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I've been adding to my blog by writing some op-ed pieces on higher ed. The latest: how online is becoming more real-time. adamwadelewis.com/online-educa...
Online Education: Changes in Attitude, Changes in Modality – Reasonably Random Rants and Raves
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November 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I've been adding to my blog by writing some op-ed pieces on higher ed. The latest: how online is becoming more real-time. adamwadelewis.com/online-educa...
I am much like Steve in this regard.
November 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I am much like Steve in this regard.
I will do algebra. Tolerance is my angle on trigonometry. But I draw the line at geometry.
November 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I will do algebra. Tolerance is my angle on trigonometry. But I draw the line at geometry.
Today's serious culinary strategic mistake: forgetting to rinse out the oatmeal bowl before leaving for work. Looks like I'm going to have break out the chisels and jackhammer.
November 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Today's serious culinary strategic mistake: forgetting to rinse out the oatmeal bowl before leaving for work. Looks like I'm going to have break out the chisels and jackhammer.
Tonight’s preferred cocktail: vodka and orange juice in a Halloween skull of a man named Phillip. That’s right, a Phillip’s Head Screwdriver.
November 1, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Tonight’s preferred cocktail: vodka and orange juice in a Halloween skull of a man named Phillip. That’s right, a Phillip’s Head Screwdriver.
It is a rainy day and ate the last of my cheddar. Ain’t no sunshine when cheese gone.
October 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
It is a rainy day and ate the last of my cheddar. Ain’t no sunshine when cheese gone.
Passed on an opportunity that involved archeology. Really didn’t want my life in ruins.
October 29, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Passed on an opportunity that involved archeology. Really didn’t want my life in ruins.
Festivus is coming up real soon and, goodness gracious, is my list for the Airing of Grievances getting longer and longer.
October 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Festivus is coming up real soon and, goodness gracious, is my list for the Airing of Grievances getting longer and longer.
Today’s editing irritant: the grad student who just dumps their entire Zotero database into a BibTeX file instead of extracting the works they cite into a file. IYKYK.
October 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Today’s editing irritant: the grad student who just dumps their entire Zotero database into a BibTeX file instead of extracting the works they cite into a file. IYKYK.
I hate writing higher education assessment reports. Fortunately I have a very large bottle of ibuprofen in my desk drawers.
October 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I hate writing higher education assessment reports. Fortunately I have a very large bottle of ibuprofen in my desk drawers.
I am struggling with the urge to vent about work as I know there are too many people listening on social media who will take umbrage with me if I do so.
October 23, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I am struggling with the urge to vent about work as I know there are too many people listening on social media who will take umbrage with me if I do so.
Sewanee golfer aces same hole twice on the same day! #ysr #d3sports www.nbcsports.com/golf/news/pe...
'Best day of golf in my life': D3 golfer aces same hole twice in same day
Sewanee's Niel Phillips started his first and second rounds Monday at the Chick-Fil-A Invitational with holes-in-one at the par-3 eighth at Stonebridge Country Club in Rome, Georgia.
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October 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Sewanee golfer aces same hole twice on the same day! #ysr #d3sports www.nbcsports.com/golf/news/pe...
We need more piñatas. Because it is cathartic to beat the crap out of something and consume mass quantities of candy.
October 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
We need more piñatas. Because it is cathartic to beat the crap out of something and consume mass quantities of candy.
“When I fed the poor, they called me a Saint. When I asked why the poor had no food, they called me a Communist.” Abp. Hélder Câmara, Servant of God.
October 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
“When I fed the poor, they called me a Saint. When I asked why the poor had no food, they called me a Communist.” Abp. Hélder Câmara, Servant of God.
Contentious opinion time: Professors no longer “profess”, we just “operate”. We have devolved into technicians operating the LMS.
October 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Contentious opinion time: Professors no longer “profess”, we just “operate”. We have devolved into technicians operating the LMS.
Doing the editing for a conference proceedings. Really don't understand how some of these people managed to finish a dissertation given their inability to follow directions on how to format a document.
October 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Doing the editing for a conference proceedings. Really don't understand how some of these people managed to finish a dissertation given their inability to follow directions on how to format a document.
OH: A very important distinction: Microsoft hates computers and the people who use them, Apple hates computers, and Linux hates the people who use them.
October 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
OH: A very important distinction: Microsoft hates computers and the people who use them, Apple hates computers, and Linux hates the people who use them.
It is sometimes said that the reason why the grass is greener on the other side of the fence is that's where your neighbor has their septic tank. But sometimes you just need a different set of feces.
October 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
It is sometimes said that the reason why the grass is greener on the other side of the fence is that's where your neighbor has their septic tank. But sometimes you just need a different set of feces.
The NeXTStep version of MacOS has been in development for nearly 30 years and on the market for nearly 25 years. One would think that Apple's developers would have figured out how to correctly manage multiple display drivers in that length of time.
October 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The NeXTStep version of MacOS has been in development for nearly 30 years and on the market for nearly 25 years. One would think that Apple's developers would have figured out how to correctly manage multiple display drivers in that length of time.
My ducks are not in a row. Some are missing, one or more are on fire, and I think one might actually be a pigeon in drag.
October 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
My ducks are not in a row. Some are missing, one or more are on fire, and I think one might actually be a pigeon in drag.
The modern equivalent of the shoddy application of duct tape: Forgetting to remove the fluff text that ChapGPT puts into its responses.
October 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The modern equivalent of the shoddy application of duct tape: Forgetting to remove the fluff text that ChapGPT puts into its responses.
For my psychologists friends: Did you see the latest update to the DSM-5? Apparently fear of Santa is a thing... it's called "Claustrophobia".
October 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
For my psychologists friends: Did you see the latest update to the DSM-5? Apparently fear of Santa is a thing... it's called "Claustrophobia".
Doing editing for a journal. Am starting to understand how Reviewer #2 got that way.
October 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Doing editing for a journal. Am starting to understand how Reviewer #2 got that way.
Did you know that the opposite of formaldehyde is casualdejekyll? Now you do.
September 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Did you know that the opposite of formaldehyde is casualdejekyll? Now you do.
I am starting to understand how Cassandra felt.
September 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I am starting to understand how Cassandra felt.