Archives for 2008 August
Hanging Rock
Date: August 31, 2008
Wiki Knows About Gnomes
Date: August 28, 2008
“A gnome is a mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle.” –Wiki on the Gnome
One Australian’s Take on America (Warning: many fallacies, wtf.)
Date: August 27, 2008
“It might seem to be a small thing, but we risk losing our culture and identity as Australians and becoming mini-yanks. I don’t know about you, but I certainly don’t want to live in a society driven by crime, low morals, consumerism and all things superficial and inhabited by two groups - the obese McCivilians or the plastic fantastic nipped and tucked, bulimic set.” –Carolina Peters in 2005, commenting on “The Sydney Morning Herald” feature, Why don’t we watch Australian TV shows?
Grassroots Creativity: A Very Brief History
Date: August 25, 2008
In writing about grassroots creativity, one must first have an understanding of what the term “grassroots creativity” encompasses. Grassroots initiatives, which are often political in nature, are those started by everyday, common people, rather than by the status quo. Creativity is a more ambiguous term, but for the purpose of this series of posts, it will be associated with anything artistically created—visual, written or auditory—or any (probably open source) tool that may aid in these artistic creations. Though grassroots creativity has existed for a long time through more traditional and physical means, such as bulletin boards, letter writing and newspaper ads that brought groups together for creative purposes, the existence of the personal computer has fueled creative projects from its inception. In more recent years, the Internet’s breakdown of geographical barriers and social nature has encouraged more obscure and abstract creative projects to blossom all around the world.
Making Censorship Fun
Date: August 17, 2008
These people have made the black boxes and bars of censorship fun! I’d warn you of nudity, but the sensitive bits are all, of course, censored.
Reason.TV on Ethanol
Date: August 15, 2008
Reason.TV has recently released this video about ethanol production, the politics surrounding it and how it affects food production worldwide.
A Different Perspective on African Aid
Date: August 13, 2008
I spend a lot of time on TED. At least when I do this, I know it is never time wasted.
