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Monday, September 11, 2006

Pow'rpoint, thou shalt die.


As we recall the first expression of resistance, scripted long ago by John Donne, we remind ourselves that though the battle is far from over, we will win.


Pow'rpoint be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;
For those whom thou think'st thou doth overthrow
Die not, poor Pow'rpoint, nor yet canst thou kill me...




Professor Clifford Irwin in today's Globe and Mail on not using Powerpoint:


Naked came I into the world, and naked will you find me at the lectern, except for a nice suit, my lecture notes, and (on my good days) Plato or Machiavelli whispering helpfully over my shoulder. As that famous guy said at the Diet of Worms where the hall wasn't even wired yet, here I stand, I can do no other.
Posted at: 9/11/2006 06:01:00 PM