Ryanne and Jay took some video at the last SHDH… I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to have vloggers in our community documenting and put this stuff online! First GET and now Our Media… Excellent!
Category: Things I think about
Back to the future in the classroom
After the WiFi ban, it’s not surprising that certain profs have begun banning laptops in the classroom. Genius! I imagine that, to be fair, pens, paper and pencils will not be far off. Up next: metal detectors in the class for the sake of education — not safety!
Government gone wild III
What’s that line in Syriana?
“You’re not guilty until you’re investigated”?
Something like that.
And speaks volumes that, which seems terribly apropos, given that, without admitting any malfeasance, the government has decided to intervene in a civil case filed by the EFF against AT&T for their role in aiding the government spy on US Citizens.
You don’t see this often, folks, but yes, the government has decided to call up designated hitter “State Secrets Privilege“. Which basically reads “Ok ok, the jig’s up, you figured us out, game’s over. But now that you know, drop it. Don’t fuck with the government, or we’ll fuck with you.” (No really, I looked it up!).
Anyway, the case isn’t cold yet owing to a potentially independent-thinking judge — which is basically the Kryponite of this administration.
Anyway, food for thought from Gmail’s Quote of the Day:
Henry Ward Beecher – “The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.”
Introducing: tequps
I was up late last night chatting with Cris Pearson of Plasq (yes, the creators of Comic Life!) about his creation — the Aussie-born tequp!
He writes on the wiki:
A tequp is a local meeting with a global front. Get to know locals doing cool stuff, share startup/business experiences and talk about new technologies. Create, share and learn in an open environment.
Initially focussing on innovative software and internet development/design – but really, anything teq 🙂
Started in Melbourne, Australia, similarities to BarCamp where quickly noticed and have now teamed up to cross-polinate. Like the BarCamp model, tequp is open and meets are created by any interested people in their local area.
So we’re thinking of having one in late May at the NetSquared Conference — to present the work we’ve done at WineCamp the weekend leading up to the gala event. Oh, and if you’re a developer and interested in going to this sold out event, drop an email to Billy Bicket (billy -at- compumentor dot org) expressing your desire to attend.
Vlogging is in, blogging is dead
Ryanne and Jay make an appearance in the Chron after a sweet mention in Wired… Keep it up guys!
Who is Will Tschumy? Plus: Cardinal Pre-review
According to VP of Engineering Mark Towfiq, Flock has apparently found a new Director of User Experience… a fella named Will Tschumy. On first glance, I can’t seem to produce a Google Resume for him but I’m eager to find out more about him!
While I’m on the topic of Flock, I have to admit that the latest hourlies of Flock’s upcoming public beta (dubbed Cardinal) are starting to looking really pretty thanks to Bryan Bell (and not ironically reminiscent of his other project, NetNewsWire). So, here’s a brief review (based on Milestone 4).
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…knows chaos
I’d wager that chaos is indeed one of the major subjects areas lacking from education today. Perhaps now solution.
Jelly: the gateway drug to coworking
Amit‘s effort to open up House 2.0 for a type of new work (which he calls “Jelly” and smacks of SuperHappyDevHouse meeting Coworking) is heating up…
He writes:
We had another Jelly today and we’ve really started to hit a good stride with it. Today’s crew included me, Luke, JCN, Joshua, and Jackie. We got work done, had lunch outside at Bryant Park a block away, and had some great conversations.
If you’ve been thinking about it but just haven’t stopped by, it’s time. Email me to get on the list. The next one will be even better.
p.s. If you’re new to Jelly, this background may help. Basically, it’s a day when we open our doors to anyone who wants to come and work at our home. We provide internet, power, comfy couches, and tables. You bring a laptop and something to work on (tech-related or not). Enjoyable conversations take place, and work gets done. Great for freelancers, and refreshing for those who work in an office; it’s good all around.
I’ve been meaning to post an update on Coworking San Francisco (aka Teh Space) for some time and this provides yet another example of independents finding ways of supporting each other’s work.
This makes me wonder… perhaps in the interim before we find our permanent space in the city (we’ve already got a bunch of candidates and are following up with a number of them), maybe we could shack up with each other, one day at a time, wherever we’re used to working. At least in that sense we’ll be “coworking” and finding more time to congregate to plan teh actual space.
Hmm? How’s that sound? Roundrobin coworking?
Ethical Quandry
Would you support you alma matter if it produced this?
Dries takes on the old guard
Dries, on meeting with the Flemish Radio- and Television Network (VRT), who will be using Drupal:
I’m going to tell them that traditional media has no choice but to move forward. I spent the last 5 years of my life developing software that enables individuals to publish and share content on the internet. Soon, amateur content providers will have very powerful tools to compete with traditional media. I’m going to tell them that we are reshaping the future of news, information and journalism, and that, if they want to avoid getting left behind, they have to position themselves at the forefront of citizen journalism, take part in it, and embrace new internet technologies.
Factory Joe 