Old is the New New

Old is the New New

Entries Tagged as 'Favorites'

Angels and Octopodes

September 22nd, 2009 · 24 Comments

Was Cthulhu a railroad? The wires–or tentacles–connecting the Ghostbusters, H.P. Lovecraft, Aleister Crowley, Frank Norris, BLDGBLOG, AT&T, and me.

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Tags: Alternate History · Favorites · Gilded Age · History@Play

The Golden Age of Blogging

September 4th, 2009 · 10 Comments

The Golden Age of Blogging is over; bring on the Silver Age.

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Tags: Blogging · Favorites · Robots

2.0

May 24th, 2009 · 15 Comments

Cigars all round.

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Tags: Daddyhood · Favorites · Real Life

Technology Grows On Trees

March 18th, 2009 · 10 Comments

Canadian wise men discover the secret of pottery: deconstructing the Civilization tech tree.

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Tags: Academia · Favorites · Games and Gaming · History@Play · Teaching · Technology

Digital History Hacks

February 15th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Toasting the essential digital history blog.

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Tags: Academia · Blogging · Digital History · Favorites

Are Whales Fish?

December 8th, 2008 · 16 Comments

Don’t get me started.

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Tags: Favorites · Teaching

I Have Until January 20!

November 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Reactions to the Obama election from all around Bloggyville.

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Tags: Favorites · Have We Learned Nothing From Footloose?

American For A Day

November 5th, 2008 · 37 Comments

Post-election euphoria: I feel so full of “less shame,” I can’t tell you.

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Tags: Canadian Content · Favorites · Have We Learned Nothing From Footloose?

Do You Feel Lucky, Steampunk?

July 22nd, 2008 · 15 Comments

The Kinematrix has you: three alternate Victorian internets.

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Tags: Alternate History · Early Internets · Favorites · Gilded Age · Robots · Telephony

The Gilded Age Internet and the People’s Telephone

July 9th, 2008 · 17 Comments

Plus the Jimmy Carterian Internet and the Millennial Pneumatic Tube.

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Tags: Early Internets · Favorites · Gilded Age · Telephony