Thomas Hawk's 12 rules for photowalking

http://thomashawk.com/2007/09/principles-and-guidelines-for-modern.html

Do you agree with Mr. Hawk (that's not his real name BTW) where Graffiti and following the rules are concerned?  He advocates (among other things) that artists should push boundaries and paint over other people's propery and not heed 'no photography' zones.

I went to the King Tut exhibit in Philly this weekend and was TOTALLY bummed that I couldnt take photos.  They had some BS excuse about it being necessary to preserve the artifacts but it was ALL REALLY ABOUT forcing you into their gift shop at the end and not having any of your own shots to rely on so you had to buy their overpriced versions instead.  It totally sucked.  And that's not even the worst part about the exhibit....

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Lecture on enabling your childhood dreams

A dying University professor gives his final and possibly most inspiring lecture:

http://wms.andrew.cmu.edu/001/pausch.wmv

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Class notes for classes 4 & 5

zorak.monmouth.edu/~posten/class4.ppt

 

zorak.monmouth.edu/~posten/class5.ppt

NYT kills off for fee content, tells the rest of the world to give up too

"Why the change?

Since we launched TimesSelect in 2005, the online landscape has altered significantly. Readers increasingly find news through search, as well as through social networks, blogs and other online sources. In light of this shift, we believe offering unfettered access to New York Times reporting and analysis best serves the interest of our readers, our brand and the long-term vitality of our journalism. We encourage everyone to read our news and opinion – as well as share it, link to it and comment on it."

 

That's encouraging!

 

http://www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/lettertoreaders.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/18/business/media/18times.html?ex=1347768000&en=88011ab45717e39d&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink&pagewanted=all

 

Google's office triple play is now complete:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070918/ap_on_hi_te/google_software

Monday updates

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/6995061.stm

 

http://slashdot.org/articles/07/09/17/1342255.shtml

 

http://apple.slashdot.org/apple/07/09/17/0355218.shtml

 

More later

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Thursday updates

Hacking at Yahoo

http://yodel.yahoo.com/2007/09/12/hacks-come-to-life/

 

Microsoft being naughty about Auto Update:

http://windowssecrets.com/2007/09/13/01-Microsoft-updates-Windows-without-users-consent

 

Ipod Touch 5 star review...  at PCWorld

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2179701,00.asp

 

Fair use worth 2.2 Trillion

http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9777863-7.html

More on influential bloggers

Here's another good starting place:

http://northxeast.com/blogging/nxes-fifty-most-influential-bloggers/

Check this out, it's what a Printed Circuit Board looks like using 3D xrays! (Plus assignment for next week)

I happened to catch a link to Andrew ‘Bunny’ Huang’s blog and went back over a few of his articles, you should check it out if you are interested in what real low level hardware hackers are into these days.

 

This blog post talks about PCBs, and even shows you what one looks like under an Xray.  We’ll be talking about Printed Circuit Boards (like the motherboard and expansion cards house in our Hewlett Packard desktops) over the next few weeks.  Bunny took a series of xray photos and strung them together making a real time video, pretty cool!

 

http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=172

 

To see the rest of his entries check out:

http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog

 

Assignment for next Tuesday:  Part 1.  compile a list of 5 blogs that talk about issues you are interested in, whether they be technology, music, movies, politics, relationships, your area of study or whatever.  Need help finding good blogs to link?  Technorati is probably a good place to start.

 

http://www.technorati.com/pop/

http://www.technorati.com/pop/blogs/?faves=1

http://www.technorati.com/topics

 

Part two, come up with 3 reasons why you think people blog, and describe the differences between blogging and journalism, if there are any.

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Just say no to "ringles"

What a terrifically bad idea!

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070910-meet-the-ringle-can-it-save-the-riaa.html

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Luciano Pavarotti is gone, but what does this have to do with Infotech?

http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=2007090606152045

Do look through the comments, quite illuminating!

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Is it legal to make my own ringtones?

YOU BET IT IS.  Don't be a sucker and pay $2.50 each _IF_ you already legally own the music via ripping it from a CD you bought.

http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/07/know-your-rights-is-it-illegal-to-make-my-own-ringtones/

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BluRay Vs. HD DVD fizzles, Adobe Photoshop Express revealed, more!

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070906-battle-between-blu-ray-and-hd-dvd-fizzles-as-consumers-watch-and-wait.html

http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2007/09/photoshop_expre.html

Cringely deconstructs Apple's 'Cat String Theory' genius:
http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/pulpit_20070906_002891.html

Fat Nano unboxing:
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/09/06/ipod-classic-and-3rd-generation-ipod-nano-unboxing-photos

Count down to Fat Nano and iPod Touch 'Will it blend' in 3-2-1...
http://www.willitblend.com

65 year old woman gets carded and turned away for not having ID:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070906/ap_on_fe_st/65_year_old_carded

I believe it.  I get carded all the time, even with my parents and I'm over 35...

Photoshop text magic:
http://www.designvitality.com/blog/2007/09/photoshop-text-effect-tutorial/

Muscle on a computer controlled film?
http://technology.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn12603&feedId=online-news_rss20

Hacking Ikea:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/06/garden/06hackers.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin

Zombie Viagra Spam:
http://www.wired.com/politics/security/news/2007/09/pfizerspam

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Apple blows the doors off iPods

New features, cheaper prices, iPod touch (like the iPhone without the phone), a Starbucks partnership, and oh yeah, iPhone is now $200 cheaper too.

http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/09/04/livecoverage/index.php

http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/05/steve-jobs-live-apples-the-beat-goes-on-special-event/

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