Julie Frost’s ‘Mvura’ Water Purifier Wins Design Award
Julie Frost’s ‘Mvura’ Water Purifier Wins Design Award: The Mvura (African Shona for ‘water’) was one of the student exhibits at ChangeX, which we noted earlier this year. It has been granted Bronze Prize in the student category of the 2006 Australian Design Awards. Julie Frost identified that “1.2 billion people in the world do […]
Read MoreNew York Daily News – City News – He's clinging to his clunker
New York Daily News – City News – He’s clinging to his clunker: The Inwood resident has let his 1982 Honda Civic, bought brand new, sink into such an extreme state of rot that it has become a legend in the neighborhood where the Arkansas native has lived for 20 years. “People actually recognize me […]
Read MoreRepublicans Have Lost the War on Terror; Democrats Will Win It
Republicans Have Lost the War on Terror; Democrats Will Win It: Listen up, lily-livered Dems. Here are the details of how to counterattack and get out of the Republican box of, “You are for the war, or you are for defeat.†None of it is complicated: 1. The Republicans have weakened the United States and […]
Read MoreThe Blogging Exam
The Blogging Exam: “…..now that we have podcasting and blogging anyone can do it. You don’t need to be some rich person in New York, you can produce from your own home. It has also changed how we can learn in today’s society.†Amen. Amen. ——— actually no… it hasn’t changed the way we learn… […]
Read MoreApplications/iStache
Applications/iStache: iStache is, well, an application to draw mustaches on photos. Bloody brilliant when coupled with Photo Booth… ——————- omg! this is all we need. automating defacement is the ultimate coin.
Read MoreIST Results – Probing past memories in a digital future
IST Results – Probing past memories in a digital future: “It is sometimes hard to get a good idea of what it is you see when all you see is ruins,†says Tijl Vereenooghe, from the University of Leuven, one of the partners in the IST-funded EPOCH project. The project consists of a large network […]
Read More"The Fundamental Role of Science and Technology in International Development: An Imperative for the U.S. Agency for International Development"
“The Fundamental Role of Science and Technology in International Development: An Imperative for the U.S. Agency for International Development”: The Fundamental Role of Science and Technology in International Development: An Imperative for the U.S. Agency for International Development The paper copy of this book has just been published. The online version has been available for […]
Read MoreEconomic Pluralism for the 21st Century
far too many groups in the fields that i work with accept the singular account of economics…. so i’m distributing this. —- “Economic Pluralism for the 21st Century” June 1-3, 2007 University of Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) In the second half of the 20th century, neoclassical economics and its derivatives came to dominate […]
Read MoreMicrosoft embraces pain
Microsoft embraces pain: User-centered design is all about empathizing with your users. When your software causes frustration and pain, it is important that this is fed back to the design team in order to create a virtuous cycle. —– alex posted a video that is somewhat humorous…. and probably true to the extent in at […]
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