tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post7004548361516176057..comments2024-01-18T05:18:48.819-05:00Comments on Wombat's World <small>(a blog for writer K. A. Laity)</small>: Trubba NotK. A. Laityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05983280397279864583noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-37910201417715925732009-01-08T19:30:00.000-05:002009-01-08T19:30:00.000-05:00I was thrilled to see one of my former students us...I was thrilled to see one of my former students use "trubba not" on his blog and imagine my other students from that class spreading the word. The first time I actually went to Canterbury cathedral I became violently ill with a fever, which always seems to signal some kind of life changing experience -- like my only trip to summer camp where I had a great time until I became deathly ill, which they didn't bother to tell my parents at the time, I seem to recall. I had a <A HREF="http://www.pink-floyd-lyrics.com/html/comfortably-numb-wall-lyrics.html" REL="nofollow">fever</A> that made everything quite surreal. They gave me a penicillin shot that bruised my hip and made me limp the rest of the trip. My sense of reality shifted after that experience.C. Margery Kempehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15910282257993793334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-53891904954869433622009-01-08T09:05:00.000-05:002009-01-08T09:05:00.000-05:00I had a friend in Sheffield in the '90s who casual...I had a friend in Sheffield in the '90s who casually dropped "Trubba not" in a conversation--when I responded with "No trubba" his eyes lit up like a pinball machine.<BR/><BR/>Discovering the people who share your small passions is a miraculous thing. For decades I have greeted people with "What's the word?" Only once in all that time has anyone responded with "Johannesburg." It was a magical day.<BR/><BR/>Although someone once replied, "The bird is the word," and for that he got extra points.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288100796201737845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-25264756534641896182009-01-07T15:49:00.000-05:002009-01-07T15:49:00.000-05:00LOL -- dunno about that, but I think it's rather s...LOL -- dunno about that, but I think it's rather stupid to try to ignore the internet (rather like putting your fingers in your ears to ignore a tidal wave).<BR/><BR/>I think we need to be more critical about how we use and the effects it has on what we "know" -- fascinating stuff! How do you know when a site is legit? How do you know what to trust and what not to trust? All things we should be teaching.<BR/><BR/>One thing that may well change the stuffy old faculty is that a lot of academic journals can't afford NOT to use the net to publish. It's an expensive endeavour and not having to put everything on paper means it's much more affordable. No one gets paid for academic writing (99% of the time) or generally for the editing/publishing of it either. Why go to all that expense when the electronic versions are easier to distribute, etc. Because someone is making money off the process and it's not any of the academics.C. Margery Kempehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15910282257993793334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-88061014613832705082009-01-07T14:24:00.000-05:002009-01-07T14:24:00.000-05:00"...to counter the picture of the internet simply ..."...to counter the picture of the internet simply as the domain of child-molesters, scam artists, tax-evaders, trolls and the disgruntled. Old media has a tendency to play up that aspect, unfortunately."<BR/><BR/>And old academics as well. Despite the wonderful class on Digital Media with all the great tools and information on the internet for doing research and such, I still run into the old teachers who keep insisting on telling their students that everything on the internet is crap and don't use it. Thus churning out more graduates who don't know how to use critical thinking skills.<BR/><BR/>But not YOU, of course, Kate. You're cutting edge! :-)CLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18348533141508294220noreply@blogger.com