/#comment-840 Bill: I'm not sure what led you to my site in search of Matt Bloch, but assuming you are talking about the Matt Bloch who does infographics for the New York Times and others, you may be able to contact him through his website: http://maps.grammata.com/ Bill: I’m not sure what led you to my site in search of Matt Bloch, but assuming you are talking about the Matt Bloch who does infographics for the New York Times and others, you may be able to contact him through his website: http://maps.grammata.com/

]]> Comment on Concept Courses by Bill Wiltrack http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2008/05/concept-courses/#comment-839 Bill Wiltrack Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:07:23 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/index.php/2008/05/concept-courses/#comment-839 Hello, I am interested in recreating a infographic like the one Matt Bloch did in All of Inflation's Little Parts. I am unable to contact Matt. Is there a way I could obtain information about this interesting infographic? Hello,

I am interested in recreating a infographic like the one Matt Bloch did in All of Inflation’s Little Parts.

I am unable to contact Matt.

Is there a way I could obtain information about this interesting infographic?

]]> Comment on It's Been Real by Tori Lennox http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2010/06/its-been-real/#comment-1443 Tori Lennox Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:37:13 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/?p=779#comment-1443 It went smoothly for me too. It went smoothly for me too.

]]> Comment on It's Been Real by Vincent http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2010/06/its-been-real/#comment-1442 Vincent Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:53:55 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/?p=779#comment-1442 It went very smooth for me. The whole process (not including backup) took less than 30 seconds on all my WP blogs. Just be sure to deactivate all your plugins first. Just to be sure, I'd be sure to do a full back up of files and database before upgrading anyway. It went very smooth for me. The whole process (not including backup) took less than 30 seconds on all my WP blogs.

Just be sure to deactivate all your plugins first.

Just to be sure, I’d be sure to do a full back up of files and database before upgrading anyway.

]]> Comment on Toys Not Games by Adam http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2010/05/toys-not-games/#comment-1427 Adam Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:24:49 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/?p=750#comment-1427 The new D&D is too rule intensive. It's relegated the Dungeon Master to being an entertainer rather than master of the game. It's done away with the archetypes, focused on nothing but combat and character power, lost the group cooperative aspect, bastardized the class-based system, and resembles a comic-book superheroes game more than a fantasy RPG where a player can play any alignment desired, not just lawful good. - more Gary Gygax [GameSpy interview, Pt. 2 (16 August 2004)] The new D&D is too rule intensive. It’s relegated the Dungeon Master to being an entertainer rather than master of the game. It’s done away with the archetypes, focused on nothing but combat and character power, lost the group cooperative aspect, bastardized the class-based system, and resembles a comic-book superheroes game more than a fantasy RPG where a player can play any alignment desired, not just lawful good.
- more Gary Gygax [GameSpy interview, Pt. 2 (16 August 2004)]

]]> Comment on Toys Not Games by Adam http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2010/05/toys-not-games/#comment-1426 Adam Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:13:49 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/?p=750#comment-1426 http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/wayoflife/06/08/new.dungeons.dragons/index.html?hpt=C2 "While it is possible to play a single game, unrelated to any other game events past or future, it is the campaign for which these rules are designed. It is relatively simple to set up a fantasy campaign, and better still, it will cost almost nothing. In fact you will not even need miniature figures, although their occasional employment is recommended for real spectacle when battles are fought. A quick glance at the Equipment section of this booklet will reveal just how little is required. The most extensive requirement is time. The campaign referee will have to have sufficient time to meet the demands of his players, he will have to devote a number of hours to laying out the maps of his "dungeons" and upper terrain before the affair begins. " - Preface of the Original Dungeons & Dragons (1 November 1973) http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/wayoflife/06/08/new.dungeons.dragons/index.html?hpt=C2

“While it is possible to play a single game, unrelated to any other game events past or future, it is the campaign for which these rules are designed. It is relatively simple to set up a fantasy campaign, and better still, it will cost almost nothing. In fact you will not even need miniature figures, although their occasional employment is recommended for real spectacle when battles are fought. A quick glance at the Equipment section of this booklet will reveal just how little is required. The most extensive requirement is time. The campaign referee will have to have sufficient time to meet the demands of his players, he will have to devote a number of hours to laying out the maps of his “dungeons” and upper terrain before the affair begins. ”
- Preface of the Original Dungeons & Dragons (1 November 1973)

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