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)
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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linkdump for 2008.03.05
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Bicycle Hacker: Welcome Bicycle Hackers!
Here’s a wiki that allows cyclists to create pages describing bicycle hacking projects.
(del.icio.us tags: transportation hack cycling wiki)((((((((((((( A U S T I N P S Y C H F E S T ))))))))))))
This eleven-hour festival of psychedelic bands on Saturday looks to be awesome.
(del.icio.us tags: austin music to:attend)flare: visualization on the web
“Flare is a collection of ActionScript 3 classes for building a wide variety of interactive visualizations. For example, flare can be used to build basic charts, complex animations, network diagrams, treemaps, and more.”
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linkdump for 2008.03.01
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Jimmy Wales: Wikipedia founder’s fling with Fox News fox
Gossip blog Valleywag alleges Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has a romantic relationship with a Canadian broadcaster compared to Ann Coulter.
(del.icio.us tags: cable hmm wikipedia)Urban Legends Reference: Black Nascar Drivers
Here’s a really vile top-ten list passed off as one of Letterman’s. I wonder if it speaks to the attitudes of many NASCAR fans; it’s not about bicycle racing, after all.
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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« Previous Page — Next Page »
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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