Twitterings on 21 July 2008

2008-07-22 less than 1 minute read

@wmrandth, thanks for the shout. @lblanken, there are more at http://machines.pomona.edu, but I think not what you’re looking for… #
…that being a college-hosted blogging service? #
Which now that I think about it, machines is. Except that I’m a very restrictive administrator. Like getting past the bouncer at a hot club. #
The more I think about that analogy, though, the less it works. Because it would be a club where dancing was required. And graded. #
@lblanken: Ew. Not what I intend at all. Blame it on too much late-night free-association. (FWIW machines is class blogs, not open service.) #

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