July 2009
54 posts
Decorating the house can be fun! http://bit.ly/5T6s3
Society: Hipster Subculture Ripe for Parody - TIME →
The hipsters who will be the dead end of Western Civilization are the ones who add nothing new or original and simply recycle and reduce old trends into a meaningless meme. It’s for that reason that…
“the real challenge for a bike trip planner is the lack of data.” http://bit.ly/UxCPI
This evening SAWCC presents: Beyond Gossip Girls. 7pm at the AAWW 16W 32nd street http://sawcc.org/beyond-gossip-girls/
fascinated by @nicholasbs San Diego comicon trip
Wow - this is what’s available at the walgreens across from our hotel - all of us were sepachless - pro choice! http://twitpic.com/bgs4d
Broadband in Africa - the first of the undersea cables reaches Kenya. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8165077.stm
Wow!!!! taking SouthAsian dating a few notches too far! http://bit.ly/864Qy
The Community Almanac goes live! http://www.communityalmanac.org/
There is the new axis that has appeared in the political field, and it is the idea of open government. http://bit.ly/9OxQ1 #civichacking
Rise of the literary form of the manifesto also parallels the rise of modernity and the spread of letterpress printing. http://bit.ly/U7Vzb
Op-Ed Contributor - Lost in the Cloud -... →
The cloud, comes with real dangers. Some are in plain view. If you entrust your data to others, they can let you down or outright betray you.
About the Uniform Project →
5 Twitter Art Projects: Reflecting upon our... →
Whether they are driven by empathy or pure interest in group behavior, Twitter is becoming a true reflection of our joint digital projections of ourselves (reaffirming our identity in a landscape of…
starting to buy expensive iPhone apps. dangerous.
Amazon Erases Orwell Books From Kindle Devices -... →
unclasses.com - the joy of learning →
Following the tradition of unconferences and similar the the ITP Thursday Night driveby here comes another way to share quick and easy skills among a group of friends.
Art and the gallery world seem to take on a whole other level of pop culture http://bit.ly/T5Vo3 (from @heathervelez)
I just became the mayor of Cubbyhole on @foursquare! http://bit.ly/AYO9l
FINALLY have Internet up and running from the casa!!!!
RT @catherine_white: UK National Portrait Gallery not happy with Wikipedia: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8156268.stm
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Zaha Hadid's billowing Bach pavilion in Manchester
Despite having failed to learn the piano as a child, Zaha Hadid explains why she and her firm couldn’t resist the idea of creating the perfect ‘liquid space’ to listen to JS Bach http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/video/2009/jul/14/zaha-hadid-bach-pavilion-manchester
The common cattail weed removes arsenic from water. Who knew!
Looking forward to the Usman Haque presentation to redeem my time at #WTN
Generalized data brokerage - pachube.com - usman haque #WTN
Wow - the current presenter is struggling to move between DVD player and ppt on a mac
Being in blackberry world I am sol with an iPhone charger :( #wtn
Finally someone with a fun product to kill PowerPoint - prezi.com
UN is launching Blumail as an eduative email portal and hope to compete with google and yahoo - does anyone else see something wrong? #wtn
Giving this conference another 2 hrs - get some lunch and will call it quits!
Next up Scott mcCleod - “viral video phenomenon”
PowerPoint should be ban from the hands of business people! This is a dry introduction to The WTN.
Why bother hosting events without wifi access. #wtn
People at this conference think TIME mag is liberal reading!
NYC Service. Help New York City stay the greatest... →
Main | Smarter Cities →
Fascinating installation by Tiago and Gabriel Primo in Rio de Janeiro suspended 33’ in the air http://bit.ly/lgQOq
BIke Pal - easy way to start finding people to ride with - seems quite green http://www.bikepal.net/
Infomen →
Nice props to interesting working coming out of the big apple http://alldaybuffet.org/newyork100/
Transportation Apps: Are We There Yet? →
If you’ve got links to great transportation applications or ideas on how we can improve transportation planning options, include them in your comments below
Boston to debut ‘killer app’ for municipal... →
Big Think — Get to know — Experts and Ideas →
Boxes and Arrows: The design behind the design →
WiserEarth: Connecting You to Communities of... →
Daylife Labs →
Mens final headed into 5th set!
I just ousted @sarahoc as the mayor of Pete’s Candy Store on @foursquare! http://bit.ly/17gyKZ
Seated center middle of the Avery Fisher Hall. Tickets from @heathervelez. Thanks!