Waxy.org: Kind of Screwed
june 2011
Andy Baio wound up paying $32,500 to settle a copyright dispute over the "Kind of Bloop" cover art. It was a pixel art homage to the photograph on the cover of "Kind of Blue."
copyright
design
photography
jerks
june 2011
The FBI stole an Instapaper server in an unrelated raid - Instapaper Blog
june 2011
The FBI seized a blade server installation that included servers for prominent services like Instapaper and Pinboard.
security
lawenforcement
stupid
Web20
june 2011
FCW: Data.gov migrating to a cloud platform
may 2011
Data.gov Next Generation is an online system that allows government agencies to upload datasets for sharing with the public.
opengov
opendata
policy
may 2011
Mind Booster Noori: Portugal's biggest political party wants to turn Creative Commons Licenses illegal
may 2011
New copyright laws in Portugal preclude the use of Creative Commons licenses.
copyright
Portugal
CreativeCommons
may 2011
Un-TV - Moving Image Source
may 2011
Leah Churner of the Museum of the Moving Image provides a history of public access TV in Manhattan.
TV
history
publicaccess
may 2011
blog maverick: How Netflix is Hurting Youtube
may 2011
Mark Cuban argues YouTube is the public-access TV of the internet.
YouTube
video
publicaccess
may 2011
Federal Computer Week: Obama's transparency drive stalled by poor data
april 2011
Executive departments aren't necessarily providing services like data.gov and usaspending.gov the most accurate information thanks to accounting policies.
transparency
open_data
data.gov
april 2011
"The popular uprisings in the Arab world perhaps constitute the most important internet-led and facilitated change"
april 2011
In this interview Manuel Castells discusses the role of ICTs in the Arab Spring uprisings.
Castells
protest
arab_spring
Africa
april 2011
Información Cívica: Just What is Civic Information?
april 2011
David Sasaki provides an overview of transparency projects and what he terms "civic information."
transparency
open_government
april 2011
Designers Make Data Much Easier to Digest - NYTimes.com
april 2011
The NYTimes got around to reporting on data visualization in April 2011.
visualization
design
april 2011
Brief practical notes on open data and activism : Tim's Blog
april 2011
Here's a broad analysis of the push toward open government in the UK.
open_data
egov
april 2011
Scraping for Journalism: A Guide for Collecting Data - ProPublica
april 2011
Here's a how-to on how to scrape websites for content for further analysis.
howto
journalism
april 2011
Data journalism broken down: what we do to the data before you see it | visualised | News | guardian.co.uk
april 2011
The Guardian shares its workflow for creating visualization applications. Most of the work lies in cleaning up the data.
visualization
journalism
april 2011
Making the WNYC Census Map - Design Agitator
april 2011
Here's some useful information on how to map data the lo-fi way.
statistics
census
map
google
open-data
april 2011
Mark Bittman's Customizable Soups - NYTimes.com
march 2011
Customizing recipes is a no-brainer for me, but it's good to read Bittman's take on soup.
cooking
soup
march 2011
ERS Measuring Rurality: 2004 County Typology Codes
february 2011
We used these USDA measure in the NTIA broadband competition study.
rural
usda
demographics
telecom
from delicious
february 2011
Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas
february 2011
The Census Bureau explains their definitions for urban areas on this page.
reference
census
msa
telecom
from delicious
february 2011
Are we Deluded in Thinking that the Internet Transforms Power Structures?
february 2011
Here's Dave Parry's response to The Net Delusion.
politics
activism
technology
Net_Delusion
from delicious
february 2011
The Times's Dealings With Julian Assange - NYTimes.com
february 2011
Bill Keller provides a behind-the-scenes account of the relationship between the Gray Lady and Wikileaks.
wikileaks
journalism
ethics
february 2011
AudiogoN high-end Audio Community
february 2011
I've heard this is a good marketplace for nicer vintage audio equipment.
audio
music
shopping
vintage
february 2011
Kabikaboo
february 2011
"Kabikaboo is a tree-based note pad, designed to help you plan a book or complex project." David Parry says this a good writing environment like Bartelby.
application
open-source
writing
february 2011
FCJ-096 The Digital Given: 10 Web 2.0 Theses | The Fibreculture Journal : 14
january 2011
Geert Lovink and Ned Rossiter provide a political-economic critique of Web 2.0.
