Elisabeth Diaz-Herrera | Dec. 19, 1934 – Sept. 7, 2009

This is my grandmother Bettina. She passed away last week on labor day morning. Technically she was my step-grandmother, as my mom’s birth mother Ellen passed away when my mom was a teenager 7. So I’ve always known Bettina to be my grandmother. Bettina was a fantastic lady, who, I’m sorry to say, I was just beginning to get to know. She was always cheerful, even through the...

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New Post on Open-Source in Academia [EMU Marketing]

Just wanted to direct your attention to my new post over at EMU Marketing on open-source software in academia: http://emumarketing.uoregon.edu/tristan/2009/09/04/coding-open-the-benefits-of-free-and-open-source-software-in-academia/ Check it out and leave us a...

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