Monthly Archives: March 2008

Second Life + The Classroom: More fun than it looks

Here’s the slideshow from today’s course in Second Life described here. Click here to get the full experience.
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A Class in second life: Identity and Embodiment

Today in my media studies course “Serious Gaming” we’re meeting in Second Life for our unit on ‘Identity and Embodiment.’ It will take place on Vassar Island at 1:30pm EST. I’ll be screencasting the whole thing, but come check it out. Please leave a comment if you tuned in… Here’s some screenshots from the area. Warning: [...]
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The Long Defeat – We’re in for a sad three months of Campaigning…

Here’s some selections from a must read op-ed at the NYtimes regarding Hillary’s dimming prospects of winning the Dem. nomination: Let‚Äôs take a look at what she‚Äôs going to put her party through for the sake of that 5 percent chance: The Democratic Party is probably going to have to endure another three months of daily [...]
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Strange New York Times Slideshow Choices

Looks like the NYtimes slide-show department is having trouble coming up with ideas. Here we have “A history of Bullying” featuring photos of a poor kid who’s been beat up since the age of 12. Also, make sure not to miss “Physical Culture | Gear Test, Running Hats” Here’s a winner over at Reuters: Slideshow of [...]
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Bush says Iran (in the past tense) wants to have Nuclear Weapons to Destroy People

Here we have a classic case of Bush saying “Look at me… I still care about security, but I want to direct fear towards a certain geographic area…” Iran Admits to Nuclear Weapon Ambitions, Bush Claims U.S. President George W. Bush said yesterday that Iran has openly admitted an intention to develop nuclear weapons, challenging a [...]
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Facade Tomfoolery (Game Review)

this is a game review. 0 of 10 stars. Thumbs down. Facade is without a doubt the greatest waste of time. Play it if you must, but try not to think how long it took to make the game–that’ll just make you depressed. This post is second in a series relating to my video game [...]
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Artificial Intelligence Links for 3/21/2008

Before we get into some interesting links to articles based loosely on the topic of Artificial Intelligence, please note that my personal blog can be found at fatanimals.com. It pulls in my flickr photos, twitter updates, and I may be posting more regularly to it with actual words. Scientists Develop 16-bit Parallel Molecular Nanoprocessor Anirban Bandyopadhyay [...]
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Nerve-tapping Communication and Mobility

This a demonstration of a device (already in commercialization) that can decipher nerve impulses created by thought and translate them into speech. The video below is the first ‘telepathic’ phone call. I would expect to be shown something like this, but I just found it: And those same voice signals have been processed into directions for [...]
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A more perfect Union – Barack Obama, Philadelphia, PA

Now, please help me find a speech like this by the other two candidates… Let’s talk about awards. Statistics: The speech has been featured on the News and Politics pages for 19 nations besides USA. (featured by youtube staff) #1 Most viewed today in News and Politics. #1 Most Favorited Today. March 18th, 10:15am, Philadelphia, PA (text from [...]
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The Getty, Los Angeles

Here’s some picks from a few visits to the Getty museum in LA. Growing up, I drove by the place where it was being built. Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR. Photos are from between 26 Jun 2006 & 2 Oct 2007.
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