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Video of “Switchcraft” LED Flower at Computational Textiles Workshop

Posted on February 19, 2010 by

Here's a quick video of the LED flower that my team created at the Computational Textiles workshop. This was the moment of truth where our team saw whether or not our "switchcraft" flower was created so that the conductive thread, foil, switch and LED all functioned properly.  Seeing it light up was a huge thrill!  This…

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Digital Media & Learning Conference in San Diego: Hanging with my Peeps

Posted on February 17, 2010 by

Right now I'm blessed to be at a couple of gatherings in San Diego for the next few days. And it's not just the sunny weather and easy access to the Pacific that I'm happy about — although that certainly helps. No, it's being among hundreds of folks who are just as excited as I…

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Swing This Week: 7th Anniversary of Jelly Roll & Fundraiser for NYSDS!

Posted on February 16, 2010 by

I'm unfortunately travelling this week, so I'll be missing the celebrations of two great swing institutions in New York: Jelly Roll Productions and the New York Swing Dance Society. But you should go if you can! First up, on Friday, February 19, Jelly Roll Productions will be celebrating their seventh year of operations with a…

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Breaking Practice Today (video)

Posted on February 15, 2010 by

Link to original video.

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“Autorretrato”: Compania Maria Pages Breathtaking Flamenco Show at City Center

Posted on February 15, 2010 by

I and a friend had the pleasure of seeing Compania Maria Pages perform their ensemble flamenco show "Autorretrato" ("Self Portrait") last night at the New York City Center.  The show was breathtaking, a fine example of how this ancient artform still has new life and power. Despite being staged at the enormous City Center, "Autorretrato"…

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Self Portrait: Rik the Wily Chinaman

Posted on February 13, 2010 by

I was invited to submit a picture of myself for an ad campaign, so I got a bit wacky taking self portraits of myself this morning.  It's the first time I've used my Canon Rebel with an external flash, I don't own a remote, plus I'm not a very good photographer, so this took way…

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My pics from Snowpocalypse in Brooklyn

Posted on February 11, 2010 by

While I didn't get to play in the snow (curse that telecommuting), I did get a few pics of the "Snowpocalyse" snow storm that hit New York City yesterday.  So gorgeous when snow covers all the urban grittiness of my nabe Prospect Heights.

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A Sad Reminder of the State of Digital Iliteracy in the World

Posted on February 11, 2010 by

Apparently many, many people don't know how to use the address bar on their web browsers.  This entertains, alarms and depresses me all at the same time.  From my friend Matt Stratton: Somehow a ton of idiot Facebookers who apparently log onto Facebook by doing Google searches all landed on this ReadWriteWeb post (must have…

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Feed by M.T. Anderson: Does Technology Empower or Disable Us? (mini-review)

Posted on February 7, 2010 by

A couple of weeks ago, I finished the cyberpunk novel Feed by M.T. Anderson, and have been meaning to post a little review of it, along with several other books I finished recently.  I keep thinking about the message and story of Feed, which relates directly to the overall themes of this blog on technology,…

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Flamenco photos and performance at Aperture Gallery

Posted on February 6, 2010 by

This week, I got an invite from my friend Leslie to the Aperture Gallery for the opening of flamenco photo exhibit called "No Singing Allowed." It's a really impressive retrospective of photography of the Spanish artform, told from both the outsider's eye and by Spaniards themselves.  I found it very telling how this vernacular dance…

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