linkdump for 2008.02.28
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Project Steev: Why Bail Out Those Using Stupid Tactics?
After protesters were arrested blocking a Florida energy plant, Steev notes, “The bond, to bail out 27 white gringos from jail, was $13,500. That could feed about 22 Bolivian families for a year”
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linkdump for 2008.02.27
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Portfolio: Comcast F.C.C. Hearing Strategy
The cable operator paid people off the street to pack an FCC hearing on its network discrimination practices, keeping critics and activists from attending or speaking at the hearing.
(del.icio.us tags: astroturf FCC cable telecom networkneutrality)Blackboard Wins Lawsuit Against Desire2Learn
A jury in the tech hotbed of Lufkin, TX has found an alternative courseware vendor infringed on Blackboards broad software patents. Although I’m more concerned about litigation against open-source projects, I don’t like to see Blackboard exercise any more
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linkdump for 2008.02.26
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Rough Type: Social networking goes to war
Sweet sassy molassy, the DoD has implemented a Web 2.0 site that encourages soldiers to upload and share multimedia from the field as a way of sharing information.
(del.icio.us tags: whoa Web2.0 war military)The Ebb and Flow of Movies: Box Office Receipts 1986 - 2007
The New York Times has an interesting visualization that graphs box-office receipts of movies over a twenty-one year period. I think the height is just for the individual movie. I think it would be more interesting to see this as aggregate revenue with al
(del.icio.us tags: information_design visualization film)Streetsblog: Refused by His City, Man Jailed for Painting a Crosswalk
In Muncie, Whitney Stump is “breakin’ the law, breakin’ the law.”
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linkdump for 2008.02.25
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Cash Me Out - Forbes.com
Daniel Lyons argues that Sun’s acquisition of MySQL represents “The end of open source as counterculture.”
(del.icio.us tags: business opensource MySQL)KHOU: Student voters march at Prairie View A&M
The local political machine located an early voting location no closer to the campus of Prairie View A&M University, so students at the historically black campus marched down a highway to vote.
(del.icio.us tags: texas elections racism awesome)Atlantic Monthly: The Next Slum?
Christopher B. Leinberger argues that suburbs, particularly the most sprawl-y are apt to become slums as younger people flock to the cities and transportation costs rise. Anyone who’s spent much time In Oklahoma City could tell you that.
(del.icio.us tags: transportation sustainability sprawl)Obsolete Skills: Skills/Skills
This wiki allows users to list skills they believe have been make obsolete by changing technology.
(del.icio.us tags: history wiki technology)Slate: Digg, Wikipedia, and the myth of Web 2.0 democracy
In this article, Chris Wilson argues that collaborative sites like Digg and WIkipedia aren’t as democratic as one might think because they rely on elite groups of users for much of the decision-making.
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linkdump for 2008.02.20
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WikiHow: How to Make a DMG File on a Mac
I’m sure I should already know how to do this.
(del.icio.us tags: useful howto OSX)Movement Map: 1hr in Front of the TV
A Flickr user has posted a map of his family members movements during an hour or TV consumption as part of larger ethnogeographic work.
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linkdump for 2008.02.19
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Wikipedia Idiots: The Edit Wars of San Francisco
A reporter tries to track down a notorious WIkipedia troll, with limited results.
(del.icio.us tags: trolling wikipedia)Ad Age: Media Work Force Sinks to 15-Year Low
This comes as no shock in light of my media jobs, but it’s nice to have the validation.
(del.icio.us tags: advertising economics media jobs)The Pirate Bay: WikileakS.org mirror archive (Feb 10th 2008)
Torrenting this file is a way to keep in circulation the information quashed by a California judge.
(del.icio.us tags: bittorrent)TPM Muckraker: U.S. Court Shuts Down Whistleblower Site
A California judge has ordered an ISP to stop DNS service for Wikileaks.org at the request of a Swiss bank.
(del.icio.us tags: surveillance censorship law wiki)film music: mobygratis.com
Electronic music artist Moby has made selected works free for non-commerical media use. It’s a pity he didn’t use a creative commons license.
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linkdump for 2008.02.18
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Current: Out of print
A Current TV segment discusses an issue I’ve raised with students: that the Internet has made it difficult for any media to remain an underground secret.
(del.icio.us tags: indie subculture video)Treasure City: Another Fire!: Next door
Here’s an interesting perspective on the recent fire on East 12th street. The intersection with Chicon has to be the creepiest in Austin, and this post explains that the house that burned was used for illegal drug distribution.
(del.icio.us tags: drugs crime austin)Urban Dictionary: take care
“Commonly used as a parting statement when saying good bye..It is actually a put down to the receiver. ” It drives me a little nuts when people say “take care.”
(del.icio.us tags: language)currybetdotnet: Copy-protection for vinyl in the 1970s
This blog post examines some techniques used to keep listeners from taping albums on wax.
(del.icio.us tags: oldmedia music vinyl DRM)Threat Level: Motivational Manager Waterboarded Employee to Spur Sales, Suit Alleges
This sounds like working at Dell.
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linkdump for 2008.02.17
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College Degree.com: Top 25 Strangest College Courses
It’s no shock that many of these classes deal with cultural studies, defined broadly. I’ve taken a grad seminar titled “Whiteness,” which didn’t seem strange in its context.
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linkdump for 2008.02.16
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An Introduction to Information Design
John Emerson has created a pamphlet introducing information design concepts for activists and advocacy groups.
(del.icio.us tags: CreativeCommons activism information_design design)AIGA Journal of Design: This Is Not Only a Test
Phil Patton examines TV test patterns and other media tests in this essay.
(del.icio.us tags: design history TV)Formula One governing body to launch anti-racism initiative
I wonder why NASCAR doesn’t do this.
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linkdump for 2008.02.15
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Internet Archive: Details: Experiments in the Revival of Organisms
If you want footage of disembodied dog hearts beating in a lab, you can find it here.
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