tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post115100704653607720..comments2023-11-02T12:15:47.847+00:00Comments on Quinquireme: Academia Bluespatroclushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151260243938005902006-06-25T19:30:00.000+01:002006-06-25T19:30:00.000+01:00Avatar is a really glamorous word. I'm a bit worri...Avatar is a really glamorous word. I'm a bit worried that I don't actually have one, or at best a decidedly prosaic one.DavetheFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310714240845196050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151182225951705422006-06-24T21:50:00.000+01:002006-06-24T21:50:00.000+01:00That sounds like exactly the kind of thing I'm loo...That sounds like exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for, thanks Sean. Will track it down.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151171042790891402006-06-24T18:44:00.000+01:002006-06-24T18:44:00.000+01:00I think professional writers have higher expectati...I think professional writers have higher expectations of their work than academics do. I shudder to think of the errors I saw in final degree projects written by today's teachers (including English teachers).<BR/><BR/>Regarding nice blog ideas: there were two people who were challenging each other to create pictures using doodles. It got plenty of press coverage a few months back, but I can't remember what it's called (sorry). Might be worth hunting down if it's relevant. Each day they would post up a picture they made using yesterday's doodle and a new doodle for their competitor to turn into art.Sean McManushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269170767045711269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151163377938852122006-06-24T16:36:00.000+01:002006-06-24T16:36:00.000+01:00John Wayne was named Marion? 'splains a lot...John Wayne was named Marion? 'splains a lot...Moominmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11750304448922417139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151162357690001792006-06-24T16:19:00.000+01:002006-06-24T16:19:00.000+01:00My lovely and talented god-daughter has a boy's na...My lovely and talented god-daughter has a boy's name. It's all good. Fluidity of names confounds the ideological state apparatuses, as Louis Althusser would have put it, which can only be a good thing. <BR/><BR/>In the real world, I have three possible surnames, and I keep fluctuating between two of them. Haven't unleashed the third on the world yet. But it makes you realise how unstable these supposedly fixed things really are - almost as unstable as they are online!patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151160151894327532006-06-24T15:42:00.000+01:002006-06-24T15:42:00.000+01:00Actually I think I got John Waynes's real name wro...Actually I think I got John Waynes's real name wrong. It was Marion, not Shirley. Same point, though.cellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17061833787120469657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151139282178847912006-06-24T09:54:00.000+01:002006-06-24T09:54:00.000+01:00>>>Were I on Bullseye I'd get the tankard and not ...>>>Were I on Bullseye I'd get the tankard and not the goblet.<BR/><BR/>*giggles*<BR/><BR/>(I'm a girl, in case you were wondering.)<BR/><BR/>I'd never tell anyone in Real Life about my blog. The tragic name I've chosen is just one of the millions of reasons why it's just all too embarrassing.Spinsterellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611660308963083276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151094204301750392006-06-23T21:23:00.000+01:002006-06-23T21:23:00.000+01:00I've seen a doctoral thesis on the semiotics of pe...I've seen a doctoral thesis on the semiotics of people's avatars in LiveJournal. Which is just silly. Next, people will be writing huge academic tracts about the significance of describing actions between asterisks in comments threads. <BR/><BR/>Ahem.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151094035671489902006-06-23T21:20:00.000+01:002006-06-23T21:20:00.000+01:00have standards fallen, or has it long been the cas...have standards fallen, or has it long been the case that it's just hard to come up with something for a thesis? university libraries are stuffed with all sorts of doctoral nonsense. a search would probably find some amazing things - i remember one about the relationship between street lighting and the crime rate in washington dc neighborhoods (there were more crimes where it was darker, that's about the size of it)epikleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01417963344148876467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151089775667741622006-06-23T20:09:00.000+01:002006-06-23T20:09:00.000+01:00Yes Cello, Lionel Shriver is American. She was tal...Yes Cello, Lionel Shriver is American. She was talking about it in the Guardian just the other day. She's lived in the UK for around 20 years though.<BR/><BR/>It is a really peculiar name for a woman I must admit.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433208990172292664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151086922560214552006-06-23T19:22:00.000+01:002006-06-23T19:22:00.000+01:00I knew someone who called her two daughters Mark a...I knew someone who called her two daughters Mark and Kyle. She swears she wasn't wanting boys.ScroobiousScrivenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296296817546419827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151083253077546662006-06-23T18:20:00.000+01:002006-06-23T18:20:00.000+01:00Sue ... and Shirley (John Wayne's real name). Min...Sue ... and Shirley (John Wayne's real name). Mind you, best not to go looking for motes when we have men called Evelyn and Hilary.<BR/><BR/>Is Lionel(f) Shriver American?cellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17061833787120469657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151081975692998582006-06-23T17:59:00.000+01:002006-06-23T17:59:00.000+01:00Scroob: By all means keep sending me stuff - somet...Scroob: By all means keep sending me stuff - sometimes it's only your encouragement that keeps me going!