One tunnel, wide enough for three people walking abreast, connects to another underground town six miles away.
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7/16/2011
Massive ancient underground cities
Tens of thousands of people in a single underground city?! So cool. Apparently these cities are thought to have been used for religious purposes and to escape persecution and attackers.
4/18/2011
Pirate Bay and "Cybernorms" Researchers Collaborating
"Pirate Bay becomes 'Research Bay' to aid P2P researchers"
The part that especially caught my eye was the conclusion from their 2009 report:
Wait, we respect the rule of law? I mean, large swaths of law, sure, but as a whole? Not even close. Speeding laws? Alcohol? Pot? All widely considered dumb laws that much of the cultures I've experienced widely reject. And then of course there's mountains of laws that aren't simply dumb, they're overtly discriminatory or immoral. The rampant abuse of copyright law by the MPAA, RIAA, AP, etc is only one more in a long history of legislation that is contrary to the public opinion and common law. In addition to promoting outright "piracy" (I still hate that term, but it's less bad than the very misleading "theft."), I think this witch hunt is promoting a broadening of what we consider fair use in response. I have certainly seen that shift in my life at least, but I can't really say for the larger population(s).
The part that especially caught my eye was the conclusion from their 2009 report:
This reveals a large discrepancy between the viewpoint of copyright legislation and of young people regarding what is right and wrong. File sharers do not believe copyright legislation should interfere with how they use the Internet in their living rooms. If we choose to ignore this discrepancy, we run a clear risk of diminishing younger generations respect for rule of law.
Wait, we respect the rule of law? I mean, large swaths of law, sure, but as a whole? Not even close. Speeding laws? Alcohol? Pot? All widely considered dumb laws that much of the cultures I've experienced widely reject. And then of course there's mountains of laws that aren't simply dumb, they're overtly discriminatory or immoral. The rampant abuse of copyright law by the MPAA, RIAA, AP, etc is only one more in a long history of legislation that is contrary to the public opinion and common law. In addition to promoting outright "piracy" (I still hate that term, but it's less bad than the very misleading "theft."), I think this witch hunt is promoting a broadening of what we consider fair use in response. I have certainly seen that shift in my life at least, but I can't really say for the larger population(s).
1/04/2011
12/03/2010
7/28/2010
new video from The Guild - Game On
7/26/2010
7/20/2010
Free Amazon Prime For Students
If you have an .edu email you can get a year of Amazon Prime [thanks Katherine for reminding me...]
6/10/2010
4/18/2010
3/19/2010
beautiful shadow art japanese music vid
and then for extra win this person printed it out and stop-motionified it:
3/18/2010
Design Museum Boston
is an interesting new nonprofit working to create virtual and physical design museum spaces in Boston and New England. [via Core77] I'm very excited to see where this leads - I'm really hoping I can get involved somehow! (I mean, how many design/architecture/planning students are there who've spent years shadowing their mother the exhibit designer, prototyped exhibits, maintained and repaired interactives, and done visitor tracking studies...)
My big caution/concern is that the people involved without museum backgrounds will assume they know enough to do museum design from their other experience, which is a path to pain - museum exhibit design is a highly-specialized and unusual field that requires a very different approach from most traditional design ventures.
I wonder what colaboration there could be with the Arc5 Five College Architecture program...
Is there some way the EcoTarium could be involved?? It's not really their focus at all, but they do have vital talent, experience, and fabrication abilities... Maybe even their New England EEC partners?? Hmm...
How broadly are they focusing on 'design'? Is city/regional planning included? Anthropological studies and research of architecture/design? Wayfinding? Oh the possibilities...^_^
Who are the target audiences?? Targeting the general public? Kids? Adults? Design students? How much can those be integrated or segregated? Science museums or art museums are worlds apart in focus and design considerations...
How will the digital and physical elements relate to each other?? I'm really excited by the possibilities, but I don't know what previous examples there are to draw from. But oh the potential!! I think this may actually have the most potential in the long run... wait... this could probably be part of a NSF grant development project couldn't it... It was a big deal when the EcoTarium did their NSF tidepool live-animal interactive and research... oooohhh...
Can there be trains?? I want trains!! ^_^
My big caution/concern is that the people involved without museum backgrounds will assume they know enough to do museum design from their other experience, which is a path to pain - museum exhibit design is a highly-specialized and unusual field that requires a very different approach from most traditional design ventures.
I wonder what colaboration there could be with the Arc5 Five College Architecture program...
Is there some way the EcoTarium could be involved?? It's not really their focus at all, but they do have vital talent, experience, and fabrication abilities... Maybe even their New England EEC partners?? Hmm...
How broadly are they focusing on 'design'? Is city/regional planning included? Anthropological studies and research of architecture/design? Wayfinding? Oh the possibilities...^_^
Who are the target audiences?? Targeting the general public? Kids? Adults? Design students? How much can those be integrated or segregated? Science museums or art museums are worlds apart in focus and design considerations...
How will the digital and physical elements relate to each other?? I'm really excited by the possibilities, but I don't know what previous examples there are to draw from. But oh the potential!! I think this may actually have the most potential in the long run... wait... this could probably be part of a NSF grant development project couldn't it... It was a big deal when the EcoTarium did their NSF tidepool live-animal interactive and research... oooohhh...
Can there be trains?? I want trains!! ^_^
3/12/2010
2/16/2010
2/08/2010
Grand Central Station East Side Access Project
Photo gallery from the Grand Central Station part of the project [via The Infrastructurist]
(I'm so excited that this project is finally making serious headway after decades of delays in getting funding)
(I'm so excited that this project is finally making serious headway after decades of delays in getting funding)
2/07/2010
1/28/2010
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