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The text that scholars read matters everything to them because all their interpretations are based on what’s in the text. And so if the text is defective, the interpretations are going to be affected.”
In a new series of videos from Oxford University Press, Michael F. Suarez, S.J. talks about the importance of the scholarly edition and its evolution from print to digital
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In a new series of videos from Oxford University Press, Michael F. Suarez, S.J. talks about the importance of the scholarly edition and its evolution from print to digital
yesterday
Free your students from costly textbooks - OpenStax College
yesterday
OpenStax College provides your students with professional-quality textbooks that are free online and low-cost in print.
Our books are peer-reviewed and backed by top-of-the-line supporting materials. And while our books meet standard scope and sequence requirements, they are also customizable by you if your needs are different
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Our books are peer-reviewed and backed by top-of-the-line supporting materials. And while our books meet standard scope and sequence requirements, they are also customizable by you if your needs are different
yesterday
The Five Stages of Hosting (Pinboard Blog)
yesterday
As a proud VPS survivor, I thought it might be fun to write up five common options for hosting a web business, ranked in decreasing order of 'cloudiness'.
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Innovation without Age Limits - Technology Review
yesterday
Young stars dominate the technology headlines. But outside the Internet, research shows, innovators are actually getting older as complexity rises.
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NOVA | Musical Minds
2 days ago
Musical Minds
Oliver Sacks explores how the power of music can make the brain come alive. Aired June 30, 2009 on PBS
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Oliver Sacks explores how the power of music can make the brain come alive. Aired June 30, 2009 on PBS
2 days ago
Twitter – A Wiser Way to Censor? | Think Tank | Big Think
2 days ago
On Thursday, Twitter posted a new censorship policy, stating that it will now have the ability to “reactively withhold content from users in a specific country — while keeping it available in the rest of the world.”
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2 days ago
Shell Scripting Primer: Introduction
2 days ago
This document is not intended to be a complete reference for shell scripting, as such a subject could fill entire libraries. However, it is intended to provide enough information to get you started writing and comprehending shell scripts. Along the way, it provides links to documentation for various additional tools that you may find useful when writing shell scripts.
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otool(1) Mac OS X Developer Tools Manual Page
2 days ago
otool - object file displaying tool
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Open source e-portfolio and social networking software - Mahara ePortfolio System
3 days ago
(mah hah-rah; verb): to think, thinking, thought
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Testing - HTML WG Wiki
5 days ago
This page explains how to participate in the W3C HTML5 test suite effort. This effort is managed by the HTML5 test suite task force, part of the HTML Working Group.
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When can I use... Support tables for HTML5, CSS3, etc
5 days ago
Compatibility tables for support of HTML5, CSS3, SVG and more in desktop and mobile browsers.
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5 days ago
About | appendTo Developer Learning Center
5 days ago
appendTo was founded based on the growing need for quality jQuery training and support. learn.appendto.com was created specifically to fulfill that training need.
More and more companies are implementing jQuery in their websites and applications, and they are looking for developers that are highly skilled in jQuery and JavaScript. We see learn.appendto.com as a vehicle to train and mold these skilled professionals.
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More and more companies are implementing jQuery in their websites and applications, and they are looking for developers that are highly skilled in jQuery and JavaScript. We see learn.appendto.com as a vehicle to train and mold these skilled professionals.
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Premium WordPress Themes | Elegant Themes
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Open Source Web Design Templates and Tools
6 days ago
The open source is a great way to implement the newest ideas and latest concepts into design.
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The Computer for the 21st Century
6 days ago
The most profound technologies are those that disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable from it.
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6 days ago
Best Mac Software.org - The Best Software for Mac OS X (OSX)
6 days ago
My list of the most essential software to make your Mac more awesome. Not having some of these tools is like having half a Mac.
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Project Ideas and Resources
7 days ago
There are some great ideas for Media Computation projects being created around the world. Here are links to those we know about – please do send us more!
