Chris D'Arpa
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Mistake to see this solely as a higher ed issue. The design of scientific infrastructure after WWII was govt funding a broad network of research via universities. That worked out pretty well for the US, helped make American higher ed a very successful industry w a positive economic externalities
February 8, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Mistake to see this solely as a higher ed issue. The design of scientific infrastructure after WWII was govt funding a broad network of research via universities. That worked out pretty well for the US, helped make American higher ed a very successful industry w a positive economic externalities
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Next time you are on EEBO or ECCO and see a thumbprint in the corner, remember it is likely the hands of women digitizing books in London basements during the blitz. They didnt know if the books would survive.
January 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Next time you are on EEBO or ECCO and see a thumbprint in the corner, remember it is likely the hands of women digitizing books in London basements during the blitz. They didnt know if the books would survive.
He is not optimistic he will be able to live nearby, at least not in a place like he had, “It was rent controlled. I had been there for 10 years in this trailer with an ocean view. I was so lucky.”
January 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
He is not optimistic he will be able to live nearby, at least not in a place like he had, “It was rent controlled. I had been there for 10 years in this trailer with an ocean view. I was so lucky.”
He found out about the fires as his 3 a.m. to 11 a.m. shift ended and he rushed home. As he packed, planes roaring overhead scared his cat out of his arms. ...the police told him he needed to evacuate. “I didn’t grab anything, just my brother’s ashes, and the clothes I had on my back.”
January 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
He found out about the fires as his 3 a.m. to 11 a.m. shift ended and he rushed home. As he packed, planes roaring overhead scared his cat out of his arms. ...the police told him he needed to evacuate. “I didn’t grab anything, just my brother’s ashes, and the clothes I had on my back.”