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Looks like I picked an interesting week to take a break from LJ.
There was stuff I wanted to say, but I expect it's all been said already. Though I would like to highlight these posts:
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alopekis : It's a sociology paper waiting to happen
I go away for a couple of days and LJ goes 'splodey. It's always interesting when that happens, since there's a sort of a pattern that emerges while you're reading your flist in reverse chronological order.
elements : "User Generated Content" & Ownership: The User as Citizen
The online services we use to build community are owned almost entirely by corporate entities of one type or another, and subject to contractual terms of service in many ways designed explicitly to privilege the interests of the company over those of the user.
gracecourage : For the First Time Ever, I'm Immensely Sorry I'm a Lurker
So it wasn't the Strikeout itself that got me where I live. It was the Great LiveJournal Lockdown that followed it. Because there is a group of women out there who, on a daily basis, make me think, smile, laugh out loud.
There was stuff I wanted to say, but I expect it's all been said already. Though I would like to highlight these posts:
alopekis : It's a sociology paper waiting to happenI go away for a couple of days and LJ goes 'splodey. It's always interesting when that happens, since there's a sort of a pattern that emerges while you're reading your flist in reverse chronological order.
elements : "User Generated Content" & Ownership: The User as CitizenThe online services we use to build community are owned almost entirely by corporate entities of one type or another, and subject to contractual terms of service in many ways designed explicitly to privilege the interests of the company over those of the user.
gracecourage : For the First Time Ever, I'm Immensely Sorry I'm a LurkerSo it wasn't the Strikeout itself that got me where I live. It was the Great LiveJournal Lockdown that followed it. Because there is a group of women out there who, on a daily basis, make me think, smile, laugh out loud.
