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Monthly Archives: June 2016
Leading Lines
Uncertain days following the Brexit fiasco, but as ever my surroundings soothe me and I am happy to be up here. Selfish worries about the possibility of rising mortgage payments, losses to my future pension and all of that mean … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Garden, Photos
Tagged #clmooc, #leadinglines, flowers, garden, Lines, Scotland
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Brexit
I’m scared. Tomorrow we vote to decide whether to leave the EU and let a far right wing band of liars run the country or to stay in the EU and let a not quite so right wing crew keep … Continue reading
Clement Attlee
Today’s Daily Create is to: Find a famous literary quote (idealy by a famous literary person) and create something that shows the first draft versions that did not make the cut. Like the notes the writer might have done on … Continue reading
Posted in DailyCreate, DS106, Politics
Tagged #Brexit, #DS106, Clement Attlee, politics, referendum, TDC1626
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Growing
Out in the garden this morning I noticed that some of the alpine strawberries are ready to eat and the currants are ripening well. We’re going to have plenty of brambles and potatoes again this year, and I’m hoping that … Continue reading
Wear your flag on your hand
I’m not really a fan of flags – to me they symbolise walls that keep some folk out and tie others to false rhetoric about duty to one’s country – but today’s Daily Create was a fun thing to do … Continue reading
Posted in DailyCreate, DS106, GIMP
Tagged #DS106, #TDC1623, Cornwall, GIPMP, St Piran
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Resourceful resources
OK – fair warning – I am going to rant. I’m sick of Brexit and I’m not sleeping well so I’m not in the best of moods. But there’s something that’s bugging me, and on reflection I don’t think this is … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, University
Tagged capitalism managerspeak, neo-liberalism, resource, resources
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He is not man, he is Devo
It all started with a typo – for the Daily Create yesterday: “Search the web for an old paperback cover and use that as starting point for a new cover.” Never one to let a joke go, even if I … Continue reading
Researcher Journal: Ethical Clearance
It took me ages to work out how to write my ethics application for my PhD. It was only when Fiona (my supervisor) said that doing it would help me think through my methodology that something clicked and I started … Continue reading
Posted in Online learning, Peer interaction, PhD, Researcher Journal, Writing
Tagged ethics, research
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What kind of bird are you?
I’ve been writing an application for an award on behalf of my work team this week, and as I was writing one section I found myself jokingly describing us as “wise owls, not magpies after the shiny shiny”. I was … Continue reading
Nature Soundmap
Today’s Daily Create took me a bit of time: The Nature SoundMap site offers a fantastic way to explore the sounds of nature around the world via a map. Pick 5 sounds from places in the world you have never … Continue reading
Posted in DailyCreate, DS106, Music
Tagged #tdc1611. #DS106, Daily Create, nature soundmap
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