Web20
politicaleconomy
academic
january 2011
Half-formed thought on Wikileaks & Global Action
january 2011
Clay Shirky endeavors to situate WikiLeaks within the broader history of informational direct action.
wikileaks
history
january 2011
Six Anti-Theses on WikiLeaks
january 2011
Geert Lovink & Patrice Riemens describe some of the macrosocial implications of Wikileaks
activism
internet
wikileaks
january 2011
WordPress › Simon WP Framework « Free WordPress Themes
april 2010
This looks like a good wireframe theme for WordPress projects.
WordPress
960.gs
grid
blog
april 2010
Survs
september 2009
This online survey tool is based in Portugal, and it may offer a nice alternative to SurveyMonkey, etc.
survey
research
Portugal
september 2009
Stacey, Simplified portfolios
september 2009
Stacey is an easier way to create a portfolio site.
No database setup or installation files, simply drop the application on a server and it runs.
web_publishing
CMS
design
No database setup or installation files, simply drop the application on a server and it runs.
september 2009
MODx CMS
september 2009
This looks like an interesting alternative to CMS like Joomla
CMS
opensource
webpublishing
september 2009
captin nod: Plungercam 2: cheaper and more predictable :)
august 2009
These are instructions for building a DIY tilt-shift lens.
photography
DIY
hack
howto
august 2009
25+ Free Professional Magazine Themes For Wordpress
august 2009
Some of these could be nice for DM CoLab
WordPress
blog
august 2009
26 Must-Have Free Fonts | Presidia Creative
july 2009
As with many free fonts, these tend toward the cheesy, but many of these are appropriate for designing rave flyers.
fonts
typography
rave
july 2009
Pinboard - antisocial bookmarking
july 2009
I've moved what social bookmarking I do over to Pinboard. Tchau, del.icio.us.
folksonomy
web2.0
whatever
from delicious
july 2009
Omkrets arkitektur: Typografi
june 2009
This looks it could be a really useful font for a variety of design projects.
typography
june 2009
PDFGridder
june 2009
This tool allows the user to specify a grid and output a pdf, which can be pulled into tools like Illustrator.
useful
grid,
design,
june 2009
font.is: Making grids in Illustrator
june 2009
Here's a tutorial about how to set up grids in Adobe Illustrator. It's a pity there aren't more grid templates for the package.
tutorial
grid,
Illustrator,
design,
june 2009
ISDT Wiki: Event tags
june 2009
I created this page to announce an official tag for the 2009 International School on Digital Transformation. ISDT09 seems like a reasonable tag.
ISDT09
Portugal
folksonomy
del.icio.us
ISDT
june 2009
Mashable: Ma.gnolia Goes Open Source
august 2008
I think I may move to the Ma.gnolia platform for my social bookmarks and quick posts to terrorintheheartland.com. My username over there is McChris if you want to find me.
opensource
Web2.0
socialsoftware
folksonomy
august 2008
Re-Nest: Craft a Table Using Old Magazines
august 2008
This post shows how to create a stand of dubious structural integrity by folding the pages of magazines. This seems like a worthwhile project, although I would probably have to buy magazines second-hand, since my subscriptions look pretty rugged by the time I'm done reading them.
craft
DIY
re-use
august 2008
mysqlgame - shard 3
august 2008
This MySQL role-playing game might be a good way to learn the syntax. Or it may just be a good way to get frustrated and bored.
gaming
MySQL
silly
august 2008
Rhizome: Last Breath in Alaska (Found Object)
august 2008
The artist Pascual Sisto found a series of Google Street View images where a plastic bag found its way on top of the car-mounted camera. He's created a Flash document of the images, which are striking in their own way.
art
googlemaps
Flash
august 2008
HappyCow: Porto Vegetarian Restaurants
august 2008
This might come in handy, although it would seem Porto is not so vegetarian friendly.
vegetarian
portugal
august 2008
What's My IP Address?
august 2008
If you need to know your IP address, this site will tell you what it is.
