Liveley
July 8th, 2008
Create an avatar and chat with your friends in rooms you design
Mashup Your Own Music -
July 8th, 2008
Muxtape. I could see using this site to create theme songs for different pieces of literature.
Some might look at Muxtape and wonder why its features are so limited. Why can’t I search? Why can’t I customize the look of the player? And why are the fonts so big?The thing is, there are hordes of sites out there that offer more functions than most people will ever use. Muxtape does one thing, and it does it very, very well: It allows people to create online MP3 mix tapes in a matter of minutes, no expertise or hassle tolerance required.
Content v. Style: An Illustration by Joe Cocker
July 8th, 2008
Link to YouTube video where his “lyrics” are visually annotated.
Make $120 Writing a Freelance ‘How To” Article for Mahalo
July 8th, 2008
Link to specific information. There is a list of topics, or pitch your own.
July 7th, 2008
So far, I like TweetDeck better than Twhirl as a desktop application that integrates with Twitter.
Censorship of Civilian Suffering Occurs Daily in Iraq
July 7th, 2008
Along with courageous witnesses like Zoriah, the ACLU is doing their best to uncover the truth. This week they published thousands of pages of NCIS documents – the latest results of their efforts to bring to light the killing of civilians by US forces in Iraq:
“As these files remind us, many charges of war crimes in Iraq have not seen the light of day,” said Michael Pheneger, a retired Army intelligence colonel who is also a board member of the ACLU. “There are many discoveries here that should bring pause to any American who cares about this country and hopes to restore the United States’ respected role in the world. It is time to bring the facts about this war into the sunlight and end practices that go against our laws and national values.”
The files are available here and the tales they uncover are another reminder of the inhumanity of our treatment of Iraqis covered up daily.
Top Ten TED Talks - 20 Minute Jewels
July 4th, 2008
Top 10 TEDTalks of all time
1. Jill Bolte Taylor: “My stroke of insight”
2. Jeff Han: “Touchscreen demo foreshadows the iPhone”
3. David Gallo: “Underwater astonishments”
4. Blaise Aguera y Arcas: “Jaw-dropping Photosynth demo”
5. Arthur Benjamin: “Lightning calculation and other ‘Mathemagic’”
6. Sir Ken Robinson: “Do schools kill creativity?”
7. Hans Rosling: “The best stats you’ve ever seen”
8. Tony Robbins: “Why we do what we do, and how we can do it better”
9. Al Gore: “15 ways to avert a climate crisis”
10. Johnny Lee: “Creating tech marvels out of a $40 Wii Remote”
