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So I got a new website…

Notes from Stallings

May 11th, 2009

This should be the last one.  No really.

Anyway, it looks a bit different as I’ve imported all of my blogs into this one location.  No more confusing the different URLs! The recent posts for each class are located below this post box, and you can click on the title of any to go to that class’s page. I’ll be adding class-specific content to each page in the future, but for now they all look the same.

Seeing as how this is the first major redesign, what do you think? If you were used to checking the old blogs, tell me what you would like to see here. It is still a work in progress, but your input is vital.

Thanks.

[To comment on this (and all other) posts, click the “Comments” button underneath the post title.]

Weekend Reading Re: Plagiarism

Contemporary Nonfiction, Internet Goodness

April 30th, 2009

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If you want to get a jump on the weekend reading, head to Jonathan Lethem’s article at Harper’s.com. We’ll discuss it Monday, pulling from The Pirate’s Dilemma and your own experiences in writing/creating art/stealing music/plagiarism.

P.S. Be sure to check out his "Works Cited" at the bottom.

Web Sites for College Search

AP Language, Internet Goodness

March 16th, 2009

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Found this post at The findingDulcinea Blog (our blogs were meant for one another!).  Contains some good links to start your college search.  Don’t forget to check out the comments, too.  Apparently eNotes has a "Get Answers from Real Students" section.

Happy Spring Break.

Another Crazy Vid

British Literature, Internet Goodness

February 18th, 2009

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Strings outline below.

Is this creative, or does he have too much time on his hands?

Found via TheNextWeb

Video Games for the Uninitiated

British Literature, Internet Goodness

February 17th, 2009

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These links have been bouncing around my bookmark folders for a while, so I thought I’d share.

  • Game Explanations for Beginners via Popmatters is a cool overview of the basics and history of gameplay.  The author gets a bit philosophical towards the end, and his jokes are aimed at established gamers, so I’m not sure who his audience is…
  • Samorost 2 is an odd amalgam of adventure and puzzle genres.  The game isn’t difficult, but the art is amazing.  (After a quick Google search and 30 minutes of play I bring you Samorost [the Original].  Also cool.)
  • Reading’s good, too!
  • I am not an avid gameplayer, but I was completely blown away by World of Goo.  The same author wrote the story, created the art, composed the music, and designed the program.  Great design tour here.
  • More to come as I dig.