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7 days ago
Eye tracking and eye control for research, communication and integration
8 days ago
Eye tracking by Tobii Technology has revolutionized research in many fields and enabled communication for thousands of people with special needs. Tobii offers world-leading eye tracking and eye control for research, communication and industrial integration.
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8 days ago
The State of HTML5 Mobile in 2012 « Safari Books Online's Official Blog
8 days ago
“HTML5 is a badge for the way the Web is changing”
– James Pearce, Head of Mobile Developer Relations, Facebook
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– James Pearce, Head of Mobile Developer Relations, Facebook
8 days ago
Computer Music: Workshop materials
8 days ago
Course Notes For Sound Synthesis in SuperCollider:
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Computer Music Synthesis, Fundamental Techniques
8 days ago
Many Max/MSP Tutorial Patches
Computer Music Synthesis, Fundamental Techniques
R. Luke DuBois
Spring, 2005
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Computer Music Synthesis, Fundamental Techniques
R. Luke DuBois
Spring, 2005
8 days ago
Joi Ito's Deep Dive | Input/Output | Big Think
9 days ago
Joi Ito, the director of the MIT Media Lab, followed a very unorthodox career path. He dropped out of college but became a lifelong learner and a highly successful venture capitalist. At the MIT Media Lab, Ito has championed that institution's inter-disciplinary approach to problem-solving.
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9 days ago
Join the Quiet Revolution! Read Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking . Visit http://www.thepowerofintroverts.com - By Susan Cain, Introversion Expert
9 days ago
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking
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NIMH · Research Domain Criteria (RDoC)
9 days ago
Strategy 1.4 of the NIMH Strategic Plan calls for the development, for research purposes, of new ways of classifying psychopathology based on dimensions of observable behavior and neurobiological measures.
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The Atavist
9 days ago
The Atavist is produced using our Atavist custom publishing platform, which makes mobile publishing as easy as blogging. Available for licensing, the system seamlessly weaves together your text, video, audio, photos, and timelines, then exports your content to iPhone/iPad apps, ePub files, and other reading platforms.
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One eBook Platform to Rule Them All - Technology Review
9 days ago
The Atavist Platform for publishing enhanced ebooks is what Apple's iBooks Author program should have been. Out this spring, this Web-based tool for transforming any collection of words, images, sound, video, and other media could be the key to unlocking ebook publishing for the rest of us. Which is either the Ragnarok of traditional publishing or the dawn of a democratized, blogified new age of books-as-apps
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Open Textbook Pilot » Sources
10 days ago
Our initial search to find suitable existing open textbooks encompassed the following sites:
MERLOT
OER Commons
Connexions
Free Technology Academy
FLOSS Manuals
FlatWorldKnowledge
Free Book Centre
Global Text
The Saylor Foundation
Jorum’s collection of of open teaching materials “Open Educational Repository in Support of Computer Science”
BookBoon (quite a few potential texts at but they are “free as in beer,” not open, and are advertising supported)
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MERLOT
OER Commons
Connexions
Free Technology Academy
FLOSS Manuals
FlatWorldKnowledge
Free Book Centre
Global Text
The Saylor Foundation
Jorum’s collection of of open teaching materials “Open Educational Repository in Support of Computer Science”
BookBoon (quite a few potential texts at but they are “free as in beer,” not open, and are advertising supported)
10 days ago
Open Textbook Pilot » Tools
10 days ago
Documenting the development of open textbooks for BC's ICT Collaborative Program
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M+ OUTLINE FONTS | DOWNLOAD
10 days ago
The M+ OUTLINE FONTS are a font family under the Free license. You can use, copy, and distribute it, with or without modification, either commercially and noncommercially.
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DevEdge Tech Central
10 days ago
DevEdge Tech Central is your central location for finding information about the technologies, standards, and features you'll need when developing cross browser Web applications.
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Create Digital Media
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At Create Digital Media we make beautiful apps for iPhone, iPad and Android. It’s a fine balance between art and science.
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Textmate 2 Tips
12 days ago
Textmate 2: The missing manual. Help us out by submitting any tips or tricks you come across!
