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I blog less often here than I used to... This is exclusively UBC-related stuff now. For other items, you are welcome to drop by abject.ca 
In-Flux- How Yahoo Killed Flickr and Lost the Internet"forced to focus on integration, not innovation" […]
- "No method to madness""just an insatiable lust to make a difference" […]
- Rushkoff Keynote at Rhizome's 7 on 7 Festival"a very brief - 15-minute - keynote about the changing relationship of artist and technologist, delivered at the NewMusuem on April 14 for Rhizome's 7 on 7 festival." […]
- DARPA, Hackerspaces, and Schools"Money is a form of influence, even if done indirectly, and I feel a lot of aprehension at the idea of the Department of Defense having an ongoing channel of influence into the science and engineering programs at schools. We have a society with a strong and traditional separation between civilian life (including education) and the military and some very […]
- ART 404 - WORK"see, hear and feel the difference" Via Scott Leslie […]
- Welcome to Life « Tom Scott"A science fiction story about what you see when you die. Or: the Singularity, ruined by lawyers." […]
- The Myth of Disruptive Technology | John C. Dvorak"There is no such thing as a disruptive technology. There are inventions and new ideas, many of which fail while others succeed. That's it. This concept only services venture capitalists who need a new term for the PowerPoint show to sucker investors." […]
- Meet The New Boss, Worse Than The Old Boss?There is a quasi religious tone to many tech convention speeches and press releases. What other industry constantly professes utopian visions for all humanity? What other industry would dare proclaim they were liberating artists? Students? Workers? What other industry thinks they are mystical shaman “Let’s send our magic objects, our laptops to poor children […]
- Why the "Open Data Movement" is a Joke'A government can simultaneously be the most secretive, controlling Canadian government in recent memory and be welcomed into the club of "open government".' […]
- Open Data Movement Redux: Tribes and ContradictionsHeaps of provocative argument here, and many of the responses linked are also very much worth reading. And what may be the parallels to "open" in higher education? […]
- How Yahoo Killed Flickr and Lost the Internet
Monthly Archives: April 2003
Learning Object Bard of the Blogosphere
Some may say that reading your own referral logs reveals passive egomania lurking in the dark heart of the weblogger. But had I never checked the list of referrers to this site I would never have discovered openobjects: constructing learning … Continue reading
RSS: A case for unsyndication
Zeldman has a new RSS 2.0 feed, but isn’t too thrilled about it, judging from a posting entitled unsyndicate: We can readily see the benefits of an RSS feed for BBC News, and it also makes sense on sites where … Continue reading
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Ryan Eby: Trackback, Pingback, and LOR’s
An impressive, and apparently new site from Ryan Eby, with a thoughtful suggestion: Phil has an interesting post on the differences between trackback and pingback. I agree with his comments on when trackback and pingback are relevant. I think this … Continue reading
Ryan Eby: Trackback, Pingback, and LOR’s
An impressive, and apparently new site from Ryan Eby, with a thoughtful suggestion: Phil has an interesting post on the differences between trackback and pingback. I agree with his comments on when trackback and pingback are relevant. I think this … Continue reading
Contrary thought of the day:
7 Habits of an AntiBlogger from Internet Alchemy: * Think before posting * Write for tomorrow * Google is a means not an end * Traffic isn’t everything * Write clean, valid markup * Add value, not links * Memes … Continue reading
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Movable Type to offer hosting…
Not knowing anything about cgi-bin scripts, I needed David’s help to get started with Movable Type. Soon, technomorons such as myself will have an alternative to pestering their friends for assistance… “TypePad is an upcoming hosted service providing powerful tools … Continue reading
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Fotolog — it’s too easy…
Just one example of how lame a Fotolog can be … there’s gotta be a catch. I checked out Fotolog based on a recommendation from Marc’s Voice: Think of an identity browsing system like Ryze, but it’s about your photos … Continue reading
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Fotolog — it’s too easy…
Just one example of how lame a Fotolog can be … there’s gotta be a catch. I checked out Fotolog based on a recommendation from Marc’s Voice: Think of an identity browsing system like Ryze, but it’s about your photos … Continue reading
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Fischli and Weiss flack Hondas?
I’m a great admirer of Fischli and Weiss’s 1987 The Way Things Go, and thereby got a kick out of this Honda Ad (Flash 6 required) — once I got over my discomfort about the whole co-optation thing. (Here’s hoping … Continue reading
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Blogs! Dogs!
online labs Alan Levine has moved his hub of online activities to a new weblog, cogdogblog, which is my nominee for best Ed Tech weblog title going… (the explanation in the title graphic). As you may know, Alan’s been throwing … Continue reading
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