Comments on: From the telegraph to cyberspace http://nerdacumen.com/reading-reflections-from-the-telegraph-to-cyberspace/2009/01/13/ Interpreting the Nerd Universe. Sat, 05 Nov 2011 13:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kathy http://nerdacumen.com/reading-reflections-from-the-telegraph-to-cyberspace/2009/01/13/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Kathy Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:10:05 +0000 http://nerdacumen.com/?p=160#comment-60 Hi, Matt! Essay feedback: shoot for a little less “this is what the author said” and more “these are my take-aways.” These are going to be graded on punctuation, spelling, grammar - and it looks like you kept that in mind. Structurally, the two paragraphs on the readings are each "long" and contain more than one idea. Think about pulling two nuggets from each (which would make two paragraphs) and then link each nugget to an opinion/take-away. Also, it's OK to focus on just one of the readings, if one has more meaning than the other. Suppression? Think back to "this browser best viewed with...." Microsoft was seriously attempting to suppress. Just yesterday, I was on microsoft.com and couldn't download a file because it was a proprietary, MSIE-readable-only, alternative to Acrobat. Hi, Matt!

Essay feedback: shoot for a little less “this is what the author said” and more “these are my take-aways.” These are going to be graded on punctuation, spelling, grammar – and it looks like you kept that in mind. Structurally, the two paragraphs on the readings are each “long” and contain more than one idea. Think about pulling two nuggets from each (which would make two paragraphs) and then link each nugget to an opinion/take-away.

Also, it’s OK to focus on just one of the readings, if one has more meaning than the other.

Suppression? Think back to “this browser best viewed with….” Microsoft was seriously attempting to suppress. Just yesterday, I was on microsoft.com and couldn’t download a file because it was a proprietary, MSIE-readable-only, alternative to Acrobat.

]]> By: Meg http://nerdacumen.com/reading-reflections-from-the-telegraph-to-cyberspace/2009/01/13/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Meg Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:41:41 +0000 http://nerdacumen.com/?p=160#comment-55 That tension between keeping it open and free of regulation or dealing with the crass and the ugly will be a defining issue for many users. If users wait for the government to step in, I agree with Lessig that we will not be served well. That tension between keeping it open and free of regulation or dealing with the crass and the ugly will be a defining issue for many users. If users wait for the government to step in, I agree with Lessig that we will not be served well.

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