Sun, Mar 2nd, 2008
Like most of you, I’m busy. I not only have the normal crapload of work stuff to juggle, but also a few books at various stages of completion, my outreach/activism stuff, and an everyday life to live with its own demands. I also get a lot of email, spread across a variety of accounts. Like […]
Mon, Apr 23rd, 2007
Though I’m constantly floored that anyone would ever want to willingly listen to my voice, as many of you know, I’m the co-host of a weekly podcast. I very much enjoy doing the show, and over time, I’ve met some wonderful people1, learned the basics of audio recording and post-production, and though it may not […]
Fri, Apr 20th, 2007
Okay, I’m gonna rock out the audio geek shit:
Lately, I’ve been ripping my new and older CDs to Free Lossless Audio Codec format rather than good old MP3 or OGG. FLAC is exactly what it says it is: lossless audio. The files ripped in it sound amazing, and though they take up a good deal […]
Thu, Dec 28th, 2006
Video games fill psychological need, according to the CBC. Interesting analysis of videogames…
Wed, Jul 26th, 2006
One more geek-bit while I’m on a geek roll:
If you read around the web, you can see various prononucements that 64-bit Linux distriubtions aren’t up to snuff. Most authors seem to focus on the idea that the systems aren’t mature enough, or that they’re missing essential components that can make working with them difficult. When […]
Wed, Jul 26th, 2006
A long-time mac user and developer discusses why he ditched Mac for Linux. His biggest gripe? That the Mac user comumnity sucks. Of course, he’s at least partly right on that count, but I never realized how right until I saw the comments over at Dive Into Mark when he discussed his reasons for leaving […]
Sat, Jul 22nd, 2006
Well, it is official: I moved to Ubuntu Linux. Of course, this isn’t my first time using GNU/Linux. I’ve used GNU/Linux extensively since about 1998 or so, either as my desktop environment or on servers around the house. In fact, I wrote my doctoral dissertation in LyX on a cheapo-PC running gentoo, and used that […]
Fri, Jun 30th, 2006
I knew it had to be the case that I wasn’t the only person who felt this way.
You’re reading the personal website of Bob Torres, university professor of sociology, author and publisher, podcaster, and all-around geek.
I am an assistant professor of sociology at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY, USA. I hold a BA in Philosophy and a BS in Agricultural Science from Penn State, and my MS and PhD are from Cornell University in Development Sociology.
Read more about my personal projects / info and my academic projects or get in touch.
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Being vegan in a non-vegan world
An informative and practical guide on veganism written with my wife Jenna.