The Jeepney
The above picture represents the most memorable image left from my one week Manila visit. The jeepney, that is. Hailed as a “symbol of Filipino’s indigenuity,” jeepney not only has a flashy brashy...
View ArticleRe:activism
Re:activism conference addresses “what role social activism can play in the broad process in which emerging new media technologies transform existing structures of cultural, economic and political...
View ArticleModern tech vs traditional myth?
Can one imagine what possible relationship can emerge between jamu (Indonesian traditional herbal medicine) and cellular-phones? These two objects, jamu and cell-phones, never popped up simultaneously...
View ArticleApple, apple, and apple
Apples are so good to have To have one is a special treat To have tree is a luxury Apple, apple, and apple too All of them are good for you! There are three permanent occupants of my desk. Apple,...
View ArticleUser-friendliness
Having tried various operating systems, here is my conclusion: Unix is user-friendly. She is just selective about who her friends are. Linux is user-friendly. She is just too shy to make friend with...
View ArticleMy course: JUS 394
Here is a course I’ll teach in Spring 2007 semester. This is my first course at ASU and actually my first very own course in my life. I’ve been teaching for so many years, but never really “owned” a...
View ArticleiRack
Some of you know that I am a Macintosh-ian, using various gadgets marked by a bitten apple. Yeah, I am an apple person, with three apples a day I am using MacBook and PowerBook, as well as all of...
View ArticleInterview at “dialogue”
During my Australian visit last semester, I did several interviews. One of them is apparently available online. LL: I’ve had the opportunity to listen to you present at several different venues...
View ArticleOn globalization
Q: What is the most concrete example of globalization? A: With all respect to Lady Diana, the answer is : her death. Q: Why is so? A: Lady Diana was a Briton whose boyfriend was an Egyptian. She had...
View Article[JUS 494] Mapping Inequality
The first week of semester is almost passed and I survived the first week class of JUS 494: Science, Technology, and Inequality. I got 30 students filled all seats in my class (max 30) and still have...
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