Makers Will Change Everything

By On 01/16/2012 · Leave a Comment

Remember Spider Jerusalem in Transmetropolitan? Here come the makers. The thingiverse is stocking up on designs you can download. You can create designs using Google SketchUp…the future is always here. We just forget that sometimes.

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Video Explanation of “Open”

By On 01/08/2012 · Leave a Comment

Why is “open” an effective form or organization? How can government be “open?”

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Google Correlate. Political Operatives Find it Useful.

By On 01/02/2012 · Leave a Comment

Morning Edition had a neat tech story about Google Correlate that you can listen to and get the quick summary. You can find the information you need about Google Correlate

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Hollywood-Style Tricks on the Cheap – NYTimes.com

By On 01/02/2012 · Leave a Comment

How David Pogue set up green screen for his daughter, for about $250. Folks, when you buy online, check out the reviews. David did, and saved money and got the green screening setup he needed to help his daughter with her school projects.

But there, nestled among all the high-priced kits, I saw something that [...]

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Bloggers Are Not Journalists Rules Portland Judge – 10,000 Words

By On 12/08/2011 · Leave a Comment

It also brings up the issue of who defines journalism. Certainly, the definition of journalism has broadened with the Internet, and surely we have gotten over this blogger vs. journalist discussion a while ago. Jay Rosen at PressThink wrote an essay entitled, “Bloggers vs. Journalists is Over,” back in 2005. But, he writes, “The issue [...]

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