Interesting post…
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/02/authenticity.html
Archive for February, 2009
Authenticity
Posted in Uncategorized on February 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dicho
Posted in dichos on February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tiempo puede oler su chimenea
in English the literal translation is: Long may your chimney smell. I translated it literally from the Doric:
Lang may yer lum reek!
In Scotland it is a old and well known blessing that you may you live long and stay well. In Spanish it does not sound right… but this is [...]
Rucker’s Saucer Wisdom
Posted in Education & Technology, books, identity on February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am working on some game research and taking a class and we are discussing identity. It reminded me of a book I read several years ago by Rudy Rucker called Saucer Wisdom. It is a wacky and wonderful look at the future. It brings up some very interesting ideas of identity when it talks [...]
The Big Reset
Posted in Education & Technology on February 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Phillip used this term a few weeks ago and I just remembered I wanted to remember it. Our class was discussing identity and I got on the subject of the terabytes of data that will exist on us before long… things we create(blog, email, IM, facebook), the stuff others create about us(eg. people writing on [...]
Lit. Review Ideas
Posted in ENGL 578 on February 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
What is the best way to design an exercise game (or exergame)?
Exergaming (a portmanteau of “exercise” and “gaming”) is a term used for video games that also provide exercise. Exergames have one element of exercise and one element of gaming. – Wikipedia
It is a very popular research and development topic for game designers and health [...]
Dicho
Posted in Chiste, dichos, quotes on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Estar agradecidos no estamos recibiendo todos los gobiernos que estamos pagando.
Be thankful we’re not getting all the government we’re paying for. – Will Rogers
I have been reading some Will Rogers. Very appropriate in today’s political and economic climate.
Tech Bio: draft ideas
Posted in ENGL 578 on February 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The most influential media in my life has been television. I loved Sesame Street!
I watched it obsessively as a young child. It was on twice a day. Without knowing how to read a clock, I knew when. Maybe the angle of the sun. Twice a day without fail. I wish I could have been there. [...]
Dicho
Posted in dichos on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
La esperanza es de chapa de mañana de hoy la decepción
Hope is tomorrow’s veneer over today’s disappointment.
Found out that I was not awarded a professional development grant that I applied for. Onward to plan B… which aims for the summer. Gotta get working on that.
The Quantified Self
Posted in ENGL 578 on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Found this article and thought you might like. It is related to what we were all discussing in class… we are our data.
“Unless something can be measured, it cannot be improved,” Kelly wrote on the Quantified Self blog. “So we are on a quest to collect as many personal tools that will assist us in [...]
The Inverurie Loco Works
Posted in Uncategorized on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
They lost to Motherwell. Och weel.
