A Ph.D student in informatics at Indiana University, Kevin is rich in spirit. He wrestles and reads with his kids, does a hilarious Christian Slater imitation and lights up his wife's days. He thinks deeply about many things, including but not limited to basketball, politics, microblogging, parenting, online communities, complex systems and design theory. He didn't, however, think up this profile.
Post-modern Programming I'm thinking Jeff needs to go to this conference on Post-Modern Programming. (NOTE: That last link hasn't been working all week, but I think the...
Wootius Hootius! An academic woo-hoo came in the form of:
"We are pleased to inform you that your paper, titled 'PoliticWiki: Exploring Communal Politics' has been accepted as...
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Some good regional tech news to push out to people at the Bloomington Geek Dinner tonight at Michael's Uptown Cafe tonight at 6p: Indiana is...
There are many things to love about John Hodgman, and not the least of which is his adoption of online tools. Not only does he blog (since 2005, to coincide with his hilarious book of “facts”) but he has a very witty style well suited for Twitter.
BREAKING NEWS: Here are photos from Hodg*Con08
Hodgman is best known, of course, for playing “PC” in the popular Apple ads with Justin Long, as well as for his guest spots as an expert on various subjects on The Daily Show. He also has compiled a list of hobo names. Hodgman tickled my fancy recently by declaring himself to be his own convention, and then used Twitter to report on its progress.
Coverage from Hodg*Con08
Thanks, John. I can only hope that Hodg*Con09 has a CFP so I can share my own areas of expertise.
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