October 2008 archive

The Obama Show

I saw the pilot episode of The Obama Show earlier tonight. I hope it gets picked up as a series. I think the main character is smart and appealing, and it seems like there would be plenty of material for a good eight seasons worth of shows.
How about it, viewers? Do you [...]

trying out twitter

I'm at http://twitter.com/scarpent. You must follow my twitterings with rapt devotion. (Note that this post is exactly 140 characters long.)

Kevin Kelly: Evidence of a Global SuperOrganism

Haven't read the whole article yet, but good stuff so far:

I am not the first, nor the only one, to believe a superorganism is emerging from the cloak of wires, radio waves, and electronic nodes wrapping the surface of our planet. No one can dispute the scale or reality of this vast connectivity. What’s uncertain [...]

Free Culture 'Take Backsies' on Flickr

Ice House ruins in Tyler, Texasphoto by Terry Shuck (crowt59)Creative Commons Attribution 2.0
I can't remember when or how I first found Terry Shuck's work on Flickr, but I immediately became a fan of his photography. It appears that he uses HDR techniques quite a bit, although I can't tell what all magic he summons [...]

Richard Stallman at U of M Tonight (Tuesday, Oct 21)

Happened to run across this last night:
mndaily.com: Comp. sci. activist to talk computing freedom at U
Which led me to dig up this press release with details. Willey Hall on the West Bank of the University of Minnesota at 6:30pm.
I'm not sure if I'll make it. I'd love to hear Richard speak in person, [...]