Kyle Matthew Oliver

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  • Rave Within A Rave

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    My colleague David Meerman Scott just posted one of the coolest projects I think he’s done: a video in which he hopes to demonstrate the power of and principles for creating what he calls a World Wide Rave by starting one around his new book of same name. I do editorial work for David and…

  • Another Bootcamp

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    For those interested in computing, The Hacker Within will be doing our second bootcamp of the semester in a few weeks. See below for details (flyer by Katy Huff, our talented Director of Creative Affairs):

  • New Insights Posted

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    I mentioned in the last post that I’m taking over as the editor of the Engineering Learning Center‘s Teaching and Learning Insights newsletter for the semester. Just thought I’d mention that the February issue (which I did the markup and some light editing for) is posted at insights.engr.wisc.edu. I wrote an article for TLI last…

  • The Difference Is Maintainability

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    So I write a lot of Python, and one of the claims promoters of the language usually make is that it helps you write more maintainable code. I think they’re right in that claim, and I think they’re right to stress the centrality of the issue. We’ve discovered over the years at St. Francis House…

  • Holmes Slice

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    Just had to pass along a quick Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. snippet that was the “Thought for Today” in Wordsmith.org’s A.Word.A.Day email: Laughter and tears are meant to turn the wheels of the same machinery of sensibility; one is wind-power, and the other water-power. This is the same Holmes (father of the Supreme Court Justice)…

  • TV Plea

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    These days I watch virtually no television other than sports. There’s nothing virtuous about this; I live three flights of stairs away from the set at our house, I’m busy most evenings and don’t honestly have much chance, and–most importantly–I’m seldom able to find shows that I actually like. Especially not on broadcast television, which…

  • Give Us Some (Ecumenical) Music

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    If you’re looking for a Christmas music special to watch tomorrow night, let me recommend “Voices of Christmas” on CBS at 10:30 Central. It was produced by the National Council of Churches and hosted by Michael Kinnamon, who I met a couple of months ago and who’s a brilliant, caring teacher and theologian (I’m standing…

  • Two Beer-Related Recommendations

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    I met one of the hosts of WSUM’s Beer Talk Today last night at a friend’s housewarming party. Really interesting guy with fascinating insight into the local beer and food scene. Anyway, I checked out today’s Year In Review episode and really enjoyed it. Consider it recommended; I’ve added a link to their blog at…

  • Another Ad: Be Like This Guy!

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    I was reading an article on yellowcake today in an old issue of the Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, and I just had to pass on this hilarious advertisement for becoming a professional engineer (PE). Granted it’s ten years old and directed at folks who already have engineering training, but I couldn’t…

  • Another Hacker Within Ad

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    I know this doesn’t make for a very exciting post number 100 here at CSC, but please help spread the word about this software carpentry training we’re doing the week before UW-Madison classes start. Join us if you can!