Turnitin User Agreement: I disagree

For the past one and a half year or so I've been studying Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam. Today I wanted to hand in my very first and very tentative ideas about my Master's thesis. Using the archaic, mindnumbing, and Repetitive Strain Injury-inducing Blackboard digital learning environment I was confronted with the following screen: … Continue reading Turnitin User Agreement: I disagree

Is group chat making you sweat? — Signal v. Noise

Jason Fried has writen an incredible post about the benefits and the pitfalls (mostly the latter) of group chat after ten years of experience at 37signals and Basecamp. I think he is fundamentally right in giving 'attention' so much importance as a precious resource. I've come to realise that the ability to singletask is the … Continue reading Is group chat making you sweat? — Signal v. Noise