<BR/><BR/>CB: The States has girls named Billy and boys named Sue? What a crazy, mixed-up country! Almost like the blogosphere!patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151074134629396792006-06-23T15:48:00.000+01:002006-06-23T15:48:00.000+01:00CB, yes I am a boy. Were I on Bullseye I'd get the...CB, yes I am a boy. Were I on Bullseye I'd get the tankard and not the goblet. :)Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841187654606981532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151070733519959822006-06-23T14:52:00.000+01:002006-06-23T14:52:00.000+01:00you're a dude? really? funny, i always assumed bec...you're a dude? really? funny, i always assumed becuase of the cute bunny clip art that you were a girl! (and billy is not an unusual nickname for a girl in the States.) Well i'll be...Moominmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11750304448922417139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151069169590302822006-06-23T14:26:00.000+01:002006-06-23T14:26:00.000+01:00"Reading over these comments got me thinking about..."Reading over these comments got me thinking about something i'd been sort of oblivious to before: when creating their web identities a lot of people associate themselves with someone famous. Right here we have Groucho Marx, Patroclus (of Iliad fame), Pavlov, and Chaucer." Fascinating, I've never really thought about that before. I'm not one of the "famous" although I did nearly name my blogging self 'Jessica Christ' before I realised passing off as a girl would be tricky.Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841187654606981532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151063039826099382006-06-23T12:43:00.000+01:002006-06-23T12:43:00.000+01:00Treespotter: it was a girl, ackshully. P: you're s...Treespotter: it was a girl, ackshully. <BR/><BR/>P: you're seriously giving me licence to send you bloggy knitting stuff? Seriously? You haven't had enough of my unsolicited "research contributions" yet? Well... okay! *bounces*<BR/><BR/>Also, while I firmly believe that your essay is really interesting (honest) and I would totally like to read it, I have also come to form a very, very dim opinion of Modern Academic Standards, especially in media and cultural studies. <BR/><BR/>Doesn't stop me wanting to join the merry throng doing such studies, of course.ScroobiousScrivenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296296817546419827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151061712457429242006-06-23T12:21:00.001+01:002006-06-23T12:21:00.001+01:00I find all this quite encouraging when it comes to...I find all this quite encouraging when it comes to contemplating my own academic efforts. If only I could get started.<BR/><BR/>With regards to CB's comment - interesting. I think I shall blog about it.GreatSheElephanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589100964804729527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151061707143857302006-06-23T12:21:00.000+01:002006-06-23T12:21:00.000+01:00Yeah - I'm not a biker chick or anything. My coll...Yeah - I'm not a biker chick or anything. My colleagues called me Rockmother because I am a mother and I rock (apparently). And it kind of stuck. Now it is shortly to become a brand identity and company. I play up to it now again - especially on Bob Swipe's blog.rockmotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08939586655533001122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151055636837155492006-06-23T10:40:00.000+01:002006-06-23T10:40:00.000+01:00Interesting stuff, CB. Believe it or not, I chose...Interesting stuff, CB. Believe it or not, I chose the name Patroclus when registering for the Channel 4 comedy forum two years ago, because it was the first thing that came into my head.<BR/><BR/>I don't really identify with a male, bisexual Greek warrior, I don't think...patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151054435326470242006-06-23T10:20:00.000+01:002006-06-23T10:20:00.000+01:00P - I thought about saying 'widget' but thought th...P - I thought about saying 'widget' but thought that was sonething that kept beer cold in the can!<BR/><BR/>CB - good pointrockmotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08939586655533001122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151053384906201582006-06-23T10:03:00.000+01:002006-06-23T10:03:00.000+01:00Reading over these comments got me thinking about ...Reading over these comments got me thinking about something i'd been sort of oblivious to before: when creating their web identities a lot of people associate themselves with someone famous. Right here we have Groucho Marx, Patroclus (of Iliad fame), Pavlov, and Chaucer. I suspect there's some intersting psychology behind this, something to do with wanting to magnify and project a particular element of your own personality by usurping the identity of a well-known individual who personifies that element. Mind you, I could be full of crap.Moominmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11750304448922417139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151051071536804552006-06-23T09:24:00.000+01:002006-06-23T09:24:00.000+01:00this guy seems to be doing stuff relevant to blogg...this guy seems to be doing stuff relevant to bloggers, especially those (Pashmina) who have sufferd plagiarism. HE even has a call back facility...<BR/><BR/>... may be of interest to your thesis.<BR/><BR/>http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/the Beephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478236239902656990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151038472454719832006-06-23T05:54:00.000+01:002006-06-23T05:54:00.000+01:00there's a guy who knit a jumper for a tree. is tha...there's a guy who knit a jumper for a tree. is that weird enough? <BR/><BR/>or this have to do with blogging?<BR/><BR/>people also say i'm weird so you can research me. i'm free. <BR/><BR/>i don't have any widget tho. i'm widget free*<BR/><BR/>*I'm also feeling shit and weird today, but that's a different thing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13453903374418067594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151010523790266072006-06-22T22:08:00.000+01:002006-06-22T22:08:00.000+01:00Thanks Rockmother for reminding me that the word I...Thanks Rockmother for reminding me that the word I should have used for 'bits of code that do stuff' is 'widget'. See what I mean?<BR/><BR/>That's a great site, thank you!patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.com