Friday Quick Hits and Varia

It’s a sunny Friday morning at the end of a hectic week, so I can only muster a modest list of quick hits and varia.

• I really like Middlebury’s microphilanthropy page MiddStart. I think it’s a great model for similar projects.

• The University of North Dakota ranked #1 on the Princeton review list of schools where students study the least for the second year in a row (scroll to the bottom for the illustrious list).  Mark Grabbe had an interesting (if coincidental) thoughts on the issue of study behavior and academic outcomes.

• These are some great observations regarding the design of preservable websites.

• I’m a bit late on this, but this is a pretty interesting article in this months First Monday on the visibility of Wikipedia in scholarly publications.

• Did I mention that we’re selling our house here in Grand Forks?

• While I’m excited about the Australian side’s total domination of Sri Lanka in a ODI this week, I am just stunned and confused by England’s sudden rise to world domination.

• What I’m listening to: Jay-Z and Kanye West, Watch the Throne. (Pitchfork’s 8.5 rating is a bit optimistic.)

• What I’m reading: R. Young, Colonial Desire: Hybridity in Theory, Culture, and Race. (London 1995)