Oh, Nothing
"He's turned his life around. He used to be depressed and miserable. Now he's miserable and depressed." -- David Frost.
I have nothing to say, really.
Except, maybe, that I found Boris, and he's apparently in the robotics department here at CMU. I sent him a Facebook message last night, but he hasn't yet responded.
Oh, oh, oh. Have you ever used Google Scholar? Well, go use it. Then, go to Scholar Preferences, and enter the name of your university. Then, when you search for an article, it will tell you if your university has it on file! This is way too useful. And totally obsoleting everything everyone ever knew about walking. Because you now have even less of a reason to move your ass from your chair (couch, in my case) to get that article your need for your research. Wow. This is either really cool or really terrible. Judges?
Comments
Ummm....I think Google Scholar is a good idea, but I think it is also a good idea that people move their asses out of their chairs and get some exercises.
Used incorrectly, I liken Google Scholar to DVR services like TIVO and ReplayTV. Come on, now. Is it really a good idea to have something that will allow Americans to watch MORE TV? Americans already watch 4 hours of TV per day on the average. DVR services just allow them to record all their favorite shows and then sit down and watch them in a nightly marathon of six or seven hours of TV. Correspondingly, those who misuse Google Scholar will say it increases research possibilities but, again, allows them to not get up from their chairs, unless they are going to get another bag of Cheetos! Once again, convenience wins out over exercise!
Posted by: Andrew | October 15, 2005 08:39 AM
I think it's an amazing thing.
People should exercise because they're relaxing and having fun, not because it's necessary for academic productivity. Besides, Google scholar isn't adding any lethergy, it's simply making things easier to find online. There are already ways to find these things online, but they take more time. So, actually, Google scholar could allow someone more free time to exercise in a social or recreational way.
Posted by: katy | October 15, 2005 02:43 PM