Monday, August 4th, 2008
Interesting links for August 3rd through August 4th 2008:
Chinese netizens rail against Great Firewall [watoday.com.au] - A look at the heavy hand of internet censorship in China and the lengths China's netizens have to go to to avoid being blocked. A recent example shows a meme that the phrase "I'm ...
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Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
Yesterday at the Social Networks stream of the conference attached to GO3 at the Perth Convention Centre I gave a fairly rough version of a new paper called “What Dr Horrible Can Teach TV About Participatory Culture.” As readers of this blog will be well aware, one of my ongoing ...
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Interesting links for July 28th 2008 through July 30th 2008:
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog [Hulu] - Joss Whedon's 3 Dr Horrible webisodes - availble for one week only - are now back - for 4 months - on Hulu. Only, of course, if you live in the US. Or ...
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Saturday, July 26th, 2008
Interesting links for July 25th 2008 through July 26th 2008:
Last Lecture Professor Randy Pausch, 47, Dies [NYTimes Blog] - The sad loss of a truly inspirational educator. If you've not listened to Pausch's Last Lecture, go watch it now.
GetUp! for what? Issues Driven Democracy in a Transforming Public Sphere ...
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Interesting links for July 23rd 2008:
WarGames: A Look Back at the Film That Turned Geeks and Phreaks Into Stars [Wired Magazine 16.08] - To celebrate it's twenty-fifth anniversary, Wired has a good overview of the place of WarGames in videogame and geek history.
What's In It For Doogie Howser? [Jeffrey ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Interesting links for May 25th 2008 through May 27th 2008:
Death knell for television as we know it [The Age] - "Japanese television technology that will give viewers access to high-speed broadcasts over the internet could render conventional television obsolete and transform the media landscape within years, analysts have predicted."
Owning ...
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
Interesting links for May 18th 2008 through May 19th 2008:
Positive or Not - Think you can tell if someone has HIV? - An educational game in the style of 'Hot or Not?' which challenges preconceptions about people with the HIV virus. [Via NY Times]
Ikea Stuff Pack for Sims 2 Confirmed ...
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