Category Archives: technology

Digg is going to kill Digg Reader; what should we do now?

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Bryan Alexander

After five years of operation Digg Reader, an RSS reader, is about to be killed. Here’s what greeted me over the weekend when I fired it up in a web browser: As far as I can tell there haven’t been any … Continue reading →

Posted in technology | 54 Comments

Elon Musk to create satellite broadband network

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Bryan Alexander

Elon Musk just launched several satellites with the aim of creating a world-wide broadband network. It’s early days and there isn’t a lot of information, but what I’ve gathered is as follows: a network of satellites in very low Earth … Continue reading →

Posted in technology | 5 Comments

Quick thoughts on the Falcon Heavy launch

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Bryan Alexander

Yesterday SpaceX conducted a test launch of its Falcon Heavy rocket.  The launch was successful, and two of the three boosters returned successfully.  The payload is apparently headed towards the asteroid belt. Here is one good video: https://youtu.be/bCc16uozHVE A few quick … Continue reading →

Posted in technology | 10 Comments

Reading blogs in 2018: thoughts and things to do

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Bryan Alexander

So are blogs dead in 2018, or are they a viable part of the web? To find out I decided to exploit my friends reach out to my social networks to see what kind of blog activity they were currently up … Continue reading →

Posted in technology | Tagged | 7 Comments

Down with that new-fangled technology: a Vermont anecdote

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Bryan Alexander

This morning it was around -10 °F (-23 °C) before the sun rose: It’s been colder, but rarely so bright at night.  Yet that’s not the anecdote I wanted to share. A few days ago Vermont Public Radio shared a … Continue reading →

Posted in technology | Tagged | 3 Comments

How will we respond to the dawning age of fake video?

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Bryan Alexander

What could happen if our trust in video collapses? Put another way, how could we respond when video can be altered as easily as images can be Photoshopped? Let me explain.  We are approaching that state now.  Humans love video, … Continue reading →

Posted in digital literacy, technology | 8 Comments

An anecdote about health care, uneven technology use, and Vermont

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Bryan Alexander

I was in a central Vermont hospital waiting room yesterday.  Around the large room ten people were quietly sitting. buy stromectol online buy stromectol no prescription generic Then an older woman was wheeled in from surgery of some kind, looking good, if … Continue reading →

Posted in technology | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Preserving today's digital universe for the future: an important call

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Bryan Alexander

In the years to come, how can universities, libraries, and museums best preserve the digital present for the future? This has been a vital question for decades, but has taken on a new dimension of late as automation and algorithms … Continue reading →

Posted in libraries, technology | Leave a comment

On the solstice, dark thoughts for 2018

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Bryan Alexander

Today is the winter solstice.  It is the longest night of the year, for those of us on Earth’s northern hemisphere.  In that hemisphere’s northern country, where I live, it can also be a day of cold, snow, and ice, … Continue reading →

Posted in future of education, technology | 17 Comments

Patreon reverses itself; what next?

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Bryan Alexander

Over the past week a controversy ignited the crowdfunding stratum of the internet.  It was important for that group of people, and also impacted my work directly.  It seems to be over now, but could well resume.  There may be … Continue reading →

Posted in personal, research topics, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged | 6 Comments