Click To Play “Chambers and Landscapes" is an immersive art installation by Douglas Story that incorporates his stunning floral macro photography. I was so impressed I had to shoot a quick machinima video of me walking through it, which doesn’t really compare to the real experience. To see it yourself, head over to the Angel…
Google Earth + Darfur: a powerful tech mash-up
The US Holocaust Museum has teamed up with Google Earth to offer a startling and powerful overlay of the region of Darfur onto Google’s interactive earth map. You can see where all the of the refugee camps are, which villages have been destroyed, view photos, and read testimony from people in the region. I have…
My first foray into online community: the BBS
I was feeling nostalgic reading through old diaries from the 90s, when I ran across this entry about my explorations of bulletin board systems (BBS) while I was living in Washington DC. For those too young to remember, we used to have to dialup with our 14.4 mbaud modems to connect to these somewhat clandestine…
I’m a Wii Pro – is that cool or sad?
I am disproportionately proud of myself for achieving "pro" status at Wii bowling. Perhaps because I have always thought I could be a really good bowler in real life if I applied myself and took a few lessons. Of course there is no where to go now but down so I have a disincentive to…
Vote for Your Favorite Net2 Innovation Fund Projects
Jennifer over at TechSoup sent me news about a cool initiative to fund non-profit tech projects. The NetSquared Year Two conference is set for May 29-30 in San Jose, and they are looking to fund 20 new tech projects for social good. 150 projects were submitted to their competition, competing for $100,000 cash from the…
Edwards campaign organizer accused of stealing funds of Democratic Party of SL
Tonight, at a meeting of the Democratic Party of SL, group organizer Justin Duell accused fellow Democratic organizer Jose Rote (pictured here) of absconding with funds collected from group members. According to Justin: Jose Rote began a fund drive to gather the L$ to buy a plot of land for our HQ. Alot of people…
Chat log from Democratic Party of SL Meeting
Justin Duell (pictured above) chaired the first meeting of the Democratic Party of SL today from 6-7PM PST in the Capitol Hill sim. Most of the meeting was taken up with discussing how to move forward after an initially failed attempt at fundraising for the party HQ, upcoming meetings, and the role of the group…
Earth Day comes to Second Life April 22
PlanetThoughts Raymaker sent me a press release about a group of environmentalists and green businesses in SL that will be participating in Earth Day this April 22: The Environmental Council of Second Life and the Luna Bliss company announce the first mainstream Earth Day celebrated in Second Life… There will be talks by environment experts,…
Eff and Lisa at the Easter Parade
My friend D-Rod took some great pictures from the Easter Parade yesterday, even if most of them are of Eff and Lisa pictured above. I’m unclear on what a Shriner’s hat and a Chinese print smoking jacket have to do with Easter, but that’s my buddy Eff for ya. Thanks, D-Rod! According to the NY…
The joy of swingin’ in the Easter Parade
I met up with some swing dance friends today on Fifth Avenue and 49th for the annual Easter Parade, one of my favorite New York events of the year. More of a promenade than a parade, every year on Easter Sunday New Yorkers put on their Sunday best and strut their stuff down Fifth Avenue. …