Coming home from, of all things, breakdance practice, I encountered a subtle form of racism that is fairly common for me. I was coming out of the Atlantic Avenue subway station in Brooklyn when I heard someone yell out "Jackie Chan!" in my direction. I turned to see a group of young black men and…
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Cute new icons on Windlight client for Second Life
I just installed the new Windlight client for Second Life. Don’t know how spry it is, but it sure LOOKS pretty. I like the new icons for "nobuild," "no script," especially "no push" on the top nav bar. That last one reminds me of a crash test dummy. Buckle up!
Yehoodi Talk Show #505: Presenting The Sausage Fest!
Episode #505 of the Yehoodi Talk Show has hit the interwebs! Spuds and I talk about a $10,000 lindy hop competition, a cool swing fundraiser for cancer research in Orange County, and, of course, the lovely Christina Oppold. More exciting, we do a launch of a new podcast for the lindy gentlemen called, ahem, "Sausage Fest."…
“Get Activated!” Leading Non-profits Discuss “Best Practices” for Activism, Collaboration, Education, and Fundraising in Virtual Worlds on February 8
As I previously reported, the white paper I prepared for Global Kids on "Best Practices for Non-profits in Second Life" is now out on the interwebs for your downloading pleasure. I’m helping organize an in-world event to talk about the findings of the paper, and engage directly with folks who have much more expertise on…
Biking through Prospect Park with Django (video)
I apparently have been on a video jag lately. Yesterday, I captured a quick bike ride through Prospect Park on an unseasonably warm and beautiful winter’s day. I then sped up the trip to a five-minute speed-through. Warning: it might make you a bit motion sick if you don’t like shaky camera technique. Click here…
Me Breaking to The Go! Team (video)
Click To Play I just got the awesome debut album of the group The Go! Team called "Thunder, Lightning, Strike." Sort of a cross between Schoolhouse Rock and Grandmaster Flash. Here I am doing some breaking to their song "The Power Is On." Yes, I know, my head is chopped off during my toprocking. My…
There are no fat breakdancers
There are no fat b-boys. Ok, there is this one guy. But seriously, nearly all breakers have ridiculous bodies. Breakdance is like gymnastics or ballet — it’s just not physically possible to do what we do unless you are in a least good to very good physical shape. B-boying just puts so many demands on…
Flesh Eating Beetles at the Field Museum!
This week, I was fortunate enough to get a guided behind-the-scenes tour of the incredible Field Museum in Chicago, one of the finest natural history museums in the country. The fascinating tour culminated in a visit to the "dermestid beetle room", where fresh carcasses are turned into skeletons. This is done through the very efficient…
The breakfast dilemma — avoiding insulin shock
I’ve been a pretty healthy eater for the eight months or so since I was diagnosed as being on the verge of diabetes. I have drastically cut down on carbs and sugar, increased my veggie and fruit intake, and decreased my portion sizes to something more manageable by my body. I’ve never felt better. That…
Global Kids on NY1!
As part of our Teen Second Life Press Junket that Global Kids organized yesterday, we had a film crew from the local news station New York 1 in our offices filming us putting on the event. It resulted in a really nice news story. You can also watch it online here for the next few…