linkdump for 2007.12.27
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Time: Googling for Your Grade
A class at Parsons school of design grades students on their ability to become Internet celebrities. Although it’s couched as a kind of conceptual art, I wonder if it’s just more practical self-promotion.
(del.icio.us tags: art yasns education celebrity)Wikipedia: Hanlon’s razor
“Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.”
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linkdump for 2007.12.22
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microRevolt reBlog: Laptop Sleeve by Slumberland
Boy howdy, this knit laptop sleeve with Apple logos is pretty awesome. If only I knew how to knit.
(del.icio.us tags: Apple craft DIY awesome)Informed Comment: Defending Miss Teen USA South Carolina
Juan Cole suggests that seemingly ditzy teen may have been onto something, arguing that geographic literacy is linked to economic well-being.
(del.icio.us tags: Iraq education)YouTube: Miss Teen USA 2007 South Carolina answers a question
Here’s the classic video where a nervous teen flu
(del.icio.us tags: Iraq gender meme education video)Valleywag: Iminlikewithyou founder not as big a jerk as you’d think
The cards are clever, but handing these out doesn’t seem like a good idea.
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linkdump for 2007.12.19
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NYTimes: Handmade 2.0
I skip the New York Times Magazine for a week, and that week is the one when RTF alumnus Rob Walker publishes a feature on crafts and DIY culture.
(del.icio.us tags: to:read longtail craft DIY)Reputation: where the personal and the participatory meet up
Andy Oram discusses the social implications of participatory Web projects.
(del.icio.us tags: to:read economics reputation Web2.0)Dan Gilmor: Needed: Regulation to Prevent Journalists-Turned-Professors from Embarrassing Themselves
The citizen media maven makes some compelling arguments against the idea that journalism is a profession. I tend to agree, although things like the Newspaper Guild and governmental press passes to create boundaries between the press and the public.
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linkdump for 2007.12.15
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How Experts Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Schwinn
This wiki site is for a business book about the social facets of expertise and how expertise can lead to poor consequences.
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linkdump for 2007.12.08
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The Economist: Cyberlawyer 2.0
This story about Stanford law professor Larry Lessig attempts to explain his shift from a largely technological emphasis to his focus on corruption.
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linkdump for 2007.12.07
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PC World: The Most Anti-Tech Organizations in America
This article lists “those groups whose interests always seem to run counter to those of technology companies and consumers.”
(del.icio.us tags: copyright intellectualproperty publicpolicy telecom)Julie’s Health Club: McDonald’s ads hit new low
Seminole County Florida report cards now feature McDonald’s ads after the fast-food giant agreed to pay the cost of printing the documents.
(del.icio.us tags: food whoa education advertising)Rolling Stone: How America Lost the War on Drugs(del.icio.us tags: to:read lawenforcement drugs stupid)
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linkdump for 2007.12.06
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Dissident Voice : Ten Reasons Why “Save Darfur” is a PR Scam
“If stopping genocide in Africa really was on the agenda, why the focus on Sudan with 200,000 to 400,000 dead rather than Congo with five million dead?” The author argues it’s because Sudan sits on oil.
(del.icio.us tags: war energy Africa Congo)I.B.M. 7090: Music From Mathematics
Ubuweb shares mp3s of a 1960s recording of music generated by an IBM 7090 computer.
(del.icio.us tags: history archive music)NYTimes: At Wikipedia, Illustrators May Be Paid
I don’t know, $40 for an illustration sounds pretty low-ball to me. This seems to confirm the idea that open production models devalue contributions.
(del.icio.us tags: hmm wikipedia production)O’Reilly: Anarchy, Integrity, and the Digital Marketplace
“Pick the Right Protection for Your Intellectual Property”
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linkdump for 2007.12.04
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door64.com: Austin High-Tech Online
This site aggregates information about technology networking events in Austin.
(del.icio.us tags: to:attend austin)Adland: IBM Do Avatar
I love this ad, and I think its great that IBM can fall for then make fun of the Second Life hype.
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linkdump for 2007.12.02
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Stuffe & Nonsense Lore: Cleaning Stuffed Animals
I’m not a plushie, but I do have a collection of little plush dolls. I noticed Dogbert is looking a little beige, and he could use a good scrub.
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linkdump for 2007.12.01
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Bike Snob NYC
This blog has made me love blogs again.
(del.icio.us tags: hipsters NYC humor cycling blog)Obey Plagiarist Shepard Fairey
Mark Vallen argues that Shepard Fairey reliance on appropriation makes him a plagiarist, rather than an artist.
(del.icio.us tags: intellectualproperty streetart art sampling)ArtSoftware
“ArtSoftware.org is a wiki for sharing information about free and open source art software!”
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