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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: February 2007
Any organization monsters out there? Got any tips?
Vinyl, originally uploaded by Sumlin. So this weekend my special lady friend (h/t Lebowski) is dancing across the water to Cortes Island for some Permaculture-type meeting, organizing and learning… Leaving us Lamb Boyz to fend for ourselves. I have a … Continue reading
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“Email is the place where information goes to die”
A sentiment worth pondering, given how most information is shared in higher ed. And can we begin to calculate the losses from silo-based word processing programs like Word? Roland tracks the origin, and Boris is his usual cogent self: I … Continue reading
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Online Seminar – Blogging to Enhance Learning Experiences
As a run-up to the edublogger jam at Northern Voice (oh, that reminds me, I gotta spruce up that session page), Sylvia Currie (one of our estimable featured participants) passes on word of an online seminar that might prove to … Continue reading
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How many points does this one score on The Geekometer?
I think we might have a mashup here that’s right off the charts. Via Crows to Burnaby. I’d say the only recent competitor that comes to mind is White & Nerdy…
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Is ‘information literacy’ still the best terminology?
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } , originally uploaded by Trapingus Parish. I was in a meeting yesterday as part of a … Continue reading
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Attending Northern Voice: privilege or responsibility?
As my convalescence last week came to an end, my first task back-to-work was a write-up whooping up Northern Voice for UBC’s eStrategy newsletter. Reading it now, it’s clear I was still a bit delirious, with the writing more hucksterish … Continue reading
On the mend…
It was little over a week ago that I first got intimately involved with what was either a “Norwalk-type virus“, or maybe the notorious naughty Norwalk itself. Honestly, the significance of that distinction eludes me. So not much worth talking … Continue reading
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Brian