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Syphon Introduction « VJ Skulpture's Blog
13 days ago
Syphon Introduction
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Introduction
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syphon-framework - Syphon is a Mac OS X technology that allows applications to share frames - full frame rate video or stills - with one another in realtime, instantly. - Google Project Hosting
13 days ago
Syphon is a Mac OS X technology that allows applications to share frames - full frame rate video or stills - with one another in realtime, instantly.
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13 days ago
Home / HasCanvas
14 days ago
HasCanvas is a tool for creating and sharing Processing sketches and runs on John Resig’s Processing.js.
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14 days ago
#tweetscapes » #tweetscapes
14 days ago
Our sonification of all German Twitter traffic is now online 24/7 (or until SC crashes): http://tweetscapes.de/
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About Us | Red Kimono Magazine
15 days ago
Two fashion enthusiasts located in the D.C Metropolitan
area with particular interests in Asian culture which
includes style, arts, and entertainment. We want to
enlighten the Western world on these concepts and give
a voice to young aspiring Asian-American designers and
stylists across the fashion capitols of the world. We will
do this by working to fuse Eastern and Western trends
into one cohesive industry, showing that there are no
boundaries between the two worlds.
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style
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area with particular interests in Asian culture which
includes style, arts, and entertainment. We want to
enlighten the Western world on these concepts and give
a voice to young aspiring Asian-American designers and
stylists across the fashion capitols of the world. We will
do this by working to fuse Eastern and Western trends
into one cohesive industry, showing that there are no
boundaries between the two worlds.
15 days ago
Woz on Creativity: Work Alone | Brain Pickings
16 days ago
Groupthink, the origin of originality, and why most inventors are like artists.
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16 days ago
vvvv - a multipurpose toolkit | vvvv
17 days ago
vvvv is a graphical programming environment for easy prototyping and development. It is designed to facilitate the handling of large media environments with physical interfaces, real-time motion graphics, audio and video that can interact with many users simultaneously.
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17 days ago
Political Animal - Putting SOPA on a shelf
18 days ago
Misguided efforts to combat online privacy have been threatening to stifle innovation, suppress free speech, and even, in some cases, undermine national security. As of yesterday, though, there’s a lot less to worry about.
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18 days ago
TouchOSC - GitHub
18 days ago
For those intrepid live-coding adventurers that are looking for that more immersive connection with your Overtone musical processes TouchOSC is an excellent tool to play with:
http://hexler.net/software/touchosc
http://hexler.net/software/touchosc-android
It's super easy to use it to control and trigger synths and other functionality you might build on top of Overtone and it's an excellent way to start playing around and exploring with parameters whilst you're just starting and finding your way around the vast library of ugens.
Let's look how we can get TouchOSC talking to Overtone.
TouchOSC
overtone
iphone
clojure
sc
stdmp
http://hexler.net/software/touchosc
http://hexler.net/software/touchosc-android
It's super easy to use it to control and trigger synths and other functionality you might build on top of Overtone and it's an excellent way to start playing around and exploring with parameters whilst you're just starting and finding your way around the vast library of ugens.
Let's look how we can get TouchOSC talking to Overtone.
18 days ago
NodeBox for OpenGL | City in a Bottle
18 days ago
NodeBox for OpenGL is a free, cross-platform library for generating 2D animations with Python programming code. It is built on Pyglet and adopts the drawing API from NodeBox for Mac OS X (http://nodebox.net). It has built-in support for paths, layers, motion tweening, hardware-accelerated image effects, simple physics and interactivity.
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2d
itp
stdmp
18 days ago
Marc's Audio Unit utilities library
19 days ago
Here you will find information about a library of helpful functions for dealing with Audio Units in Mac OS X, written by Marc Poirier of Destroy FX.
music
programming
audio
AudioUnits
resource
development
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software
via:tasmo
19 days ago
The debut of the British Paraorchestra | Video on TED.com
19 days ago
There are millions of prodigiously gifted musicians of disability around the world, and Charles Hazlewood is determined to give them a platform. Watch the debut performance of the British Paraorchestra at TEDxBrussels.
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orchestra
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