linkdump for 2008.03.31
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New York Times: City Subpoenas Creator of Text Messaging Code
Lawyers representing the NYPD in civil-rights suits have subpoenaed Tad Hirsch for information about his TXTMob software used during the 2004 Republican National Convention.
(del.icio.us tags: elections protest NYC)Logo Can Make You ‘Think Different’
“People who were exposed to the Apple logo generated significantly more unusual uses for the brick compared with those who were primed with the IBM logo, the researchers said. ” I would like to see the methodolgy.
(del.icio.us tags: weirdscience branding advertising)Freedom to Tinker: Comcast and BitTorrent: Why You Can’t Negotiate with a Protocol
“The problem is that you can’t negotiate with a protocol, for the same reason that you can’t negotiate with (say) the English language. You can use the language to negotiate with someone, but you can’t have a negotiation where the other party is the
(del.icio.us tags: p2p telecom publicpolicy bittorrent)Avi Alkalay: Google Maps Plugin for WordPress(del.icio.us tags: useful WordPress googlemaps)
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linkdump for 2008.03.30
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Syndicate Product Covert HQ: A troublesome bird.
AJ relates how Philadelphia cops harassed her for taking a photo in the Suburban Station concourse – where photography is permitted – and reflects on a beating death that took place at SEPTA headquarters days before.
(del.icio.us tags: stupid Philadelphia lawenforcement photography)From Hoops To Hipsters – washingtonpost.com
The takeaway from this puff piece on Nike subsidiary Converse is that designer John Varvatos’s new boutique occupies the site of former punk club CBGBs.
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linkdump for 2008.03.29
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O’Reilly Radar: Amazon Gets Demanding with Print-on-Demand Publishers
“Amazon has effectively told publishers that if they wish to sell POD books on Amazon, they must use Amazon as the POD printer. Small/self publishers are unsurprisingly feeling bullied.”
(del.icio.us tags: Web2.0 distribution amazon publishing)NYTimes: Researchers Play Tune Recorded Before Edison
American researchers found a mechanical audio recording in France that was created before Edison’s claim to inventing the phonograph. I wonder what the reserve price on eBay will be.
(del.icio.us tags: technology records oldmedia)Sokwanele: Mapping the election conditions in Zimbabwe
It’s about time I posted this mashup showing some of the dirty tricks used to suppress the vote in Zimbabwe.
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linkdump for 2008.03.24
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Kevin Allen Jr.: EGP at Target
A blogger has noted that Target is selling t-shirts bundled with games from the Experimental Gameplay Project, which began as a grad student project at Carnegie Mellon. I think this is an interesting use of the retail channel for distributing games.
(del.icio.us tags: retail distribution clothing gaming)ishida: Unicode code converter
This Web application takes blocks of Unicode text and converts them into CMS-friendly HTML entities.
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linkdump for 2008.03.21
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design history: The Evolution of Mugshot Design
There are only four examples on this LiveJournal post, but they do provide some insights into the priorities of inmate information management over the last two centuries.
(del.icio.us tags: information_design surveillance lawenforcement photography)Waxy.org: Abort, Retry, or EPIC FAIL
Andy Baio discusses his disdain for the “FAIL” meme propagating on teh Internets. I might summarize his point as “FAIL: DO NOT WANT.”
(del.icio.us tags: meme lolcats)The Bicycle Tutor
This site offers video tutorials on bicycle repair and maintenance.
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linkdump for 2008.03.20
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Threat Level: S.F. Activists Use Twitter, Pirate Radio to Manage Anti-War Protesters
Updating techniques used in the N30 protests in Seattle, activists are using newer tools like Twitter and microbroadasting to coordinate protester movements in anti-war actions.
(del.icio.us tags: anti-war microradio Twitter activism protest)Experimental Gameplay Project
This initiative aims to be something like the Dogme 95 of gaming. Developers are asked to develop relatively simple computer games about a common theme – over the course of one week. This could lead to some interesting new instructional approaches.
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linkdump for 2008.03.19
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43(B)log: Longhorn is long shot for federal fame
A lawsuit against a company using an orange longhorn emblem was dismissed because a study revealed few people associate the motif with UT. Although I think UT over-reaches in protecting its trademark, it seems pretty clear they were using the logo here.
(del.icio.us tags: trademark sports utexas branding)Exclaim News: Converse Launches Kurt Cobain Sneakers
The Nike-owned brand is introducing versions of its sneakers that commemorate the work of the dead singer. The insole reads “Punk rock means freedom.”
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linkdump for 2008.03.13
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Threat Level : Clinton Debunks Claims She Scrubbed Spitzer Off Her Campaign Site
“New York Sen. Hillary Clinton may be staying mum on the campaign trail in the wake of the Eliot Spitzer scandal involving his patronage of pricey prostitutes, but her campaign’s making it clear that the Democratic presidential candidate isn’t one to aban
(del.icio.us tags: hmm politics memory archiving)Attytood: Geraldine Ferraro and Hillary’s “Archie Bunker” strategy for Pa.
This post argues that Hillary Clinton constructs Archie Bunker as the ideal Democrat for the twenty-first century, noting Geraldine Ferraro represented a New York neighborhood much like the one in “All in the Family.”
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linkdump for 2008.03.11
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allanti.com: Where was my bike made?
Here’s an interesting rundown of where bicycle frames are manufactured. I knew Giant produced frames for Schwinn and others in Taiwan, but I didn’t realize they’re now the largest (legit) bicycle maker. I still don’t know if my “Made in the USA” Cannondal
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linkdump for 2008.03.06
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NYRB: The Charms of Wikipedia
NIcholson Baker reviews O’Reilly’s Wikipedia: The Missing Manual.
(del.icio.us tags: to:read epistemology wiki wikipedia)Corbis Readymech Cam
Corbis commissioned these neat designs for pinhole cameras that use 35mm film.
(del.icio.us tags: design neato photography DIY)Rutherford Photographic (1965-1975)Next Page »
Images of the installation of a microfilm reader in 1975. My dad worked on these through most of his working life.
(del.icio.us tags: photography technology history archive)Experiments: Do Coat Hangers Sound As Good Monster Cables?
A blind test revealed audiophiles cannot distinguish between audio transmitted over unshielded coat hangers and audio sent over expensive Monster Cables.
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