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Quaker Meeting, Instant Gratification, and the Value of Boredom

Posted on August 14, 2011February 13, 2019 by

Here’s the gist of my message in Quaker Meeting today: I recently read an article on how the state of boredom is no longer a part of our daily experience.  We have in our pockets small devices that allow us to entertain, amuse or at least stimulate us whenever we want, whether it is riding…

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The Disconnected Life Sucks

Posted on June 11, 2011 by

I currently have no phone and no car in California.  It's like I don't exist as a person. Okay, it isn't quite that bad, but sometimes it feels that way. Through a series of accidents, I find myself both without personal transportation and more importantly without a smart phone.  Learning how to navigate myself in…

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Improv Everywhere Glees Up a Geek-meet : Gotta Share! (video)

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

  I'm a huge fan of Improv Everywhere and I work in social media, so when the two meet up, it's like rainbows and nutella.  Here's what happens when those merry pranksters invade the GEL social media conference in NYC.  Gotta share! More on the Improv Everywhere site.

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Using Augmented Reality to Find Swing Dancing in San Francisco

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

I have been playing around with some augmented reality apps recently, including the Layar AR system, one of the most popular ones out there today.  Layar provides a common platform for developers to share their augmented reality data using common standards, and then share them with a global community of users.  There are currently more…

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Virtual Worlds, Transgender Photos, and My Life as a Dancing Cyborg

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

Last Saturday I was involved in a really interesting conversation on the subject of "The Customizable Body: The Present / Future of Identity" at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. The featured speakers were Second Life founder Philip Rosedale and photographer Amos Mac, documents trans male lifestyles in his zine Original Plumbing. I love…

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Social Media Stats and Ego Stroking

Posted on April 17, 2011 by

Noise to Signal Cartoon Rob Cottingham hits it on the head for me with this cartoon. I must admit that I'm addicted to my blog, Twitter, and even my Flickr stats.  It's like a never ending search for validation that I'm an interesting, cool, insightful person.  Somehow this is going to make up for all…

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Review of SocialCam for iPhone4: Can’t Save Video Files Locally?

Posted on March 9, 2011 by

Here's a quick mini-review of SocialCam, the new video sharing mobile app from the makers of Justin.tv, that came out a week or so ago. Generally it's great, and does what it says it will do with no fuss or difficulty. My main quibble with the otherwise excellent service is that you don't have the…

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SMALLLab at MacArthur DML Conference: Games that Teach STEM Skills to Kids

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

  One of the neatest exhibits I saw at the MacArthur Digital Media and Learning Conference this past week in Long Beach was a series of interactive learning games created by the SMALLLab group at Parsons.  They have a bunch of neat simulations and games they created to teach various science, math and engineering principals…

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Connecting Digital Learning Theory and Practice at MacArthur DML Conference

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

I'm currently in Long Beach, California for the MacArthur Foundation-sponsored Digital Media and Learning Conference. The DML is a three day gathering of about 500 academics, educators, nonprofits, techies, and funders focused on "fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialog and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice."  I.e. the event is intended to get folks who…

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Quakers, Participatory Culture, and Our Mission in the World

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

A few weeks ago, I went to a really interesting talk by Wess Daniels on Quakers and mission at the lovely Friends Church of Berkeley. Wess is a doctoral student and a released minister from Camas Friends Church in Washington. I really had not idea what to expect, other than the fact that a cross-section…

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