Category: Ideas
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Seasonal Disclaimer
So I’ve noticed a bit of profanity here and there in my posts and quotes and things I link to lately, which means it’s time for a Seasonal Disclaimer: This blog in no way necessarily expresses the opinion of anyone but me, Ryan D. Sholin. It’s got nothing to do with San Jose State University,…
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Existence Preceeds Essence: Afghanistan in the Spotlight
photo of Afghanistan May 11th protests via AP From Norbizness: Well, At Least We’re Reminded That Afghanistan Exists. Uh, no, I don’t remember how I found a blog called “Happy Furry Puppy Story Time With Norbizness,” but who am I to argue with my aggregator. Norbiz on the Newsweek schlamozzle (and what is the difference…
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Paging Walter Lippmann
Or is a lack of curiosity just a function of a consumerist society based upon spectacle? We seem to be far more curious about the spectacle than we are about reality.
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Banks Violette, My Tattoo Needs Work.
photo by Librado Romero/NYT My tattoo artist is now…an artist. Check him out in the NY Times.
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132 Mayors work around Bush on Kyoto
The basics? Lots and lots of people live in cities. We can make a difference with or without the federal government’s support.
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Steve Gillmor: Always On.
I do not pretend to understand everything Steve Gillmor talks about, but I can usually understand its importance.
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Found on Flickr: Bean Pod Battle
Found this on Flickr: “The field he’s standing by extends in several directions for many hundreds of meters. In the summer they harvest shitloads of beans. Well, by spring the bean pods are pretty welld eveloped and would attract even more kids because they would hang out and munch on the beans while we bullshitted…
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News from the front: Blogs Vs. Journalism
There are quite a few Profs here with more than a few decades of journalism experience under their belts, not to mention years of teaching, and frankly, precious few of them buy into the idea of horizontal communication.