Archive for May, 2008
Friday, May 16th, 2008
Interesting links for May 15th 2008 through May 16th 2008:
From Atari Joyboard to Wii Fit: 25 years of "exergaming" [Boing Boing Gadgets] - A fascinating look at the ancestors of the Nintendo WIi Fit system, from excercise bike/game hybrids to Dance, Dance Revolution.
US 'cyber-bully' mother indicted [BBC NEWS] - "A ...
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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Interesting links for May 12th 2008 through May 14th 2008:
Twitters scoops media in reporting China quake [The Age] - "The world had real-time news about China's massive earthquake as victims dashed out "twitter" text messages while it took place, in what is being touted as micro-blogging outshining mainstream news."
Sightseeing in ...
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Monday, May 12th, 2008
Interesting links for May 9th 2008 through May 12th 2008:
TimeTube - "Creates a timeline for any YouTube keyword search--very handy for visualising the activity around particular topics--and iterations/transformations of particular videos--over time." (Via Jean)
Victorian Liberal staffers sacked for blogging [gatewatching] - Two staffers in the Victorian Liberal Party were fired ...
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Sunday, May 11th, 2008
To explore, expand and expound upon the emerging Australasian Commons, the Creative Commons Australia team have organised a free one-day symposium which investigates a range of activities, programme and philosophies driving open access and the cultural commons across Australia, New Zealand and South-East Asia. I'll be there, participating ...
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Interesting links for May 5th 2008 through May 6th 2008:
Little Brother ยป Download for Free - Cory Doctorow's new young adult novel "Little Brother" is out and is also available, in its entirety, as a free download. The novel explores issues of privacy and surveillance (among others) as they ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Is there really any better expression of the contradictions and complexities at the heart of contemporary China and it's centrally-planned capitalist state than the bizzare discovery that a factory of Chinese labourers, no doubt working for very little, were actually making flags in support of a Free Tibet? [Via]
[Photo by ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Interesting links for May 1st 2008:
Free game hopes to save gorillas [BBC NEWS | Technology] - "Campaigners hoping to preserve Rwanda's endangered mountain gorilla are attempting to raise awareness of its plight by making a game simulating the lives of the animals free to mobile phone users."
Sweet Hollywood hoax with ...
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