Web_publishing
useful
internet
august 2008
Threat Level: Wikipedia Struggles With John Edwards Love-Child Rumor
july 2008
Wikipedia editors do not consider The National Enquirer a sufficiently reliable source for article information, at least on controversial issues. Conservatives are crying foul after allegations about the politician were spiked from the article.
wikipedia
politics
politics2.0
july 2008
Design Observer: Annals of Ephemera, Part III: Aging 2.0
july 2008
Jessica Helfand discusses techniques that are used to make new goods look old, and what it might say about our culture. I wonder if this is a white thing; the article doesn't seem to make any claims about ethnicity, but it sure seems white.
preservation
design
july 2008
Bob Donlon’s Web TV Blog: Son of Ben Kurns
july 2008
This tutorial shows how to use After Effects to create the parallax effect used in The Kid Stays in the Picture.
animation
Adobe
aftereffects
howto
july 2008
The American Prospect: The White Stuff
july 2008
Samhita Mukhopadhyay argues that the blog "Stuff White People Like" is too gentle and celebratory in its critique of what David Brooks would term "Bobo" culture.
class
race
whiteness
july 2008
Center for Social Media: Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video
july 2008
Here is a set of guidelines for appropriating footage and publishing the product online.
reference
intellectualproperty
teaching
july 2008
Austin American-Statesman: Burnt Orange Productions stops making films
july 2008
I'm disappointed but not surprised to see this project fold. Although I had some concerns about the ethics of building a business based on student labor, it was great to see students get big-budget experience.
utexas
austin
film
education
july 2008
Anarchogeek: The ascendancy of Hacker News & the gentrification of geek news communities
july 2008
One of the founders of Indymedia claims "we won" because Web 2.0 sites now offer the self-publishing abilities that Indymedia promised.
Web2.0
socialsoftware
indymedia
july 2008
The Nation: Surveillance Protest Group Tops Obama Website
july 2008
It's really quite amazing that the largest group on a campaign site is one protesting the candidate's action on the telecom-immunity bill. It seems as if administrators would have snuffed out the group by this point.
yasns
elections
politics
july 2008
my.barackobama.com: Senator Obama - Please Vote NO on Telecom Immunity - Get FISA Right
july 2008
This group on my.barackobama.com protests Obama's lack of a clear stance on telecom immunity.
yasns
privacy
surveillance
elections
july 2008
Wordle: infobong tag cloud
july 2008
Wordle is an information visualization tool that allows users to create visual word frequency charts and display them in different formats using parameters like font and color.
wordle
information_design
neato
del.icio.us
july 2008
Official Google Blog: Google learns to crawl Flash
july 2008
I suppose this could be a good thing in some ways, but it's one less excuse to not create a Flash-based abomination.
Flash
searchengine
google
webdesign
july 2008
globeandmail.com: I killed Tim Russert (on Wikipedia)
june 2008
A Canadian journalist discusses why Wikipedia contributors might be motivated to "scoop" each other.
wikipedia
Web2.0
news
june 2008
Positive Space: 30 Essential PDF Documents Every Designer Should Download
june 2008
I find pdfs maddening, but I suppose graphic designers trained in print prefer the format.
design
reference
list
june 2008
Examiner.com: This is Sparta! — Facebook prank or political statement?
june 2008
A Facebook group encouraged members to write "This is Sparta" on their AP Literature exam essays.
