Archive | June, 2009
Map of railway networks
Because I love trains. And am drawn to understanding how we are connected. Or not. From the New Scientist‘s article on our connected earth.
Continue reading...Fix, Hack, Create
29. June 2009
Once again Karl has been twittering awesomeness. (Thanks!) This is from some things he posted tonight… and connects to my Plan B post and some stuff I’ve been thinking about. First: The Repair Manifesto, from Amsterdam’s Platform 21. Funny. I just got my favorite jeans repaired (two pairs, the bottoms went out on me), as [...]
Continue reading...ParticipationCamp: Just like being there
27. June 2009
I wanted to attend ParticipationCamp in New York. Apparently I can. From Montreal. They have live video feed with great quality: Of course social reporters can use add the #PCamp09 tag to their tweets, which are aggregated on front page of their website. Great use of social media and attention to virtual participants: livestreaming video, [...]
Continue reading...Digital revolutionaries: What’s your Plan B?
25. June 2009
Farhad Manjoo wrote an article in Slate: The Revolution Will Not Be Digitized: How the Internet helps Iran silence activists. Consider this: According to the Wall Street Journal, Iran has one of the world’s most advanced surveillance networks. Using a system installed last year (and built, in part, by Nokia and Siemens), the government routes [...]
Continue reading...Unmanaging knowledge
25. June 2009
Unmanaging Knowledge, an article by Charles Ehin, has a few nuggets I found helpful. He’s describing characteristics of an open organization. I don’t believe in open all the time. I actually get along quite well with rules and structure. They’re important. (Well, as long as they’re smart and don’t get in my way. Then time [...]
Continue reading...Is changing names enough when you post images online?
13. June 2009
I tried to leave this comment on Ethan Zuckerman’s blog. But apparently Captcha thinks I’m not human, so posting it here with a few edits. Jonathan Torgovnik’s photographs of children born of rape during the Rwandan genocide. By Mia Fineman, Slate Magazine Powerful article about a photo series, focusing on the children of rape in [...]
Continue reading...MobileVoices
11. June 2009
Joe Sullivan and I were talking this week about project communications. How can research teams communicate better? More engaged, more transparent? He told me about a project François Bar is working on: MobileVoices — a platform where immigrant workers in Los Angeles can use their mobile phones to share stories about their lives and communities. [...]
Continue reading...Audio 
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Nathan Englander reads Isaac Bashevis Singer’s “Disguised” for The New Yorker’s monthly reading and conversation with Deborah Treisman. Englander’s voice couldn’t be more perfect.
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Early in his career, professor Mark Rowlands had two loves: philosophy and Brenin, a wolf he was forced to bring along to his lectures. Through their relationship, Rowlands started examining his work and life. Listen on CBC’s Ideas, via EarIdeas.
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Every month, The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman, hosts a reading and conversation with a well-known writer. August 2009 featured Joshua Ferris reading George Saunders’s “Adams.” The rhythm is magnificent.
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- Omar Azfar
- An open letter to Bluehost: Your values matter
- Rite of passage for Liam as he turns 13
- (B)log On at the Canadian Centre for Architecture
- WordPress: Blog not on home page
- For my American friends: the Elite Escape Plan
- Naada Yoga: Something for my nothing
- Sherman Williams paints has worst logo ever
- A comic annual report
- Designer wanted for book on urban ecology, activism, local history
- L'accompagnement
- Jim Jarmush: Nothing is original
- I believe in open: Take a stand for government transparency
- Hugh McGuire: Books Versus Ebooks
- Liam is Phun
- Christine: Ha! I haven't read it yet — it's still in Montreal. Can't wait to see you! Yay!...
- Maren: Chechnya: A small victorious war?? Do tell...I'm excited you're headed this way again. I think I can...
- Alex: If you need any more reasons to have a cold hard look at sustainability, have a look at this: http:/...
- Alex: Maybe music IS something mostpeople do, maybe even everypeople. Maybe this is the tyranny of compar...
- Kirsten: Having troubles getting the blog posts to show on another page. Followed the steps and like Matt, I ...
- BeyondOKC: Thanks Kawika, that explained it for me!...
- Christine Prefontaine: Response to this has been super positive. Hugh is encouraging me to create an online home for the Bo...
- Stefan: Thanks, i feel really dumb now. I've tried to get the blog showing up on a different page to the def...
- Bruce: Putting a note here so I remember as I think this through some more to look at Tonya's theory of cha...
- Yannick: My favourite!...
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29. June 2009
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