Monthly Archives: January 2009

Designeering

Posted on January 26, 2009 by William Chinda

This month’s issue of Fast Company has a really nice profile of designer David Kelley, founder of the design firm Ideo and the Stanford d.School, who has been battling cancer. He’s gone from being an expert designer to being an … Continue reading →

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Stick it to the man

Posted on January 23, 2009 by William Chinda

There’s a fantastic discussion on the most recent Educause Now Podcast between Jim Groom and Gardner Campbell about the merits of Edupunk. They both more or less agree that the spirit of DIY is a great mode of working, but … Continue reading →

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Coming attractions

Posted on January 15, 2009 by William Chinda

I saw the trailer on TV last night for He’s Just Not That Into You the movie. Is this for real? They made a big budget movie from a how-to relationship book for women? Can we expect to see a … Continue reading →

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Fear of Art

Posted on January 13, 2009 by William Chinda

As of late, the local news media has been running a number of “holy crap, it’s a recession! Why is [insert public agency] spending your tax dollars on [insert derogatory adjective] art while they’re facing a [insert random number] million … Continue reading →

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15 Feet

Posted on January 12, 2009 by William Chinda

I was walking around downtown last Friday and managed to see a surreal sequence of people hanging out on the sidewalk (surreal at least, for Tampa) in front of the new Skypoint condo building. First I walked past skinny hipsters … Continue reading →

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Facebook is creepy

Posted on January 4, 2009 by William Chinda

My wife and I had a debate yesterday about tweens and their use of technology. The crux of her argument was that kids constantly being on Facebook, MySpace, etc. did something to take away their humanity. My perspective was that … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Technology | Tagged China, Facebook, Howard Rheingold, Jeremy Bentham, Lost, Michael Wesch, panopticon, social media | Leave a comment