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Mar
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Because it's neither unintentional nor unconventional nor amateur, this may not belong here on Found History. But the
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Tom Scheinfeldt
Tom is Professor of Digital Humanities at the University of Connecticut. He writes about history, technology, digital humanities, design, higher education, and (sometimes) politics.
05
Mar
Oldest Domain Names
Jottings.com has posted a list of the 100 oldest still-registered .com domains. First on the list: Symbolics.com, which
07
Feb
The Object of History
CHNM has just launched a new project called The Object of History. A partnership with the Smithsonian Institution's
31
Jan
Silly from SNL
It's not nearly as subtle as the Colonial Williamsburg sketch from a couple months ago, but here'
20
Jan
"Boomers" and History
I can't tell you how tired I am of reading about baby boomers and their impending retirements. The
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16
Jan
Geni
The tech blogs are buzzing about Geni, a new genealogy application launched by former Paypal executive David Sacks (see Valleywag
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16
Jan
Tekkie's Great Moments in Tech History
Tekkie, a.k.a. Mark Miller, "loves computers and software." Apparently the software developer also loves the history
12
Jan
O'Reilly on the History of Science
In a post today called Remember the old "Two Cultures" Debate? Tim O'Reilly points to Jon
09
Jan
About 100 Women
About.com is one of the most confusing places on the web. It seems to bill itself as one-stop-shopping for
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08
Jan
Practicing What It Preaches
I was happy to read in this month's Public History News that the National Council for Public History&