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I’m going to Disneyworld: Magic Kingdom dedicates day to me! (video)

Posted on December 10, 2008 by

Apparently I've been a good boy this year.  My friends and family chipped in and managed to get Disneyworld to dedicate a whole day to me!

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Scary dental implant illustrations!

Posted on December 9, 2008 by

I have resolved that in 2009 I'm finally sucking it up and getting a tooth replaced that fell out about a year and a half ago.  It's going to be expensive — somewhere between $2,000 and $5,000 to get a new dental implant. And it might take up to a year for series of surgical…

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“Muxlim” virtual world closed due to griefer attacks

Posted on December 9, 2008February 13, 2019 by

I just tried to register and log-in to the new “Muxlim Pal” virtual world, recently launched in beta.  The website explains that Muxlim Pal is “the first Muslim virtual world providing a new kind of family friendly social online environment for your entertainment.” It is built on top of the Muxlim social network which has…

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Second Life Human Rights Festival starts tomorrow: celebrate freedom!

Posted on December 9, 2008 by

  Here's the latest news on the enormous human rights festival starting tomorrow in Second Life: The 60th Anniversary of the Declaration of Universal Rights is being celebrated by a huge festival in Second Life. More than 60 concerts mark the 60 years and the talents of 100 artists and musicians are part of the…

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Update on Baoguette: Spicy curried corn beef sandwich!

Posted on December 8, 2008 by

Barry, Rafi, Nick and I had the spicy curried corn beef sandwich from the new Vietnamese bahn mi place Baoguette on Lexington near 25th Street.  Consensus verdict is that it's a tad too spicy and perhaps could benefit from more cucumbers or pickled veggies. The tart mango was a nice touch, but largely overpowered by…

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New Code helps teachers understand “Fair Use” of media materials in classroom

Posted on December 8, 2008 by

The Center for Social Media, the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property, and the Media Education Lab have recently come out with a new “Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education.“ While intended specifically for teachers in media literacy courses, there is a lot of useful information for educators of…

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Holding each other in the Light

Posted on December 7, 2008 by

One of my favorite Quaker practices is during Meeting for Worship when we allow time for people to share particular situations or people that they want the Meeting to "hold in the Light."  At Brooklyn Meeting, this happens at the end of Meeting for Worship, when the person sitting "head of Meeting" welcomes anyone to…

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Making virtual pancakes at Parson’s “Playtech” open house (video)

Posted on December 6, 2008 by

Rafi and I checked out the "Playtech" open house at Parsons The New School for Design this afternoon, which was a lot of fun.  The CDT Lab at Parsons organized "Playtech" to enable young people to check out some of the cool interactive games being developed by their grad students.  Here's me playing a silly…

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US Military invades virtual world: send in the Peace Corps!

Posted on December 5, 2008 by

As Wired Blog and several new sources have reported, the US Army is starting a Second Life presence as a new form of recruitment. (Note how the Wired Blog uses an uncredited picture of my avatar.) This virtual presence is only the latest in the US military's incursion into the metaverse, joining the US Navy…

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PMT Breakers & me at Frim Fram last night (video)

Posted on December 5, 2008 by

Here's a fun video of the PMT Breakers performing at Frim Fram last night. Thanks to my crew Ian, Ron, Will, Monica, and Marie for coming out one more time.  Really awesome performance and great crowd!  Special thanks to Effervescent for filming this for me and Ryan Mascaro for cueing our music.  Here's another version…

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