Category Archives: Asides

I’m working on a new theme right now (in part to celebrate 10 years on nirak.net) and things might be a little messy while I get things cleaned up. Let me know what you think!

Posted on April 7, 2010 by karin | Leave a comment

I don’t talk about my job very often here. I’m not sure exactly why that is. Part of it, I’m sure, is that I worry that I don’t possess the political acumen to know what is and what is not … Continue reading →

Posted on January 17, 2008 by karin | Leave a comment

It seems every few months another wave of posts about whether  people are reading enough starts (the latest, I think, was prompted by the Kindle’s release). I came across this quote by Albert Einstein (attr., can’t figure out where the … Continue reading →

Posted on December 3, 2007 by karin | 2 Comments

Just a note to those of you in Nebraska who like Anime and have $35 to spend on a conference: My husband and I will be attending some of the festivities of Anime NebrasKon 2007 this Friday, Saturday and Sunday … Continue reading →

Posted on November 14, 2007 by karin | Leave a comment

I have not dipped below 400 items in Google Reader in weeks. I find this makes me read a little faster, in search of the ever elusive zero (usually, when I reach zero, I finally getting around to un-subscribing to … Continue reading →

Posted on October 16, 2007 by karin | Leave a comment

A while ago, the Institute for the Future of the Book told readers of their blog that they would be working on a theme for WordPress that will allow comments on individual paragraphs. Well, it’s out, and it looks amazing! … Continue reading →

Posted on July 25, 2007 by karin | 1 Comment

My article, The satellites in the farmland: a visit to SCOLA has been published in the Nebraska Library Association Quarterly. I’m working on a few other articles, so I hope to have more news like this soon. :)

Posted on July 10, 2007 by karin | 2 Comments

Tomorrow class (Designing Computer Supported Collaborative Learning) starts. Should be interesting- what’s normally an 8 week class is being compressed into 4. I think I’ll really enjoy it, though. My days of lazing about the house and reading have come … Continue reading →

Posted on July 8, 2007 by karin | Leave a comment

Over at Neil Gaiman’s Journal, he is having his daughter, Maddy Gaiman, guest post. I’m enjoying these posts immensely, and keep saying to myself “I can’t believe she’s 12!”

Posted on June 30, 2007 by karin | Leave a comment

I’ve been avoiding mailing lists for a long time because… well… I sorta hate them. I don’t find them to be a particurally useful way to communicate.  However! Now that I have Gmail and can assign labels on the fly … Continue reading →

Posted on June 29, 2007 by karin | 2 Comments