linkdump for 2009.07.10
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Pinboard – antisocial bookmarking
I've moved what social bookmarking I do over to Pinboard. Tchau, del.icio.us.
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linkdump for 2009.06.03
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ISDT Wiki: Event tags
I created this page to announce an official tag for the 2009 International School on Digital Transformation. ISDT09 seems like a reasonable tag.
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linkdump for 2008.08.26
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Rhizome: Last Breath in Alaska (Found Object)
The artist Pascual Sisto found a series of Google Street View images where a plastic bag found its way on top of the car-mounted camera. He's created a Flash document of the images, which are striking in their own way.
(del.icio.us tags: Flash googlemaps art)mysqlgame – shard 3
This MySQL role-playing game might be a good way to learn the syntax. Or it may just be a good way to get frustrated and bored.
(del.icio.us tags: silly MySQL gaming)Re-Nest: Craft a Table Using Old Magazines
This post shows how to create a stand of dubious structural integrity by folding the pages of magazines. This seems like a worthwhile project, although I would probably have to buy magazines second-hand, since my subscriptions look pretty rugged by the time I'm done reading them.
(del.icio.us tags: re-use DIY craft)Mashable: Ma.gnolia Goes Open Source
I think I may move to the Ma.gnolia platform for my social bookmarks and quick posts to terrorintheheartland.com. My username over there is McChris if you want to find me.
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linkdump for 2008.08.23
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HappyCow: Porto Vegetarian Restaurants
This might come in handy, although it would seem Porto is not so vegetarian friendly.
(del.icio.us tags: portugal vegetarian)|||| Maus Hábitos ||||
This place looks cool, but I don't read or speak Portuguese. I presume it's a space for cultural intervention.
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linkdump for 2008.08.22
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What's My IP Address?
If you need to know your IP address, this site will tell you what it is.
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linkdump for 2008.07.20
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Design Observer: Annals of Ephemera, Part III: Aging 2.0
Jessica Helfand discusses techniques that are used to make new goods look old, and what it might say about our culture. I wonder if this is a white thing; the article doesn’t seem to make any claims about ethnicity, but it sure seems white.
(del.icio.us tags: design preservation)Bob Donlon’s Web TV Blog: Son of Ben Kurns
This tutorial shows how to use After Effects to create the parallax effect used in The Kid Stays in the Picture.
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linkdump for 2008.07.19
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Office of the City Clerk: Boards and Commissions Vacancies
This page lists the many vacancies in the city government’s boards and provides information on how to apply for a position. Vacancies include boards concerning the arts, urban transportation, and telecommunications.
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linkdump for 2008.07.17
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The American Prospect: The White Stuff
Samhita Mukhopadhyay argues that the blog “Stuff White People Like” is too gentle and celebratory in its critique of what David Brooks would term “Bobo” culture.
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linkdump for 2008.07.10
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Data Robotics: Drobo
This Firewire 800 enclosure uses RAID 5 striping to allow for hot-swapping hard drives. It ain’t cheap, but I want, want, want.
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linkdump for 2008.07.08
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Center for Social Media: Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video
Here is a set of guidelines for appropriating footage and publishing the product online.
(del.icio.us tags: teaching intellectualproperty reference)Austin American-Statesman: Burnt Orange Productions stops making filmsNext Page »
I’m disappointed but not surprised to see this project fold. Although I had some concerns about the ethics of building a business based on student labor, it was great to see students get big-budget experience.
(del.icio.us tags: education film austin utexas)Anarchogeek: The ascendancy of Hacker News & the gentrification of geek news communities
One of the founders of Indymedia claims “we won” because Web 2.0 sites now offer the self-publishing abilities that Indymedia promised.
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