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Archive for March, 2010

The Sunday Diigo Links Post (weekly)

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

A “rough unedited crib of the actual talk” of Danah Boyd’s “Making Sense of Privacy and Publicity,” which she delivered at March 2010 SXSW conference.

Granular

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

After a week of keeping at bay a bug running through the family, I’m now either succumbing to its viral power …or else experiencing an especially bad case of hay fever. Pollen grains magnified: they look like toys for insects. .

The future of publishing video

Friday, March 19th, 2010

A video from DK Books UK about the future of publishing completely messes with viewer preconceptions about Gen Y …and presents a hopeful and clever message.

Full-spectrum babes

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Can a photo of a baby in a Hitler costume say anything valid about the nature of evil? In my response to Nina Maria Kleivan’s photos I argue it doesn’t, for it takes attention to context and circumstance, without which evil holds no power.

28 seconds of reasons why I live here

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Why I live here: 28-second video taken today, March 17 2010, from the cliff edge at the dogs off-leash area at Dallas Road, Victoria BC of a kite-surfer in the Juan de Fuca Strait.

Preservation is inherently sustainable

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Barbara Campagna, chief architect at the National Trust, is a sustainability expert. She was in Victoria last week to talk about preservation as sustainability. But will Campagna’s message reach Victoria on the issue of the Johnson Street Bridge?

Mark Holland to speak in Victoria BC

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Victoria continues to work on developing a new Official Community Plan, and has enlisted noted planner Mark Holland. My thoughts on the process here.

Amateur food porn for Pi Day

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

Today is Pi Day (3-14-etc.), and I made pizza pie. Here’s the documentation/ how-to. Easy as pie, try it!

The Sunday Diigo Links Post (weekly)

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

How To Love Government 2.0 and Be A Contrarian at the Same Time Terrific post by Andrea DiMaio (of the Gartner Blog Network) that’s a must-read for governments starting on public engagement strategies etc. In particular, final paragraphs are spot-on, given the propensity to use walled gardens (Facebook) or stand-alone portals for “engagement.” QUOTE As […]

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