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Posted by John DeNardo at Thursday January 25, 2007 at 12:24 AM
© 2007 SF Signal
Ah, myspace. I hardly knew ye...
Technically I have an account, but I never use it there. I prefer places where critiques of books, music, movies, etc. go somewhat beyond the "suxs" or "rules* rating.
Posted by mwb on Thursday January 25, 2007 at 10:47 AM
To comment on the Washington Post item, it should be obvious that a up-to-date and responsible defintion of literacy should include ones ability to find ones way through the digital forest of information overload. To the exclusion of other factors of the definition, well no. Definition of literacy is a moving goal, it's not the same all the time.
Allan Rosewarne Buffy fans Chicago
Posted by Allan Rosewarne on Sunday January 28, 2007 at 2:37 PM