education
facebook
silly
june 2008
Valleywag: NBC contractor broke Tim Russert death on Wikipedia first
june 2008
An outsourced contractor working on-site at NBC posted about Russert's passing on Wikipedia before the news was otherwise released to the public.
wikipedia
news
TV
june 2008
NYTimes: The Wiki-Way to the Nomination
june 2008
I missed this article from last week that uses wiki publishing as a metaphor for much of the cultural production surrounding the Obama campaign.
wiki
Web2.0
politics2.0
elections
june 2008
Museum of Intellectual Property
june 2008
A University of North Dakota law professor is creating an online gallery of IP case studies.
teaching
intellectualproperty
law
june 2008
Do Artifacts Have Politics?
june 2008
Winner, Langdon. The Whale and the Reactor: A Search for Limits in an Age of High Technology. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1986. 19-39.
technology
to:read
june 2008
City of Austin: 311 Citywide Customer Information Center
june 2008
This web form allows Austin residents to report failing city infrastructure, such as poor bicycle facilities or broken traffic signals.
austin
cycling
useful
june 2008
Bicycling.com: Invisible Riders
june 2008
Dan Koeppel describes and interviews laborers who ride to work in Los Angeles.
LA
labor
immigration
cycling
transportation
june 2008
Obama Spoke Cards Hope To Attract Fixed Gear Demo
may 2008
I guess this isn't merch from the Obama organization, but I wonder if there will be a hipster backlash now that you can get little Obama signs to stick in the spokes of your fixie.
hipsters
politics
cycling
may 2008
City Pages: Moles Wanted
may 2008
The FBI is looking for informants to go to "Vegan Potlucks" in the Twin Cities and report on potential protests during this years Republican National Convention.
minnesota
surveillance
vegan
protest
lawenforcement
may 2008
CUP - Making Policy Public
may 2008
This series of pamphlets pairs a designer and a policy expert to explain an important policy issue in layperson's terms.
neato
print
publicpolicy
information_design
may 2008
Philadelphia Inquirer: Wireless network nears scrap heap
may 2008
Earthlink is working to dismantle the municipal wi-fi network in Philadelphia. I can't say I'm surprised, but I'm a little disappointed.
wifi
Philadelphia
utilities
end-of-life
may 2008
Threat Level: Democrats Launch McCainpedia, An Attack Site Masquerading As A Wiki
may 2008
I don't really understand why people object to the DNC restricting write access to a wiki used for internal research.
wiki
politics2.0
elections
may 2008
PBS Independent Lens: T-Shirt Travels
may 2008
This website for a documentary about how donated clothing has destroyed local textile industries in Africa has a nice infographic. The Salvation Army profits off selling donated clothing to Africa.
Africa
economics
clothing
globalization
may 2008
FCC Fines Noncommercial Station for Enhanced Underwriting Announcments that Were too Commercial
may 2008
Given the non-ad ads on that are on KUT all the damn time, I wondered when this would happen. The article doesn't say what station was fined, however.
public_broadcasting
broadcast
advertising
FCC
may 2008
John Resig - Processing.js
may 2008
John Resig has "ported the Processing visualization language to JavaScript, using the Canvas element."
visualization
javascript
webdesign
whoa
may 2008
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activism
advertising
Africa
ajax
anarchism
animation
anti-war
Apple
archive
art
astroturf
audience
audio
austin
authorship
awesome
bittorrent
blog
books
branding
broadcast
bubbler
business
cable
camp
celebrity
censorship
chat
cheese
China
citizensmedia
clothing
CMS
co-optation
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comics
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copyright
craft
CreativeCommons
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gaming
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hmm
howto
humor
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to:read
toys
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transportation
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TVontheWeb
Twitter
typography
UGC
useful
utexas
utilities
utopianism
video
vinyl
visualization
war
Web2.0
Web_publishing
webdesign
weird
whiteness
whoa
wifi
wiki
wikipedia
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